tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post2904070554854975264..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: Practicing in a Small SpaceRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-33680029398384827342011-12-16T08:32:58.590-05:002011-12-16T08:32:58.590-05:00I think that it's good to have to be resourcef...I think that it's good to have to be resourceful.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-60192996284717961392011-12-16T08:11:32.538-05:002011-12-16T08:11:32.538-05:00i like to practice in my garden. Its big enough to...i like to practice in my garden. Its big enough to not take to many adjustments much like a dojo however I do find the kids next door trying to peek over the fence and copy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-82520590476937448972011-12-16T07:54:43.065-05:002011-12-16T07:54:43.065-05:00Living in Japan and trying to practice forms in my...Living in Japan and trying to practice forms in my apartments or in empty classrooms has made me incredibley proficient at performing full length forms in crowded mazes. Every aspiring martial artist has to go through this don't they? If you don't, you are a lucky mother I'll tell you that. Now time ... I'm getting better, but that seems to be the real challenge...Zacky Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174486813298415578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-43251816090560868892011-12-16T01:37:14.468-05:002011-12-16T01:37:14.468-05:00If we wait until conditions are perfect in order t...<i>If we wait until conditions are perfect in order to practice, we’ll usually find that we’ll be waiting a long time indeed. The perfect is the enemy of the good.</i><br /><br />Love that. So true.<br /><br />Jeff<br />----------------------<br />http://fitnessat50.netRunBikeThrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678354934184597543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-6676006382340966782011-12-15T14:46:06.915-05:002011-12-15T14:46:06.915-05:00I like to practice zhan zhuang in my basement, fac...I like to practice zhan zhuang in my basement, facing a wall.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-56031388108839745052011-12-15T13:31:28.023-05:002011-12-15T13:31:28.023-05:00"...unless your neighbors are close by...&quo...<i>"...unless your neighbors are close by..."</i><br /><br />When I was young, my work and living situations were quite transient. I was forever looking for some little space "apart" where I could practice. Oh, and level ground.<br /><br />Zhan Zhuang and Qigong get done in very small areas, but still want to be quiet, and I find that fresh air makes a big difference. Flooding the body with oxygen each day becomes quite an addiction, and needs little space.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-33499190872572167852011-12-15T11:31:04.530-05:002011-12-15T11:31:04.530-05:00Thanks for visiting.
When I was a young man, I wo...Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />When I was a young man, I worked the midnight shirt at a hotel, in security. Once the bar closed and everything became quiet (which was most of the time), I found I had empty ballrooms with thick carpeting to enable my practice.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-91157023706176771792011-12-15T10:54:25.472-05:002011-12-15T10:54:25.472-05:00I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you for sharing. ...I enjoy reading your blog. Thank you for sharing. :)<br /><br />This post on space is a familiar conundrum. 'Where to practice?' The driveway, an old woman kicking an kia-ing and swinging a bo as the cars pass by, the whole town will talk. Parks - too exposed. In the end, I decided it had to be during the work day, and after much searching DID discover a hidden and unused racquetball court! :) My own private dojo. You even have to bow low to enter through the door. Perfect.Nardahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536913063519327736noreply@blogger.com