Intermezzo 4: You Might Do Wushu If...
You Might Do Wushu If...
- You have posterior and anterior shinsplints.
- Your hamstrings are pulled, all the time.
- The only person to cause you serious injury with a traditional chinese weapon is -- you.
- You cut those plastic things off the end of your shoe laces.
- You have a gaping hole in the crotch of your pants and you don't care.
- You don't make fun of the guys in all pink silk uniforms, because you know they are crazy good.
- You don't stare at girls doing the splits anymore.
- Pick your pants based on how high you can kick in them.
- Can't grab a basketball hoop, but you can kick it.
- You have more scuff marks on your ceiling than your floor.
- You think it is normal to touch your head to your toe -- without bending your knee.
- You can hold your arms straight out for 30 minutes, easy.
- You think all white people look the same.
- The idea of training 8 hours a day sounds like the best vacation ever.
- You find yourself casually standing in a low empty stance.
- Shutting the top cabinet door with you side rising kick.
- Choose your house based on ceiling height.
- You just busted your lip open with your shin.
- Done your clothing with kicks, thrusts, and punches.
- Test out new shoes with back sweeps and slap kicks.
- Can't walk by anybody else from your school without casually exchanging a flurry of mock strikes and kicks.
- Everyday chores turn into elaborate training drills.
- You get real upset when people say "oh you mean kung fu!"
- You randomly do a hammer fist while walking on the street.
- You do poses while sitting on the toilet.
- You do a front slap kick at work.
- You're dating someone that does wushu.
- You start chanting "jia you" for every competitive activity.
- Your hands hurt more than your feet from doing kicks.
Source:
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