Benefit Five is reaction time, or more correctly the subconscious taking over my body and reacting to stimuli from my eyes.

I have seen a very noticeable increase in this benefit. When things drop off counters, out of my locker, or out of my cabinets at home, I can catch them with ease. And when ever I do it, I'm amazed. It almost feels like what I think a superhero could do. So it's pretty cool to know I have that skill building inside me from my Kungfu practice. I guess the benefit is… Continue

Kungfu is fun! I see benefits in having something fun to look forward to twice a week. It is fun to be with my fellow students learning, sweating, and becoming better at the martial arts. I love feeding off of the different energies as we rotate partners during class.

I enjoy the mini speeches Sifu gives throughout class. His enlightening perspective on the movements he's teaching. He explains Kungfu concepts from so many different ways. I can only marvel at the depth of his knowledge that… Continue

Mental focus. I can now focus a lot better then I could before Kungfu. One of the great mental drills in Kungfu is to focus on one thing while you let your subconscious move your body. It has taken me almost ten months after my black belt test to bring forth this concept at a more regular basis. Being disciplined in mental focus frees up my subconscious to react quicker. I feel this is increasing my movement skills, which is allowing me to release more of my physical potential. I am excited to… Continue