Tai Chi update

[karohemd]

Moving swiftly on, we did two new tricks today (Parting Wild Horse's Mane and Fair Lady Works Shuttles), the first being one of those that are quite simple but have quite a lot of depth in the movement, the other involving a long sequence of rather complicated steps and arm movements (two full turns and stepping out in alternating directions in between) but even the latter started to make sense after practising it over and over. Now I only need to untangle my hands and get their posture right (feet and body are almost there) and that should come as we go along.
When we did the whole set up to that point, I felt really secure and always felt sure of the order of moves (which is more difficult than to remember what you have to do during the moves). This is tricky because there are quite a few sequences that are repeated several times throughout the set.

I think I'm going to visit two classes next week, the other class is one week behind us so it's a good refresher.

As soon as it's getting warmer, I'll be able to practice in the garden in the evening and on weekends and in the small park near work during the day.

If I'm alive after the party on Saturday, I'll go to the Intensive on Sunday. Scary thought...

Comments

[crocodilewings.livejournal.com]

We were taught that Fair Lady Works Shuttles flowed more easily if you treated it as if your hands wer stuck to one big turning wheel and your legs were navigating another. They're both part of the 26 step form which I started doing ages ago.

Of course I can't actually remember much of it now, but some of the alternate names we came up for them seem to stick quite vibrantly in my head. Step Back and Repulse the Monkey rapidly became "custard pie".

I should probably start t'ai chi again at some point. It was cool.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*thinks* Doesn't seem to make much sense. Then again, there are differences in the moves depending on the style/form (ours is essentially Yang style long form). A friend in London does Tai Chi as well and while some of their moves are called the same, they look slightly different.

[oedipamaas49.livejournal.com]

ooh, the combination of you and nina321 doing tai-chi and kickboxing is making me feel sooo inactive.

One of these days I'll take up something more active than cycling around Cambridge. Really I will!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Cycling is good.
Tai Chi is pretty much all I do but I realised now that it's the right thing for me or at least going in the right direction. After doing it for a year or so, I might look into higher impact stuff but I doubt that'll happen.