Why/how does this move do what it does?
That has been my objective this past while, to ask that question of myself while practicing my forms, simple right? Not!!
The ideas and questions being floated about by fellow students (you know who you are) have opened up trains of thought that I didn't even know existed. Their eye for detail is obviously much more attuned to their Kung Fu than mine is. What I just normally feel as "right", they ask questions about in ways I usually don't even consider, like foot placement, opening of the hips, transitions of power and flow, etc. Amazing! And the answers being given are opening up entirely new concepts and avenues of understanding, not that I DO understand them, yet.
Trying to apply these concepts has been both frustrating and incredibly rewarding. I have had more than a few AHA moments this past while, and every time I have one, it makes me hungry for the next one. I just wish there was more time in the day to explore more, but there isn't, so I must utilize my time more efficiently to feast on more of these golden nuggets of knowledge.
All this goes back to something Sihing Cosgrove said to my wife just after she got her Black Belt a while ago, "welcome to the new white belt". This couldn't have been more true. There is still so much to learn, it is infinite. And just when I think I understand one of these concepts, bam, something new comes up that compliments this knowledge with not just a cherry on top but a whole smorgasbord full of individual trays with every type of self exploration that you could imaging, all waiting to be savored and mixed together to make a new you.
So I must constantly feast on the well of knowledge available to me, there is no end to it. I have my plate out, I am ready, "please sir, my I have some more?".
I think I was hungry when I wrote this blog, lots of food references.😏
It’s always interesting to see other people interpretations/subjective views of things. Many more of these moments to come, I am sure.
ReplyDeleteThis is where you truly start to train in Kung Fu.
ReplyDeleteI encourage you to bring your writing around to be more specific. In other words, instead of talking about "AHA" moments, explain specifically what your AHA moment was. What have you pieced together? This will not only help others in their journey but in a few months from now you will be able to refer back to a post like this and rekindle your positive feeling. Without the specifics, a few months from now and this will only be a source of frustration if you cannot recall what insights you had gained.
ReplyDeleteRemember, insights are not forever. They are only doors opening. If you do not explore deeper, that door is going to close.
Develop your vocabulary relentlessly. Get your thoughts into words. Turn those words into positive action.
It’s always interesting how others have different perspectives or subjective feelings on the same things. Just because we all do a form like Lao Gar, each of us are going through a different experience.
ReplyDeleteLove those Aha moments.
ReplyDeleteThis is a new beginning. Enjoy it.
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