If you are like me and most people who do martial arts, you have a regular 9 - 5 and train several times a week. During the weekdays I work as a Software Developer, other students at my school have jobs in a wide variety of fields. There are software developers, students, artists, cooks, film-makers, nurses, security guards, Engineers and a host of other different jobs. I try to include a training regimen outside my regular class time by doing Qigong and practicing forms but I never feel like it is enough. I always feel like there is room for improvement and I can do more.
We each compartmentalize our lives and we have jobs, family and a host of other responsibilities that we each have to deal with on a daily basis. We may perform and train with maximum effort in the kwoon but rarely do we display the patience and focus in all other areas of our lives. How many times do we focus on our different jobs and responsibilities as if our very lives depend on it. Kung Fu simply means "Time and Effort" or "Accomplished person", Kung Fu is a metaphor for all of life. Only by applying maximum effort over a period of time will you acquire mastery of whatever endeavor you choose.
Picasso was a Kung Fu master of art, Einstein and Stephen Hawking are Kung Fu masters of physics , Stevie Wonder is a Kung Fu master of music, Oprah is a Kung Fu master of talk shows. We should apply the same focus and excellence that we demonstrate time after time in the Kwoon in all our areas of life.
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