Training out of town is interesting. It reinforces the need to practice mindfully. You can train everyday without fail, but if you are not doing it correctly and return to the kwoon for feedback, you will be less likely to progress. You may then become frustrated that you put in all that work just to seem to be in the same spot you were in when you left. This is where training properly anywhere you are is vital. Train like the Sifu is right there watching you. Be sure every push up you do is all the way up and down, every horse stance is the better than the last one and your forms are crisp, with flow and intent.
If you do not include these crucial details, you will simply get your body and mind accustomed to the wrong practice and it will take a long time to fix it, further hindering your progress. This is something I have realized and have concentrated on for the past few weeks while running back and forth out of town. If you want to progress and grow as a martial artist, YOU have to make it happen. It is true you will have people there for you to help you along the way in one fashion or another, but you need be the one doing what is necessary at the end.
Quality over quantity, practice like you mean it! This is your best bet.
Take care everyone!
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