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Today's kung fu seminar was excellent. The best part was when I got to do sticky hands with a German guy who specializes in just that. Now that was eye-opening. The difference between knocking over your opponent and getting knocked over can be so very, very minute. We practiced very slowly, which let me feel all the changes/transfers all the more. His analogies were rather colourful. "Pull him into you. Like you're making love." Er, you're a nice guy, dude, but you're not my type. Still, I was able to figure out the energy exchanges and the subtleties of balance corrections after a bit of coaching. I want to do a lot more of this....
I also got to do a little bit of weapon sparring and an even smaller bit of wushu. I felt like a senior citizen in the class. Almost all of the students were in their teens or even younger. And those kids sure do hop high.
My Sifu wants me to compete in an upcoming tournament. I've never done that before, but I figure I may as well give it a shot. I might compete in sticky hands and weapon sparring. We shall see.
In the meantime, am I ever sore.
I also got to do a little bit of weapon sparring and an even smaller bit of wushu. I felt like a senior citizen in the class. Almost all of the students were in their teens or even younger. And those kids sure do hop high.
My Sifu wants me to compete in an upcoming tournament. I've never done that before, but I figure I may as well give it a shot. I might compete in sticky hands and weapon sparring. We shall see.
In the meantime, am I ever sore.
