Kung Fu Black, How I Did It

It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. It’s also something no-one will ever take from me, and well worth the effort.

So how did i do it? In a word ‘Dedication’, I saw an add for a Kung fu class, and decided there and then to devote myself to it for the next few years. I didn’t know what to expect in that first lesson but before I even went in the door I’d made my mind up “they would have to kick me out, cause I wasn’t quitting”.

There really are no shortcuts, it’s all about doing the training. The Black grading was in front of Master Yau, instructions were in Chinese. At one point my mouth went very dry and I felt an ‘out of body’ sensation  like I was above looking down at myself. I performed all techniques and combinations asked, fought 2 other guys, did stick defense, knife defense using a real knife, and punched through 2 x one inch boards sandwiched together, (one guy before me dislocated a finger attempting this). My tip for this is do more knuckle press ups to toughen the skin. As you can see below I bleed for my art.

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