Xue Sheng's - Old beat up guy returns to training log

He's referring to belltoller - ah, balltaller, rather.

Considerin' the source, its actually a compliment

 

"Ask not for whom the ball tolls. The ball tolls for thee."

 

Just don't ring them.

 

Last night
20 minutes aerobics stuff
Some core work
situps
stretching
Piquan, slow
Zuanquan, slow
Bengquan (3 variations), slow
Piquan, slow
Hengquan (3 variations), slow

Taijiquan Fajin form

 

Yesterday'

Swimming at the Y, which was rather interesting since I cannot use my legs due to knee issues, and I have learned how to swim without using them, but add to that a rather sore and arthritic shoulder and it becomes rather difficult, neigh impossible, for anything but an Elementary Backstroke without using your legs. I was able to only get about 4 laps.

 

Yang style, but you will only find it in a Tung Ying Chieh lineage.

 

In the morning

Warmup
Work on
Taijiquan Heal kicks
Another Taiji that is a blocking kick and a strike, sorry can't think of the name at the moment
Xingyiquan Kick to the knee
Xingyiquan push kick
Crunches
Full situps

In the Evening

20 minutes aerobics and core work
stretching
Meditation
Piquan, slow
Zuanquan, slow, also at speed with power
Bengquan (3 variations), slow, also at speed with power
Piquan, slow
Hengquan (3 variations), slow
Wuji Standing
Bear Standing
Zhan Zhuang
Santi Shi right
Santi Shi left

Noticed something, that I have been doing, but never really realized it before. Doing Xingyi slow I realized there is a lot of core being use in Wuxingquan

 

Yesterday

Morning, train some kicks, do some stretching

In the Evening

Ba Duan Jin, for the first time in a while

Xingyiquan with power and not in order

Hengquan
Bengquan
Piquan
Paoquan
Zuanquan

Ba duan jin felt very good.
Right knee and hip bothering me a little today but taking the whole self-imposed limits thing into consideration, I am not yet sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.

No training this morning, had a dentist appointment.... But because of that I am going to treat myself and go to one of the best Chinese Restaurants in my are (and there are only 3 that are any good) for lunch today

 

So far today

2 mile walk
Ba Duan Jin
Stretching
some kicks
Zhan Zhuang

Hopefully taiji, Xingyi and some cardio later

Knee and hip doing ok today so I am taking that as a good sign

 

Baduanjin
Taijiquan fast form
Taijiquan fajin form
Xingyiquan Piquan
Xingyiquan Bengquan
Xingyiquan Hengquan

And mowed the dang lawn, vacuumed the entire house and mopped a kitchen floor too

 

Stationary work on heavy bag
Piquan
Zuanquan
Bengquan
Paoquan
Hengquan

Taiji fast form, long form, and fajin form

Baduanjin

 

Some Cardio
Some Core
Fajin set
Long form
Baduanjin

 

I know what stationary bag work and Taiji form is...the rest...

What are you doing for your core and cardio?

 

I'm old so I do old school stuff, sit-ups, push ups, jumping jacks, some light weight training, etc.

Which brings me to, my injury induced sedentary life style has left me a wimp. My shoulders get to darn tired to darn quick... I need to work on this

 

Nothing last night, in-laws at house..... it was all I could do to not declare war on China (They're Chinese).... thank the God(s) for qigong

 

Having Mainland Chinese in-laws myself, I can understand your thoughts

 

Well. based on the discovery that I am a wimp, I changed things last night.

A light warm-up I got from Engine2 - Exercise & Stretch
Spent 30 minutes working exclusively on arms and shoulders - dumbbells
Drilled heel kicks, not to many, only about 20 per leg
Front snap kick, 10 per leg (Damn I'm stiff)
Also Baduanjin
no Taiji and no Xingyi yesterday

 

Peace has been declared....but there are 5 days left in the visit so hostilities could resurface at anytime

 

Been 6 or 7 years I have been dealing with injuries, crutches, cane, ridged knee braces. Started with a broken ankle, then torn meniscus in one knee then bruised joint and possible meniscus tear in another and from this came arthritis in both knees and one hip. 2 years ago I tried to ride a bike, wearing knee braces, and I cold not do it. My knees absolutely could not take it. Today, in braces, I took a 1 mile ride and I feel great.

Other than that did some light weights focusing on chest and back.