Saturday, July 12, 2025

Saturday Practice

 

The Details:

It's 71 at the house and humid. Today is the Sunfish Regatta at SYC. Ginnie is doing registration and generally helping out. It's forecast to be a light wind day. Hopefully there will be enough wing to sail. Light and shifting winds can be very frustrating when sailing.

The Practice:

I began the day with acoustic guitar practice which if done daily produces substantial callouses. Mine are coming along nicely. Callouses on your finger tips are painful at first then once the callouses build up sufficiently playing is no longer painful. You know you're doing it but the bitter pain does not persist. Oy!

Around mid-morning I went out on The Deck to practice with my trusty assistant Echo.


I started with a full round of The 10+ I've successfully added The Dragons Back to #7, adjusted my foot position in #8 and added to #9 (single leg standing and deeper single leg squats) and #10 (3 swings & Soong Gong) I've also adjusted #3 to look behind and ending with a deep stretch aimed at the space between my arm pits and hips. I'm looking to derive the most overall health benefits to The 10+ that I can get. IMHO it's important to continually and daily adjust to your present condition at the particular day/session

Next I did a Round (left side) I've been having a challenging time with 1. remembering which side I did yesterday and 2. staying on that side without inadvertently switching to the other side. Oy! I recited the Taiji Classics during Part I. I stayed focused on feeling Soong Jin moving down and Jin moving up my bones and connective tissues.

Next I did Standing PT and Healing Qigong. Saying everything out loud to the universe at large. 

Next I did a round of Anyo Anim (#6) focused on correct sequence and applications as well as full extension while punching.

Next I did a round of Kusanku Kata tuned into agility and mobility as well as leg strength and light body during the jumping front kicks and progressive stance work.

Next I did a round of Low Family Staff focused on shoulder health and the correct sequence.

It had started to rain so I returned inside to journal today's practice here in this blog.

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