...and later, when it gets dark, we'll go home
Managed to spend some time in the park near work yesterday. During my lunch break, I managed to practice some single palm change. Ostensibly in preparation for Luo Dexiu's visit this weekend. But the real reason was to reaccustom myself to training outside in public. Back when I did Lau Gar, I had no qualms about training in the park and could easily shrug of the stares and inevitable attention. Now I am older, practicing bagua in public seems more difficult - I am very conscious of the things I am doing looking..... ...strange, I suppose.
The sooner I get over that the better, as being able to train while at work will help my practice immensely!
I used to practice muay thai with an instructor, who was also a family-friend. The more I tried persisting him to train me indoors the more he'd go for the outdoors. I can completely understand the kind of stares that you receive and how ridiculous they can make you look. >_<
ReplyDeleteImagine two, half-naked men squat-hopping on the beach. :P
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Yeah, martial arts can seem strange at the best of times. But I guess I need to concern myself less with what others will think and just get practicing. In the public eye, if need be... ;)
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