Overcoming the 'Boredom' of Training

Attaining Kung Fu is just that- The attainment of a high level of skill through hard work over time. This is not easy and never expected to be. It DOES get boring. Thousands of repetitions of the same technique is just not something many people want to do. But you must remember your objective- To attain Kung Fu! Tiger Woods must have hit MILLION of balls from the tee to get such a great tee shot. Roger Federer must have done the same with his serve. Yo-Yo Ma must have done his scales, too. The basic rule is 10,ooo hours of practice! (See Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers" for more on this) How do you get through this? You must have the self-discipline. If you don't, start light with doing 100 reps per day and build from there. Nobody said it had to happen over night. We are not putting a time frame on it! Just keep another KEY concept in mind; The practice must be conscientious and exacting! If you practice imperfectly, your results will be, also. It takes, roughly 300 repetions to make a movement more 'automatic' or 'sub-conscious' so that you don't have to think about it. If you do it incorrectly, however, it takes roughly 5,000 times to correct it.
So, when you are training, be aware that this is part of the development of your self-discipline. When you are 'bored', just tell yourself "one more set" and then do it again. When exhausted and your form slips stop and come back the next day. Like a muscle, your mind needs to develop it's own strength and focus, over time. Don't pressure yourself too fast and don't get upset when you can't focus. It is all part of your development. You will get 'stronger' and develop your chi to be able to last longer.