My Kung Fu Level
November 27, 2009
I have reached the next level of kung fu awareness: sleep kung fu.
On two separate occasions, I have reflexively defended myself from imminent attack while I was asleep, from my own wife!
The first time, she was rolling over in her sleep and her right arm was coming right towards my face. I don’t know how I sensed it but I knew an elbow or a hand was going to hit me in the face. I shot out my right arm in a biu tze and deflected her attack.
The second time was very similar. She was rolling over in her sleep and her right leg was about to come crashing down onto me. I don’t know how I sensed it but I knew that her knee or maybe just her whole leg would hit me in the gut or worse, in the crotch. I extended my leg out and caught her and gently put her leg back down.
Both times I was completely asleep but I somehow felt her movements and automatically moved. Still, as I was doing this, I was consciously aware of doing it. It was like a log entry was made, “Oh by the way, your wife almost attacked you while you were away, we had to use one of the kung fu moves to safely defend you. Just thought you should know.”
I am very proud of my subconscious defense. It is much stronger than my conscious defense.
