We Just Lost the Moon

Hello everyone,

For those of you who have been following in on my motorbike adventure and are concerned with our sudden lack of progress, rest assured that we are alright.

We were travelling through the Kentucky mountains early this morning when we had an engine failure. My dad's fuel injection system failed with no way to repair it, we were sitting ducks. We knew right then, the trip was over.

As Jim Lovell said during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, "We just lost the moon.."

After getting his bike to the nearest town, which included me actually towing it with my own, we managed to rent a truck and are taking the most direct route home.

It is a shame though, we came so close, SO close! 1,400 miles roughly to finishing 49 states in ten days and completing the iron butt challenge. Not only that but finishing 9 provinces in the remaining 4 days afterwards for a potentially brand new challenge.

Even though we did not finish we had a great time, I'm glad I had a chance to do a trip like this with my dad before it was too late.

So here we are, homebound...

Take care everyone.

Here it Goes Again

Hi everyone. Well, I'm off on another seemingly impossible motorcycle trip. For those of you who don't know, my Dad and I are attempting to cross 49 states and 10 provinces in 14 days. Crazy right? You need to do some crazy things in your life, otherwise it becomes bland and uninteresting.

The point is we are pushing our limits. Neither of us have attempted such a feat, most of those we told about this trip have been quite skeptical. The odds that we will actually finish are not great, but that is certainly not stopping us.

The last few days have been spent doing final preparations and my training has suffered a little. I missed two classes this week including an official I Ho Chuan class. For this I apologize, I simply needed to focus on it to have the best chance of success.

Anyway, time to get back on the road. If you wish to follow along, I have the link to my GPS tracker below.

Take care everyone! See you when I get back!

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0R3pzq9yzQiguEAoQtUiAGP2A8pneYmlO

Don't Forget!

Hello everyone, time is just flying this year! We're into July and summer is in full swing! Canada Day was an amazing success. We have an amazing team here. There were plenty of helping hands, all who showed up put 100% into the day. Nothing short of incredible, thank you!

In the time between demos I decided to pull out the old daggers and give them a whirl behind the tent. I was shocked to find out I had forgotten some of the movements! A form that I developed and practiced hundreds of times and I forgot! It took me a little while to get it back, reaching into my memory and even closing my eyes while letting my body memory take over. Thankfully I eventually got it back, but I may not next time if I don't continue to practice it.

A lesson for all I guess. Maintain what you have learned in the past, for you may need it in the future.

Take care everyone!