Though I still have a nagging cough, I'm feeling much better now. It took a few days to recover but I'm pretty much normal now except for my lungs. After the morning run I cough really hard for a few minutes and usually when I lay down to go to sleep in the evening too but it's slowly improving.

It's been really hot here which makes it kinda tough to train hard and also makes me nervous about the coming summer but it sure is easier to stretch. After making little to no improvement all winter long I'm back to stretching in full swing and already noticing some improvement. Pretty cool. It's also a lot easier to breathe when we're drilling forms over and over again in quick succession and while running. Now I have to make sure to use sunscreen, bug spray, and drink lots of water.

We're working on a straight sword form called Xuen Men Jian, I actually learned it last year and performed it at the Tiger challenge but now we're going over it again and I'm able to really work on the details. I'm really pleased with it and think it might just end up being my best form this year, Shifu even came over to me a few days ago and said 'your sword...good' which is really high praise around here and made me feel so happy.

Still working on the website idea, it'll happen soon I swear!