Zen and the Martial Arts of Life

This episode Karen is making tunamelt sandwiches most of the time and Owen is our special guest. We talk about the second lockdown happening this week, how the Kung fu class went, and how one must be patient and go slowly in both Kung fu and cooking. Apologies in advance for the sound of potato chip bags being opened.... Never again during a podcast! Also we are holding this podcast in our garage to follow lockdown rules, so there's car sounds as well :/

In this episode we review how our first indoor kung fu class since the first lockdown in March succeeded in following lockdown procedures so we can all continue learning Wing Chun Kung fu. But first, we are distracted by a damsel fly, then talk about spiders, alligators, and crocodiles and how economy of motion and waiting for the perfect time to strike is key in nature and martial arts. We also discuss how confidence works to one's advantage in this, and how pressure and obstacles also a necessity in learning.

In this episode we talk about everything, folks.... From fishing techniques to how disaster movies may predict the future to mutant zombie alien spiders on asteroids. We also talk about Kung fu, teaching online vs teaching in person, whether kung fu is a sport or an art, and finally why failing is a necessary step in learning.

In this episode Harrison talks about how to simplify handling a potential attacker with simple ABC reminders, James talks about how Rugby is like Kung fu, and Karen learns that you should never cut your own hair.... So, a typical week :)

We talk alot about strange food, and new beginnings, and lost opportunities. How food is part of new experiences, and part of survival in the city and if you happen to be lost in the wild. There's also some stuff about how to hide a dead body? I dont know.... Stuff got weird LOL

In this episode we discuss the first post lockdown training session in the park, a lot about the merits of slow training kung fu and muscle memory, why its never a good idea for Harrison to say he's bored, and how food should not be a dare or hurt you as you're eating it... 😁

In this episode we discuss how wonderful it is to have a friend around for a barbecue, how its about time we told our friends that we love them without it feeling weird, how GPS is not very compatible with biking, and discuss how to teach a Kung fu class outdoors and still keep safe social distancing....can it be done?

In this episode we try to figure out how James and Harrison can train in the park after their bike ride....until they find out they can't.... Why its probably not a good idea to let Harrison have too many bungee cords unless we want to see him become a live action Angry Bird, the frustrations of podcasting remotely, and why we all need to be patient about easing the lock down restrictions, even when we dont.

Seriously, this week's episode has everything: cats, spaceships, bootleg beer, bare knuckle fights..... And Kung fu.... Remember Kung fu?.. This is supposed to be a podcast about Kung fu....and Martial arts.... and Zen.....we get around to talking about that as well :)

This week's podcast we talk about how we are all abit tired of this Coronavirus ride and want to get off, please...How some news reports say they are rushing to create a vaccine, but we're thinking of how most of the horror films we grew up on showed what happened if you rush in creating a cure for something .... Also we talk about how maybe there are some good things about being isolated... Really... 😁