Funny how life works. It took getting sick to finally find my way towards practicing my hand form differently. I had previously been given many suggestions for adaptations due to my knee issues and just hadn't been inspired or motivated to really try any of them. A bit of resistance taking place there.
Because my energy level was decreased over the past 10 days I found myself thinking more about my hands and playing with hand movements. It is almost as if they had a life of their own and were sending me a very clear message. Play with us! So I started to play while sitting and as I did I found myself wanting to get up and move.
The internal is something I have been struggling with in 18 Temple Motions. Because this form is hard on my knees though, I've haven't been doing the reps needed to work on everything that I want to. So instead of focusing on the whole form, I'm now working primarily on the hands while executing very basic footwork. My focus has a tendency to shift occasionally to the shoulders, elbows and hips. I find these shifts tend to happen naturally as I realize a little extra hip or shoulder is needed. My goal is to develop the internal energies within this form and become more aware of my chi and increase my control and power.
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