The big day...

...went very well. We finished at about 4:30, well before sundown, which was nice for a change. A huge turnout from the New England Wah Lum schools really helped, sifus brought lots of students.

I didn't bring a camera this year because things were too busy and I was afraid of dropping it. But several other people took photos, so I will try to post a few or post a link. Plus, one kung fu sister has videotaped a lot of this year's activities and hopefully will put something together.

My entire upper body is aching, but my lower back is not. So the training routine I did for the lower back/abs really helped. The upper body will just take more time. Also, next year I'm going to buy about 50 heads of lettuce and just practice shredding them the "proper" way -- 10 seconds or less and the heart remains on the plate. And maybe shredding a few oranges in 5 seconds or less. It's like a whole skill set that only gets used once a year. "Dude, what's your kung fu skill?" "I can totally shred an orange with 1 hand, that's what!"