Hand form, weapon form, daily training, regular classes. Every so often in the midst of one of these appears an moment of ahhh. Maybe it is something I am struggling with, maybe something I thought I knew but turns out we were just familiar with each other.
Yesterday (Sat) I was working on my Beta form for my Tiger Fork and I experienced one of those moments. It was an unintended move, it just happen because I was letting the weapon "lead" my motions. Single handed articulation to two handed helicopter to single handed articulation to an unintended double wrist roll. Felt natural, easy, like it was meant to be there, nice.
But when I tried to recreate it, it felt forced. The moment was gone. But now I know that that move is in there, hiding in plain site, waiting for me to find it again to allow me to own it. Exciting.
This leads me to wondering what other moves are in there waiting to be discovered. Today I will explore some more, seeing what road my Fork leads me down. Move over Dora, I'm Don the Explorer.
Moves stay stagnant and hidden as long as intent is not evolving. Your aha moment was more about being in the moment than anything else. Your extra wrist roll came out of necessity of losing control in your previous technique. Instead of regaining control, you rolled with it and came out the other side better, and faster (think Steve Austin). Recognize that this is not repeatable if your intent in your form is not adapted to this new addition. If you continue to not release your energy on the previous move to the unintended move, the unintended move will feel forced. Adjust intent and everything changes. Your form will be brand new.
ReplyDeleteNice! Can’t wait to see the beta version!
ReplyDeleteHahah love the new self title “Don the Explorer”. Sounds to me like you surrendered and spirit ran through you, therefore creation is graceful. (Lacie the anonymous 🤷🏼♀️)
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like surrendering.
ReplyDeleteWhen we step aside and let spirit flow, creation is graceful and absolutely beautiful.
Agree, these moments are exciting and “ahhhh”.
There should be lots more.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a moment of surrender, where spirit flows through and creation is that of grace. Nice work “Don the explorer!” 🤣
ReplyDeleteOh I get it now. Comments have to be approved. I did not realize! Pardon me, I sent a couple comment repeats as I was trying to figure out why there was a disconnect.
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