I’m back to talk more about my martial arts in the next year. Before I get to that, though, my god. My sleep is so off the rails. Like, this is the worst it’s been in quite some time. Ugh. I’m trying very hard to get it back on track, but for whatever reason, it’s… Continue Reading
I am so close. SO CLOSE. One more posture, and I’m done with the Double Fan Form. Well, I mean, I’ll have to refine it and make it all spiffy, but I will have taught all 48 postures to myself. 48! I still can’t believe I made it to the end. Well, I can because… Continue Reading
This has been a very shitty year for many reasons. Some are related to the politics of this country, but some of it is personal. I’m not going to delve too deeply into either, but I just wanted to state that at the outset. I don’t have much love for my country– Side note (And,… Continue Reading
I’m back to talk more about martial arts and my goals therein for 2026. Here is yesterday’s post in which I mused about what martial arts mean to me and more. I must say, it was easier when I just practiced Taiji beacuse I could say Taiji and leave it at that. Now, I can… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about martial arts. Why? Because they are very important parts of my life and because I want to. I think those are good enough reasons. I’ve decided that I’m going to do both the idealistic version and the realistic version in one post. Maybe intertwined. ‘Coz that’s how I roll. First, though, I… Continue Reading
I am going to talk about my realistic goals for 2026 once again. Here is my post from yesterday in which I blathered on and on about writing, identity, and the intersectionality thereof. Today, I want to talk about Taiji and Bagua. Why? Because why not? More seriously, because they are very important to me,… Continue Reading
I’ve switched from idealistic goals to realistic goals, but who knows when I may switch back? My brain is jumpy right now so I’m interested in seeing what road it’s going to traipse down. I don’t know any more than other people do, which is the exciting part. I can start with the intention to… Continue Reading
Despite what the title is of this post, I’m actually going to finish the list that I started yesterday of my weapons, easiest to hardest to learn. If I have time and the brain bandwidth, I’ll get back to the Double Fan Form. If I don’t, though, then I won’t and will get back to… Continue Reading
Double Fan Form. It’s so fucking hard. The whole post could just be that, but I’m going to unpack it even further. I was talking about my family history for most of the post because that’s how I roll. I am a strong writer, but I tend to meander all over the place. Why use… Continue Reading
I am back to talk more about the Double Fan Form. It’s the only form I do every day, though I did not do it for over a month after I got my three shots in one day. I was pleased to be able to pick it up again recently, though I was rusty. There… Continue Reading