Wing Chun Fut Kung Fu: Consistency

Expectations. The higher you go in rank, the more things are expected of you. One thing that is expected at all levels of students is crunches. My master expects us to do crunches every day and the amount required increases as you change belt levels. A beginner is expected to do 100 crunches a day. Each time you achieve a higher rank, your crunch requirement goes up by 100.

Why do we do this. First, the abdominal section is the only muscle group that you can work every day. More importantly however, doing crunches every day demonstrates consistency. In the martial arts, there is no greater skill than consistency.

The idea is that being consistent with doing your crunches can help you see that you can be regimented if you put your mind to it. Then you can use this ability in other parts of your life. One example is that you can make up a schedule for youself in which you consistently practice your skills. Another example of consistency is performing daily tasks. Since becoming consistent with my crunches, I have set aside Sunday evenings to make my lunch for the week and every night I floss and brush my teeth before going to bed. This is a big accopmlishment for someone who hated dentists and all things related to them.

So being consistent can make your life easier to manage.