[Gary]

I have a lot of wrench days, especially in the Winter when it’s harder to get up in the dark and the cold to have time for coffee, a solid hour of practice, dog walk, shower, breakfast, feed the dogs and still start work by 9am… On those days I make sure I stretch and get at least 10-15mins Mook Yan Jong and/or wallbag in before work. And then I fit in a few minutes here and there through the day – SNT against the door frame while boiling the kettle, CK during lunch, dragon walk to the bathroom etc 😂

[Josh]

This resonates a lot with me, especially when the inevitable wrench shows up in the day. No matter what, I try to both start and end my day with Siu Nim Tao. It’s my anchor. Getting a full, focused 60–90 minutes in — and doing it all before 9 — isn’t always realistic. Some days work starts well before that, and the schedule just is what it is.

When that happens, I shift gears and look for smaller pockets of time throughout the day — between meetings, tasks, or transitions — to get my practice in. I always make sure the work gets done, but I’ll be honest: it’s not always as rigorous or as focused as I’d ideally like it to be. Still, staying connected to the form, even in a fragmented way, feels far better than skipping it altogether. For me, that consistency — especially with Siu Nim Tao — keeps the thread intact, even on the messiest days.

[Chris Villareal]

Another good topic Dustin. For me I try to get my practice in early. If something come up where it’s delayed or altered I still make the effort to stay connected for the day. I have more focus and energy in the morning yet for those days when everything goes kablooey I’ll get back on track later but I only cover the basics. One principal I have though is that I will not practice for the sake of just practice. My rule of thumb is to “do it proper, do it right” or don’t do it.

[Greg Farina]

I call the Wrench the unforeseen Circumstances. So I take this Opportunity to Change my Daily Practice Time You can call it an Experiment or Being More Flexible.

Actually Guys you have more Testasterone Later part of the day

[Deb]

My training time is actually at night. I think this evolved over time because the other art I train in has classes in the evening and I’ve been doing that for nearly two decades. When I was working full time, I always had day jobs, so again, that gave me my evenings to train. That being said, even though I’m retired now, I think this training time is more habit than anything else. Once in a blue moon, opportunity knocks and I actually train while it’s still daylight (like today) and it was good! Of course, it’s all good when it’s wing chun!