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Pics from "Al Rifugio", Nemi's lake

Umbria Tai Ji 2

On Friday I went with Lele for training day at Anthony's, was a very beautiful day, even if in the afternoon there was a storm with lightnings and everything, but passed very quickly.

I took some pics. Here you can see one of our training partners, Ciro, which is very Tai Ji.

In the garden lavender is in bloom, a wonderful sight.


During the training we did some clips with Lele's videocamera, and so after the editing you'll see Anthony's training on live action!

It's very interesting, also because we did double language audio, Anthony explained the lessons in English and I translated them in Italian.

So keep an eye for the clips, they're coming soon!

Castle by the lake

It's quite obvious for everybody (apart our government) in which kind of situation we're into with the appearing of economic recession, people is scared and it'getting harder everyday to find new customers, there's no money to spend for unnecessary things, and among them training respond perfectly to the description.

With this I don't want to say that is impossible, but for the moment is better to put my project on hold, especially now that with the good season most of the people prefer to save the little to go on short holidays.

In any case we're all used to organize courses from September or October, and to leave summer to amusements and landscapes.

So for this summer I choose to help my friend Elena with her project to run an hotel on Castelli Romani "su li castelli", that is a nice area about 35 Km south east of Rome.

Here is hotel's website: www.alrifugio.com

I'm leaving next week, so for the news just wait and I'll put some pics here on the blog.

Ciao!

Republic Day

On 2nd of June here in Italy we have the Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), a public holiday that at alternate periods was putted on and off from hoidays calendars, depending on whom side was on Government.
Last time was putted off on 1977, the excuse was economic recession (is it only in Italy that you can claim the fact that you can't have an holiday if you don't have money?), then was again on calendars from year 2000.
On 2nd June 1946 Italy decided to change Government, from monarchy to republic, with one of the most attended votation in country's history.

Someone could think that after 63 years we're not passing a great period, having a so-called "President", as our Prime Minister like to call himself, that act as if he's a sort of absolute monarch, and I'm actually thinking if we really changed government mode or only the people that is ruling the country.

Apart that, this weekend wil be the occasion for many to have a 4-5 days holiday, because 2nd is on Tuesday, and is possible to stay away from work (for those who still have one, of course) from Friday until Wednesday.

If you are around Friuli Venezia Giulia, that is the region where I live, you can take advantage for wine tasting during Cantine Aperte, which is very dangerous tough, especially if you don't have a "designated driver"! :-)

As for now is all, have a nice weekend and careful with the drink!

Ciao!

Udine workshop

On Sunday 23rd we attended a Tai Ji and internal arts workshop, held by Anthony Walmsley.
We were hosted by Mario Antoldi in his gym, which is a nice place in Udine.

As usual we trained not only in the gym, but also in restaurant, even if the training there was not quite "martial" :-)

Anthony is more an encyclopedia than a master, with plenty of notions and interesting info, even if you're not practicing Tai Ji or Chinese martial arts I would recommend a training day, just to "widen your angle"!

Big news!

Hey everybody!

It's been quite a while since last post..

This period I thought a lot about what I want to do after the year spent away, and

I realized that if I keep to do jobs only for money while I'm trying to get the big shot as

fitness adviser, I'll never do it.

So I decided to come back home and start working on it, seriously.

On 8th I did my last work shift, and on the very next day I went to give my resignation.
I came back home just after Easter, cause I spent my last days in Rome with Lele and his family.
I'm sad about the fact that my friends there will not so easy to catch up with, as it was before leaving Italy on 2007, but here in my home town I can work easily on my projects, I don't have the nightmare of a rent and I can concentrate better without going in jobs only for money.

Hope that I can first change this blog in a work tool, so there will be also some posts in Italian, when I'll write about martial arts and about my future projects.

Keep in touch!

Ciao!