I lie not to you when I say being out of Martial Arts for any period of time and then trying to jump right back in is a tedious process… updates for those who don’t know my history:

1. Started Tae Kwon Do at 17 and continued for a few years.
2. Researched and discovered Kung Fu (origins of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, etc…) and have taken it for 2 years now (pending a 2 year break from getting married and switching jobs)

Kung Fu has a few different styles such as wushu and facets of the monks, but the style which I train is Sil-Lum based on the 5 animal styles. So far I have concentrated on learning the Crane Form (swooping motions and take downs) which is more defensive. When I tested I went to yellow belt and started the Tiger form (offensive).

Needless to say, my getting back into the groove has been tedious, but I think that I’m finally back on track.