Cats in Castelmola on Flickr.
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You will find that I encountered a lot of cats on this trip. I’m not complaining. :)
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Looking thru the arch on Flickr.
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Beautiful views from the Teatro Greco in Taormina.
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Mount Etna on Flickr.
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It is the tallest active volcano in Europe. A beautiful view across from Taormina.
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Kung Fu: It’s all about the wind-up!
So in many types of martial arts, you learn about stances, you learn about strikes, you learn about forms. You learn the advice of how to hold a good leaning stance. You learn the proper positioning of each movement.
Tonight, Shi-fu held a mini lecture mid-way thru class. Today’s lesson - wind-up.
When dealing with sports, you typically associate wind-up with baseball pitching. But it is evident in all sports. Fishing? Yes. Soccer? Yes. Long jump? Yes. It’s no different in Kung Fu.
When you transition into a stance or a strike, you need to wind-up in order to generate the power needed to move. Seems logical, but you’d be surprised how you go thru the motions of learning martial arts and not winding-up before a punch or strike. So the focus of our drills tonight involved winding-up. For instance, I had to practice using the scoop of the arm and the additional step of the foot to power thru a sau chue. I used wind-up to transition between the new sequences of Ng Lun Choy by stepping into each movement. It isn’t easy to do at first, but you can tell why it works as you slowly master it.
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First day on the Celebrity Equinox complete!
These include some of the photos I took of the Celebrity Equinox on the first day we sailed her. Got to check out all the public areas of the ship, and had dinner at the French restaurant, Murano!
Check them out here: http://bit.ly/KPOboQ
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Solarium chairs on Flickr.
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The covered pool area of the Solarium is quite inviting…
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The pool deck on Flickr.
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This was one of the rare times that we didn’t use the pool or hot tub on a cruise.
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Rome completed!
I just finished editing and uploading our two days in Rome prior to our cruise. Lots of amazing sights, including:
- Vatican City
- Colosseum
- Roman Forum
- Spanish Steps
- Pantheon
- Trevi Fountain
You can check out the sights here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robynalman/sets/72157629855984202/with/7288037840/
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Trevi Fountain on Flickr.
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It is the largest Baroque fountain in the city of Rome and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
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