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So remember when I said I was looking to get back into martial arts? Well, I had my first Kung Fu class last night. And all in all, things went well. I enjoyed the class and I got a good workout. And I didn’t feel to sore afterwards.

Then I woke up this morning. Oy, I am sore. I’m more sore in one hour of Kung Fu than I was after a full day of marching with the band. I actually didn’t go full out with my workout today. I just did some light riding on a stationary bike with some moderate stretching.

So yeah, Kung Fu was fun. I’m going to give it a couple more weeks before I commit, but for now, it’s fun. And it’s a seriously good workout.

As a side note, while walking towards the T from the dojo (I need to look up the chinese word for training hall), I ran into my uddy Rob Anderson, which was pretty cool. We grabbed dinner and caught up. So yeah, pretty fun overall. I just need to be less sore.

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So, I buddy of mine just started taking Aikido, and in researching the subject, I think I want to take up martial arts again. Right now, I’m in the early stages of the decision. Mainly seeing if I can find a martial art that I really want to get into.

Right now, I know that I really don’t want to do Tae Kwon Do. I’ve been there, done that, and I’m not really interested in spending my day training for tournaments. I’m also really not that into sparring. I do like forms (both empty handed and weapons), however. Right now, I’m looking at either Aikido or Kung Fu. Both are something that I have found in Boston, and both are T accessible.

So I have a question, what do people think? Any suggestions will be gladly appreciated.

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