Yesterday I worked through my forms again with great intensity. In my last private lesson, I was able to get the moves needed to complete the eighth form. My workout with the forms was threefold. First I did each form twice focusing on technical placement and timing (Mr. Bronson gave me six things to work on with my forms to sharpen my technique). I then did each of the eight forms twice at tai chi speed - which was more difficult than I anticipated by the eighth form. I then did each of the…

For my mom's 75th birthday dinner I made Boeuf Bourgignon with Brian's Simply Grown Beef and some organic veggies, and it was delicious. Served it over brown rice.  The side salad was orange slices, pear, and pomegranite, all organic. Dessert was a Serbian Walnut Cake, one of my favorite recipes. It is very rich, with a stick of butter in the frosting, hardly any flour, and lots and lots of walnuts. A good time was had by all. Brian's beef is great!

1. 15min Heavy bag work (punches,and kicks)
2. 200 fast snapping punches(100 Jabs 50 each arm,100 vertical punches 50 each arm)
3. 3min of crazy straight blast triangles
4. 30 squats
5. 50 squat jumps
6. Then I got really hungry so I went and ate a big bowl of organic greens! And after that I continued my workout.
7. A great ab workout(50 crunches to 30 sec plank to 50 high knees,repeat this 4x) =200 crunches, 200 high knees, 2min plank.
8. 100…

Today is a rest day, but yesterday was a doozy of a workout. I would do one rep of my first six forms and then five reps of the seventh form and five reps on what I know of the eighth form. In an hour and seven minutes I did five reps of the first through sixth forms and twenty five reps of the seventh and eighth partial form. All in all, I did 80 forms in just over an hour. Mental focus and leg strength were being pushed to levels in the end.

....guess what is not in any food in italy?........high fructose corn syrup......guess what is not in the milk in Italy......hormones.......nor are there genetically modified foods.  We have also found that there is far less sugar put in the foods here.  Even the pastries, while delicious are not sickly sweet.

Furthermore, when we shop for food everyday at the public market, the fruit and vegetables are ripe.  It is expected that the food is to be eaten soon after being picked. The…

I finally have some time, space, and meager funds to give a go at the 2nd journey of forms. I picked up my 6th form this week and I am finding great joy and meaning in working the forms with greater precision, flow, and strength ... though I have a long way to go before they have formed me in the ways they intend. This past private lesson with Mr. Bronson, he alluded to the fact that if my hips were more flexible, I would get more out of the forms. After some reflection, I am going to…

1. Jog
2. 15min Nunchaku
3. Free flow/heavy bag
4. An hour,and 15 mins at the gym
5. After the gym more free flow,and a little Nunchaku
6. about 15-20mins of stretching 

 I was sick for 2 days and finally got better,and that ment back to training!

1. A great run for a warm up
2. 300 punches/ 100 jabs,100 hooks,100 vertical.
3. 40 pushups 20 normal 20 diamond
4. Heavy bag work
5. Weight lifting
6. Nunchaku training
7. 200 crunches
8. 100 high knees 
9. 30 squats,and 3 jumping horse(Jumping horse is a 30sec horse stance to 10 squat jumps back to horse stance for 30 sec;My legs…

It's now been one month since my wife and I left the US. Training, however, is no different than if we were at home. I work at "home" at a computer all day. My training comes in 10 minute intervals when I take a break from work every 1 1/2 - 2 hours. This usually works out to 3 ten minute workouts, or 30 minutes/day. I couple this with an hour walk around the city (currently Florence)everyday with Bobbi. Training is more sporadic on traveling days, but we will be here for the next two…