Yes, this week was an amazing week at Silent River Kung Fu, with so much going on, including Master McNiell's visit, training, lion dance practices, classes, training for black belt, cane forms to perfect, knitting preemie hats for sihing kichko, training, and the Leadership seminars (which I was unable to attend, but the notes from sihing kichko were excellent once again. Its really quite difficult deciding what is the one most important thing I learned this week; but I put a fair amount of thought to it today, and realized that the one most important thing I need to embrace is very simple, and was touched on by one very quiet, unassuming, dedicated sifu.

Sifu Playter mentioned last week, in the leadership seminar, the 100x theory. From sihing Kichko's notes, I gathered the following:

- The one hundred times theory should be used everyday - pick one thing each day to work on;
- Don't play the numbers game - make each one good, perfect so that you don't develop bad habits;
- Practice slow at first to develop good muscle memory and increase speed once technique is good.

I've heard all this before many times, from many of the sifus, but Sifu Playter doesn't speak up as often as other teachers, so when he does, I can't help but feel that every word he says is something to be considered very seriously. So I've been considering his comments quite alot for the last week. I know it works, because I used it alot to work on perfecting my round house kick, the inside outside spinning cyclone kick, the cross stepping kicks, Lao Gar(100 in two weeks), and Cane(100 per two weeks). Recently, I used it to correct some techniques - the downward foot block, and stepping into bow stance with intensity. I've also started to use it to increase leg strength, by doing hidden leg technique, thrust kick from horse stance, and combination kick. As I move forward, I plan to use the one hundred times theory extensively. This next month I already have some ideas from the critiques received from Sifu Brinker (crescent kicks, spinning kick), I Ho Chuan Class (Cane form), strength training needs (sit ups, chin ups, kicks) and in Lion Dance practice (jumping from horse stance for the stack, projection step).

How will I get from where I am now, to where I want to be when I test for black belt? By using the one times theory to correct, and perfect.