Kung Fu Everywhere.

No there aren't lots of people doing it here.  As far as martial arts are concerned they just stick to the Korean ones.  But as I have commented previously I do it wherever I can find space.  Now, this has become more true of late.  I have noticed that I may well be putting on some weight, I've been eating too much junk to try even out the lack of taste from some of the stuff I have to eat here.  Now Korean food is generally not bland, in fact it's generally fiery hot, but I just can't take that, so I have to opt for the bland.  Especially since they only have hot or not, there are not many simple flavours and herbs.

Anyway, I got off track there a bit.  What I was getting at is that I am finding myself doing more kung fu, be it in the classroom between classes, in my school playground or the one in the town that I live, or even up at the temple.  At the moment it's bloody freezing so I only spend maybe 10 mins at a time if I am outside, maybe that will change by the time the sun rolls around.  I can practise that which I know, but I am starting to go off at tangents a bit...hmmm.

Anyway I also find myself teaching small amounts to the local kids that will just sit there watching me.  It's pretty amazing, yesterday two kids had just gotten out of some class or another as I had begun.  At first they pretended to play football, but quickly they gave up and just sat down and watched me.  By the end they were trying to copy me.

I have considered learning some Tae Kwondo, since there is a place that teaches it in my town, but it appears to just be for kids and I also get the feelings that I would just compare it to Kung Fu as I once did when I tried it in the UK.  Also I do not believe that the teacher will have any command over the English language.  Anyway, we'll see about that.  But I shall continue to do Kung Fu everywhere, I shall become 'that weird guy that does kung fu' or maybe just 'that weirdo'.  But I have gotten over the staring, it used to be a problem, but as a teacher and a white guy that is different in this country, standing out is not an issue.

Well I guess I'll go off and be weird and do some Kung Fu.