Forms

This year I chose 18 Temple Motions as my hand form and I have thoroughly enjoyed learning and discovering the details along the way. Once I was able to execute the form from start to finish I then started to work on smoothing things out and adding some flow. I'm not the best at asking for help, but It really is the best way to progress to the next level. I have enjoyed working with Sifu Hayes and some of the other black belts. Everyone has has been a great source of information and guidance and I couldn't have gotten to where I am with out their help.

I have been feeling pretty good about what I had accomplished with my form and where I was at. At the tiger challenge I was able to stay and watch some of the black belt events and got to see 18 Temple Motions performed at a much higher level. As I watched I thought about what I needed to work on in my own form. And I realized that I had questions that needed some answers. Asking questions to better understand the form would help determine intent within the form. And having a better understanding of the intent will hopefully help me improve my own performance of the form. I think that there can be a lot going on in a soft form that isn't obvious to others watching compared to a form like Kempo for example. I love the discoveries and details learned along the way. Regardless of the form you are working on 1000 reps involves much more than simply repeating the form over and over. Simply going through the motions won't get anyone the desired results they are after.

Namaste,

Michele Ward