Form Reps

I came to a realization this past few days that I have let some bad habits sneak into my forms and I need to start removing them. The way I am doing this is mindful practice while evaluating every move in the form. This has slowed my repetitions down but is providing some great insights.

My goal for form reps this week was not met but I did get more reps in than I have been so it was successful in that aspect. I am going to keep the same goal for my I Ho Chuan forms this week and see if I get closer as this week.

A Weakness

I am still trying to catch up on projects from the summer that didn’t get finished because I was away for work so much more it seemed like this year, I have been lucky that the weather has been not too bad so far and hopefully I can finish a couple more yet this year.

We were asked in Thursdays I Ho Chuan class if we knew our weakness(es) and I know I have more than one but I also know which one is my biggest. It is not a technique or a part of a form but it is a mental one. I sometimes do not prioritize or dedicate enough time to practicing my form. There are all kinds of reasons I could give but it really is sometimes just me not prioritizing them. It is something I need to rectify so I have set a goal of performing each of my I Ho Chuan forms 5 times a day for the next seven days. I will see if this is doable and I will follow it up with a new goal next week.

The seminar is going well I think/hope and Sifu Ryback was there on Saturday which made it a lot easier to manage. As I stated my goal is to try and help everyone improve their sparring but to also make sure, they are getting what they want out of this. So, if you do attend, I will probably talk to you at some point this week to see how you are finding it.

Upcoming Seminar

I have spent a lot of my time these past couple of weeks preparing for my Sanda seminar. My thing is I want to cover as much as possible but I also don’t want to rush through things either. This balance is what makes these types of things exciting and also a little nerve wracking. I am also making sure that it is tailored to all different skill and comfort levels as well as for people who have to modify certain things. This also adds an extra challenge to it.

So far, my work travel has also slowed down for the year and I will not be making any long trips as I will be here for the next 6 Saturdays for sure.