Reviewing my week just now, I was looking for Aha moments. These are essential in my training as without them mediocrity seeps in so I must be mindful of them. Que Tuesday's Black Belt class. There were two undeniable moments in that class that AGAIN have altered my thought process on the way I do certain things.
One was a transition in Eighteen Temple Motions. Just a simple adjustment on where to transition from one stance to the other changed the entire "mood" of Eighteen Temple Motions, and to boot it was right near the beginning of the form. Now I am looking at my other transitions differently, advance or retraction, linear or circular, expansion or contraction, what am I trying to accomplish? Amazing how so much thought can go into something that I thought was so basic as a "simple" transition.
The other was about release of power. Without going into to much detail, think Bruce Lee's one inch punch. We spent a good portion of the class on this and some truly amazing insights revealed them selves. I need to spend some considerable time on this one as I need to really "feel" this one. My feet, hips, torso, shoulders, hands, head are all giving me different feedback, and I need to make them work together to truly appreciate the Six harmonies of this.
The next thought I tried to convey was impossible for me to put into words - wow that never happens!
Needless to say, this Aha moment has me appreciating some of the complexities of our martial art.
P/UP 13957
S/UP 13895
SPAR 320 min (unchanged)
1609 KM 712.64 km
AOK 660 recorded
HAND FORM 160
WEAPON FORM 170 (unchained)
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