This morning, Facebook memories resurfaced an old video of me performing a bo (staff) combo in casual clothes after a casual training session that blew me away.
It was so creatively different than so much of what’s being performed in the martial arts school I teach at these days.
And what’s interesting about this clip is that even though it was 4 years ago, I distinctly remember this particular training session.
A couple martial arts students asked if I wanted to have a Sunday session, I agreed, we went to the school, blasted good music, and just messed around and fed off each other’s energy for several hours.
…We started by training what we knew.
…We continued by doing variations of what we knew—oftentimes either hating or hurting ourselves with the results (I’ve whacked my hands and head with my bo more times than you’ve probably ever touched a bo).
…We were oftentimes inspired by the variations done by our training comrades.
And we ended up with a few interesting ideas that we then chained back together with what we knew coming into the session… which left us with an upgraded skillset that prompted the above video and this share.
This is how growth works.
A willingness to try. A chunk of undisrupted time. And the ability to keep trying in spite of the hate and hurt.
…Bonus points, of course, if you have a good playlist and aligned company.
P.s. Day 3: I was able to personally thank a gentlemen who occasionally texts out an uplifting thought in the mornings to a group of aligned and opted-in friends.