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Derek Bonikowski |
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I was a pretty average student of Shaolin-Do when I began in 1997. I enjoyed the workouts and learning the katas. I felt fit. Then, in 1999 I moved to New York to pursue a job opportunity. I let Kung-Fu (and regular exercise in general) fall by the wayside as my work hours increased, and so did my exhaustion. 2001 brought me back to Austin, TX, but I barely considered returning to Shaolin Kung-Fu. I had been gone too long and had forgotten too much. Instead, I took my company's gym membership and bored myself to death on the treadmill. One day I took an alternate route back from the gym and saw a familiar sign: Shaolin-Do Kung-Fu. So, I walked in and signed up. In less than a month, I was back at Kung-Fu, and it was as good as I had remembered it. Better, I was even more committed to what I now realized was a special and unique physical and mental workout. I'm now a first-brown, and working hard towards my black belt. Has it been challenging coming back? More than I could have imagined! But I am happy and proud to have done it.
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