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| The "Jade Dragon Lounge" |
I was able to get the Jade Dragon poster framed and hung in my home dojo, the "Jade Dragon Lounge" just yesterday.
I have been on-call for work since this past Friday and through today, so I haven't able to make it into class.
The flooring you see above is comprised of 12" x 12" interlocking padded tiles that are 1" thick. It makes a decent workout space, except for the lamp hanging above, which is very tall. I have a much lower-profile lamp on the way to replace it with soon.
I have been practicing every day at home since I have been on-call. My weight is now down to 302 lbs as I head into Thanksgiving, from a high of 342 lbs last April. I have lost 40 lbs through diet and exercise in seven months. I am still losing weight yet, although I expect Thanksgiving and Christmas to slow that a little.
Still, I plan to practice every day, even the holidays. I will be back to my regular 4-5 days per week in class on Monday.
One of my main mottos in life is "keep moving." By this I mean physical exercise. (The other is "life is better on a low-drama diet.")
Having a space to practice in at home is a huge, major blessing. I also try to work in little bits of exercise throughout the day wherever I have a few quiet moments. A little bit of "moving isometrics," or leg strengthening squats and lunges, or gyroball wrist, hand, and arm exercises.
I was also able to clip our school flags from the video of me demonstrating in the virtual tournament:
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| Oom Yung Doe school flags |
We bow with respect to the school flags whenever we enter of leave our school. I think that is a very healthy practice.
Thank you for reading.
I bow to my instructors and fellow students, to our past masters of the art, and all who have preserved, improved, and passed down this art before me.
With Respectful Regards,
Dan
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