Fu For You – Fall 2024
Editor: Sibok Lloyd Fridenburg
Produced by Waterloo Kung-Fu Academy
Print Version: Fu For You – Fall 2024 PDF

Movie Motivation
What motivates people to try martial arts?

Back to the Beginning
Routine can be both a blessing and a curse. Some people thrive on routine while others despise routine. In some cases, routine can be replaced by the word rut, and rut is synonymous with a lack of motivation.

Getting Back into Routines at Kung Fu
Whether you’ve taken a short break or had a long vacation this summer, returning to Kung Fu can be exciting and a little challenging. But don’t worry! Here’s how you can make your return to Kung Fu smooth, fun, and successful.

When Motivation Is Gone
There comes a time when everyone will lose the motivation to do something they need to do. Whether it is going to work, exercising or just making dinner, sometimes we just don’t want to do it! The same thing can happen to your child regarding their Kung Fu training.

Keeping a Training Schedule
As junior students, you have two assigned classes every week for training Kung Fu. These classes are essential to your progression as a martial arts student, so it’s important to prioritize them and keep a consistent training schedule. Let’s go over a few tips on how to do this.

Unexpected Opportunities to Adjust Your Training
At some point in everyone’s Kung Fu journey, there comes a time where you get to experience a…let’s call it an “opportunity to adjust your training.”

Our Greatest Glory
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
~ Confucius