Kung-Fu (:

     The start of this year marked my 10th year of doing Chinese Martial Arts also called Kung-Fu. There are plenty of different forms that I can do. Forms are basically a bunch of moves put together into a string of poses and moves that we perform in competitions. Currently, I am working on three forms in preparation for my next competition. They are all very popular forms, but everyone's has a different style to it depending on the capabilities of the performer. Because I am small and thin, my movements are quick and are meant to spread my body out to cover the length of the area. My three forms are Long Fist, Straight Sword, and Spear.
     Straight Sword is the weapon I am most comfortable with using because I've been practicing with it the most: almost five out of my ten years. My form consists of jumps, splits, and a lot of wrist turning and bending. My flexibility isn't all that good, but if i do stretch enough, my form is pretty cool. Over the course of five years, I've had four straight sword forms: three single straight swords and one double straight sword. My first thee forms were single swords and one double sword and they were all traditional. Last year, I transferred to a new Kung-Fu studio and my straight sword form became wushu. The difference between traditional and wushu is that wushu has more jumps and kicks.
     Spear is my second newest form. I learned it once three years ago and another time after I learned straight sword last year. I'm not as experienced in this weapon as I am in straight sword because I don't look as good when I do it.
     Long fist is my newest form and I just finished learning it two weeks ago. It is not a weapon form, but a hand form. This is my first time actually learning a hand form for competition, so I'm excited to improve it. My long fist form has a lot of jumps and a lot of slamming. It requires me to be very quick but strong at the same time, so I hurt myself often.  
     For anyone wondering, Kung-Fu isn't all about beating people up. In fact, in my point of view, Kung-Fu is more of an art and sport mushed together to make something threatening and competitive but at the same time beautiful.