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Tonight’s Class

 Things I learned in blackbelt class tonight: 1) it is valid to have your intent be “to have fun” while running through a form! For so long I have been working on always having a reason or some focus when I’m going through a form, I’m working on my horse stances, I’m working on this particular technique, I’m trying to understand this motion, I’m trying to feel my energy, but tonight Sifu Hayes reminded me that every once and a while I need to do my forms for the sake of enjoyment. To remind myself why I love them so much. To feel the joy of movement that inspires me to do each form again and again in the future. I have been too focused on developing knowledge, and skill and I have been neglecting deepening my passion. 2) I have been doing the high-rising-block-palm-heel part of Mlong Kuen AND LAU GAR WRONG THIS ENTIRE TIME?! So, it’s nice to have that straightened out. 3) I also had my arms reversed (left hand was on the bottom, right hand was on the top, and it’s actually meant to...
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Frustration Through the Lens of Gratitude

I meant to write and publish this blog earlier to keep in line with getting back on track with doing weekly blogging,  but my schedule changed very last minute and I had the opportunity to go camping for the first time in over a year, and I had to get a bunch of things organized, and then I was actually on the trip and there was no time to spare to try to write it and then I got home late yesterday and was super tired and had to unpack, and then I worked today and came almost straight to the YD2 class, and … We talked in last week about making excuses, and holding ourselves honest and accountable, and if I write out that whole excuse to try to justify why I missed my blog last week, I’m entirely missing the point of what was said, so I write this instead. I did not prioritize writing my blog so it was not written . This is late, but at least it is not missing. Anyways, onto what I actually wanted to write about. I really really liked a specific idea from our meeting last week. I h...
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Out of Practice But It’s a Start

Made some progress on my Mastery Blog requirement, but since I said I was going to do 2 a week, I’m writing my “Training Progress” blog tonight too.  I have been really confused working on my forms recently but in the best way. I’m finding new angles to look at my techniques and my confusion is generating more questions and insights for me. It’s giving me direction in what to work on, and drive to practice and to try to turn the answers into skill. Specifically I am working on my C-blocks and cannon punches in Mlong Kuen, and trying to refine some things in Lau Gar III. I’ve been working to keep up with the rest of the teams blogging again, and I have a plan to get my push-up numbers back on track. I’m also working on finally making the forms form so I can start making plans to get my forms numbers back on track too. I feel relieved that the pressure and practices from the tiger challenge have passed, and I can spend more time and energy on developing things again rather than polis...
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