And so we met that morning, at sunrise, near the old training grounds.

He changed so much, yet so little.

We talked some, then bowed, and readied.

It was a weird feeling, because he's been having proper training all this time, whereas I've taken the route of the 'sportsman'. But its always been the case, even in the past, I would be the one feeding off his aura.

He would always be the more diligent one, and I would learn from him quickly, and raise my own aura just to match his.

I knew that his new system consisted of exterior point locks and block/attack 2-in-1s, and he wasn't expecting me to shift out of our old tkd style just to match his.

It was insane. Movements that I thought that I had long forgotten, came back. Its an exhilarating feeling when your body just knows what to do on its own. The first attack came out so ridiculously fast, that I was panting for air right after it. Damn bad sign hahaha.

Every attack, guard, swipe, and blow to and from me has left me aching everywhere right now. Even in places that I forgot could ache. Just getting up from sitting down for too long or sitting down for that matter can be an excruciating experience. Brings back old memories.





DL came for training yesterday. Though late. I know his other agenda for coming back to train with us, but its fine.

Bonsai once asked me if I was afraid that one day, the person that I taught, would out-do me.

I used to be afraid of that. But I guess a part of you matures to think that if he can out-do me, then it would be the next challenge for me to overcome instead for myself.

But in any case, in my path, no one has been able to overtake me, just as I haven't been able to overtake Si in his own path.