Continuance

I forgot to mention the calligraphy/music demo from last night. Someone brought in a traditional Chinese instrument which I think was the Guzheng. Something very similar if not. Think, sideways harp, since it's plucked rather than bowed. I'd heard it on recordings before but never seen one. (Here is an mp3 music sample.)

Don's feeling better this week. He's still a bit weak, but he's actually seeming more himself than he has since around Christmas, so I'm rather relieved. He went through most of the warm-ups with us, albeit sitting on a stool rather than the ground, and went through the first third of the form before deciding he needed to sit awhile. Meanwhile, Melissa started feeling ill during class. Either a stomach bug or food poisoning. She sat out most of the time as well, and I wound up driving us back in her car. Here's hoping they both get feeling better soon.

I mentioned the Lion Dance to Don, and apparently the Buddhist monk is more specifically Buddha, taming the emotional, passionate nature as represented by the lion. *shrugs* Looked more like the Buddha was egging the lion on, but oh well. Don also said that it's sort of expected for Gung Fu students to learn the lion dance as part of their training.