Happy New Year! January 2019 at SDWSA

Published: Tue, 01/01/19

Happy New Year!

2019

2019 Year of the Earth Boar

The Boar is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. Boar was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.

The start of the year always brings new things. Tournament and testing with Grandmaster is just around the corner. Another Nunchuck seminar and the kid's Lightsaber kata. I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Classes start back tomorrow Wednesday at 11am.

Tuition Increase

I haven't increased tuition since we moved into our current location 8 years ago. The start of the New Year brings an increase in rent and increase in insurance.

I'm only increasing tuition $5/month across the board, that's a $1.25 per week. This increase does not effect those that joined in November or December of 2018, your rate stays the same until June 2019.

You will see this increase in tuition starting February 2019.

Upcoming Seminars

Lightsaber Kata seminar for kids will be Saturday, Jan 12 at 12pm please register by Tuesday, Jan 8 to secure a lightsaber.

$25

Open to NON students

So why Michelangelo?

If you haven't noticed, I recently taught out 1st and 2nd Roads of Nunchucks.

Why?

To get you ready for... 1st Road of DOUBLE Nunchucks!! You did not have to take the first two roads to be able to take this kata.

Saturday, January 26 at noon $50 includes two sets FOAM nunchucks

17 ways to transform yourself in 2019

What are you going to do differently in 2019?
Are you going to reduce your stress level? Are you going to improve your diet? Are you going to take exercise more seriously? Or will you allow the next 365 days to pass by without changing a thing?

If you haven't put any thought into it, then do so now. The fact is that you will age and change in 2019, and next year on 12-31-19 you will be slightly (or dramatically) different than you are today. The cool thing about a New Year is that it gives us the opportunity to reflect over our life, to acknowledge where we are and where we want to be headed. If you would like to be headed in the direction of improved health, lowered weight and increased strength, then here are 17 suggested changes for you to apply in 2019:

1) Exercise 2 more hours each week than you did in 2018.
2) Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day.
3) Drink less alcohol.
4) Sign up for one of my time-tested programs.
5) Stop drinking and eating artificial sweeteners.
6) Use heavier dumbbells.
7) Eat less bread, or even eliminate gluten from your diet.
8: Train for a 5K, 10K or a marathon.
9) Eliminate high fructose corn syrup from your diet.
10) Exercise at least 4 times each week.
11) Eat healthy, simple dinners at home.
12) Do not eat fast food.
13) Consume less caffeine.
14) Eat more protein and fiber.
15) Drink water throughout your whole day.
16) Do not eat packaged snack foods.
17) Contact me for motivation and support.

Now come up with a few of your own. I know there are some ideas that popped into your mind while you were reading my list. Take a minute to jot those down.
Step back and re-examine the list. Which of these changes are you going to make your own? I certainly don't expect you to make all of these changes - though the more you do, the greater your transformation will be.

Remember, like I mentioned above in #4 and #17, I'm here to offer you the instruction, support and motivation you need to make 2019 the year of your dramatic transformation.

Wishing you health and happiness in this New Year.

-Sifu Rick