We were working on flowing through our form this week, and I will admit, I struggled. It seemed the more I flowed the less I finished my moves. It is such a fine line for me to deliver a technique properly while not making my form look "chunky". In my minds eye I can see what I want to do, and there are examples all around me of fellow students doing it, it is just getting my body to listen.
I think the best tool/concept I received this week was the foot work lesson from Sifu Hayes in the IHC class on Thursday. Just that small adjustment of the lead foot allows flow in ways that are now painfully obvious to me. I am now applying it throughout my forms and the edges of flow and power seem to be finally working together instead of staring at each other from across the room (more of a harmony than a solo).
Open training, what can I say other that wow! Another great turn out, lets keep that going! I really feel like there was some great connections made between so many students. I myself had the opportunity to interact with several people, and it was incredibly fulfilling to me. The "walls" that some people have seem like they are finally starting to fall, people going out of their comfort zone and asking questions, it was a privilege to be involved.
Someone is going to have to show me this footwork lesson from Sifu Hayes
ReplyDeleteI am always at amazed at how the seemingly smallest details can make such a big impact to our training and how each of us can take away something different.
ReplyDeleteOpening training was great!