JinLi Medal at Oceania Kung Fu Wushu Championships 2018

We are not surprised with Glenn’s achievement at this year’s competition. Although he hasn’t been studying Taiji for all that long (in relative terms), he trained so hard for the event, practising every day, even while he was overseas. He has learnt an incredible amount on this journey and will be the first to say that preparing for something like this is not about the actual competition but about the journey to get there. His success highlights what “JinLi” stands for:

JinLi means “to try one's best", "strength" and "Golden Carp". All of these concepts come together in the Chinese fable about little golden carp that would swim up the Yellow River. To continue their journey they had to get over a waterfall at Dragon Gate. Legend has it that those who tried hard, trained and practiced, leapt over the waterfall and were instantly transformed in to dragons. These dragons were known as fish-dragons or carp-dragons and signify endeavour and hard work. What does it mean? Simply, that no matter how small you are, if you really want something, with help and hard work, you too can become a dragon (successful).

So, here’s to all of us “little golden fish” working hard to achieve our own personal goals and in the process becoming amazing fish-dragons. 

Congratulations Glenn!