Actually he just kicked me really hard with his shin (while doing a grappling move that could have potentially ripped my shoulder out), which is basically a metal pole because he's been conditioning his shins for about 36 years by kicking trees with it. Let's just say that you would know how much it hurt if you heard the sledgehammer-like sound he makes when he kicks trees, punches trees, beats trees to a pulp, etc.
The truth of the matter is my time at Kunyu Martial Arts Academy is drawing to a close. Soon it will be airplanes, cell phones, and the hustle and bustle of normal life. My time here could only be described with a feeling of contentment. Even though I feel I could have tried harder, suffered more pain, and learned more I feel that I have truly done my mind and body a lot of good. I've learned Plum Flower Mantis Boxing in the region where the Praying Mantis System was born, I've read Lao Tzu's Tao de Ching and pondered life and its necessities where Taoism was born, and above all else I've come to a state of inner peace in one of the most beautiful places in the world. I wake up every morning to the Kunyu Moutains in the distance, to roosters crowing, and to the farmhands walking to work. This place has inspired quite a lot of lyrics and music, and has inspired me in so many different ways. So much so, in fact, that I am already drawing on the possibility of returning here next March or April, but that's not set in stone yet.
Even though this place has really grown on me, what I guess I'm saying is I will see you all very soon, and can't wait to be home.
---Also, I have decided to offset the amount of carbon I have and will burn throughout my travels via an organization called Carbon Fund (http://www.carbonfund.org) and I encourage you all to do the same. It is a lot less expensive than you would think, and can apply to airplane travel, automotive travel, home and office energy, and everything in between. Basically an inexpensive/cost-effective way for you to prevent global warming, and preserve the beautiful world we live in.
PEACE, LOVE, and ROCK n ROLL
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Good stuff. I hope you are healing well. Nothing much to report here. We need some snow to ensure good times. Can't wait to see you.
Z
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