I did a Round in our day room at Hulhuley in Male, Maldives
Leaving the Duke Of York for the airport and our first flight of the day, back to Male.
The Details:
It's 52 at the house. The sunrise is 7:07. The low tide was at 9:40.
Notes:
It's travel day.....Oh boy! Orlando to Miami, Miami to Doha, Doha to Male....18 hours total....Ugh!
My posting may be spotty at best until the end of Feb. Oy Vey!!
The Practice:
I started inside with a brief Warm Up and Dumbbell routine
Next I went out in the backyard and did a Round (right side) I focused on breathing
Next I did Standing and Healing Qigong
The Details:
It's 49 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:08. The low tide was at 8:43.
Notes:
I've got a 9:00 am Dental Cleaning at Tomoka Periodontics in Daytona Beach.
We leave for the Maldives tomorrow afternoon. Lot's of details between now and then!
The Replenishing Beach Project is down in front of The Pelican. I forgot my phone to take a photo on yesterday's QW on the Beach.
The Practice:
I started with a brief Warm Up
Next I did two round of Anyo Walo focused on correct sequence and techniques
Next I did a round of Sunsu Kata focused on techniques.
Next I did a Round (left side) focused on staying on the left side. I had a glitch at the end of Part I. The other focus was Relaxed Balance throughout the kick and Golden Rooster sequences.
I finished with Standing and Healing Qigong.
The Details:
It's 46 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:09. The low tide was at 7:49.
Notes:
Sharon flew in last night. Echo just loves her!
The Practice:
I started inside with a brief warm up.
Next I went outback and did a Round (left side) reciting the Taiji Classics during Part I & II.
Next I did a round of Cheng Style Baguazhang 8 Animal Palms Changes 1-8 (both sides)
Next I did a round of Lo Family Staff focused on using the correct sequence and techniques.
The Details:
It's 50 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:10. The low tide was at 6:56.
Notes:
Sharon is flying into Daytona this evening on Breeze.
I still have not found my RF pouch with the MA license and two credit cards. Very frustrating! I've cancelled the credit cards and ordered a new MA license, but still....What a pain in the ass.
I found it!! I had placed it in the pouch of my new water bottle. Yay!!
I've got a 10 am video call with Jeff and a phone call with Sifu Ray this afternoon.
More packing and preparing for our Maldives trip on Tuesday.
The Practice:
I started inside with a full round of the original 10 exercises focused on consistency.
Next I went outback and did a Round (right side) reciting the Taiji Classics during Part I
I remained focused on using Neutral Postures.
Next I did Standing and Healing Qigong.
Next I did a round of Taiji Dao using the right side of the aluminum double Dao set that I have. I focused on using the correct sequence.
Next I did a round of Pa-Kua Knife using my aluminum Dao focused on correct sequence.
Next I did a round of Monkey Staff focused on using high quality postures.
On my QW on the Beach I did a round of Cheng Style Baguazhang Mother Palms (8 Animal Palms) alternating sides focused on Lion Walking and using quality techniques.
I did stretching and strength training on the 21st Ave Walkover.
The Army Core Of Engineers keeps moving the replenishing beach project south. They are just north of The Pelican now.
The Details:
It's 40 at the house. (4 in Leyden). The sunrise was at 7:10. The low tide was at 6:03.
Notes:
We're still dealing with the insurance company (Travelers) and the HVAC (Tognarelli) folks about the damage that we had to our home in Leyden. We're scheduled for Tuesday at 10 for an insurance assessment, IF we can find someone to be there. Oy!!
The Practice:
Yesterday I did a late afternoon QW on the beach with a little stretching and 'heel pounding' at the beginning and stretching and strengthening on the 21st Ave Walkover at the end.
I started inside with a full round of the original 10 Exercises focused on Health.
Next I went out to the backyard and did a round of Anyo Apat focused on sequence and applications.
Next I did a round of Kusanku Kata tuned into mobility and agility.
Next I did a round of Taiji Dao using a wooden Bokken. I focused on sequence and timing.
Next I did a round of Pa-Kua Knife tuned into correct sequence and agility.
Next I did a Round (right side) focused on principles
Next I did a full round of Standing Meditation (all 8 postures) followed by Healing Qigong.
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The Details:
It was 55 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:11. The high tide was at 11:15 (2.6')
Notes:
Jimmy called yesterday afternoon to talk about the mandatory disbursement for our SEP IRA's. I also chatted with him about the college fund for Dylan and Genna. He gave me the 800 # and some advice about how to go about it.
Lori is coming at 9:30 this morning so we're picking things up to prepare for her. We've made a few phone calls in regards to the insurance claim, one to Kristie and Tognorelli and the other to Dave Hellus. Ginnie called Dead River.
We've got the spare room and bathroom ready for Sharon.
Now it's time to get serious about packing for the Maldives trip.
The Practice:
I went out to the backyard to practice while Lori was here.
I started with a full round of The 10+ focused on "motion is lotion", stretching and strengthening.
Next I did a round of Anyo Lima tuned into the correct sequence.
Next I did a round of Chinto Kata tuned into developing and cultivating mobility and agility.
Next I did a round of Taiji Staff (both sides) tuned into the correct sequence.
Next I did a Round (left side) focused on what I received from watching Master TT Liang do the form yesterday. I did pick up a few things.
Yesterday I did an afternoon QW on the beach with mobility and agility exercises at the 1/2 way point and mobility and strength training on the 21st Ave Walkover.