What a year 2016 was.  I lost my number one kung fu supporter on June 29th of 2016.  He introduced me to Bruce Lee by way of Fists of Fury and Way of the Dragon where he kills Chuck Norris.  At age 9 I began with Ng family and am still a dedicated practitioner, albeit I didn't train for the majority of my 20s.  I lost my short power.

I came to baguazhang by way of an ailment.  I was told I was going to learn Baguazhang and I was super stoked!

So they start me with a Zhan Zhuang pose.  I come each week and stand in it every day for a year.  The teacher would simply change the subject when I mentioned learning to circle walk.

I finally realized why I stood for a year.  It was two-fold, to learn how to breathe and as a bonus I saw my health get better and shed quite a few pounds.  All this from standing and some triangle footwork drills.

That was in 2009.  I'm only on the fourth palm change.  Teacher has shown me applications for empty hand, knife, staff, and sword.  Worked on anti chin na for about a year, then we began to work on hands.

Kung fu is 80% footwork, but the remaining 20% of hands can be quite difficult.

I miss my father so much, but he would have wanted me to master a style and then "own it" and make it tailored to me.