What has Kung Fu done for me

I have been thinking hard the past month about what Kung Fu is doing for me.  To me there is the obvious of going to class.  Class provides a point of new knowledge.  There is always something new to learn and to understand.  This is a physical reward, as I am able to apply new techniques to my expanding  repertoire of Kung Fu skills. This is the physical learning of Kung Fu.

What about the mental aspects of the Art?  This is something that is ongoing.  As I train more, mentally I am becoming stronger.  Meaning that as situations come up in life I approach them from a state of calmness and not from a state of aggressiveness.  This to me is one of the great benefits of learning Kung Fu.  Calmness cannot be over rated.  It puts a person in the position of strength.  Decisions are made with a calm mind not and aggressive cluttered mind.

 

Then there is the outward dimension of leaning Kung Fu.  What do others see in me?  My wife commented to me that Kung Fu has changed me.  She said that the training has me more focused, calmer, and more caring about my self and the people around me.  She told me it has made me a better person.  If nothing else, to have someone who I care for immensely to say it has made me a better person is definitely worth the long hours of training.