The details:
It's 47 at the house. The sunrise was at 7:03. The last low tide was at 4:39. It's going to be another cold one!
The Practice:
Yesterday afternoon:
I went out at 4:30 after a Bass and Acoustic Guitar practice session. I QW north to The Pelican Condos. I saw Elizabeth, Dave and Tonya. There was a strong north wind and it was chilly. It was much more pleasant when I turned around and walked south towards 21st Ave.
I did a round of Cheng Style Baguazhang 'Old 8 Palms Set'. I did one circle in each direction the changing on the correct spot on the circle; the cardinal directions and the corners add up to 8.
Today:
I started inside with acoustic guitar and drum set practice.
At 10 I went out to The Backyard and started with a modified round of The 10+ focused on self-discipline which leads to consistency.
Next I did a Round of Taijiquan with a profound feeling of various Jin's moving down and up the 9 Zig Zag Path withing the JinLu. I could feel Song Jin moving downward with an instantaneous feeling of Peng Jin moving from my feet to my fingers. I focused on 'expressing energy (Jin)' with my hands and fingers. I reflected on lessons from William C. C. Chen and the idea that when you apply suction at the tip of a straw that is in liquid the suction draws the liquid up the straw. Song Jin is the suction, Peng Jin is the liquid (Jin/Qi) that then moves up the JinLu through the 9 Zig Zag Path.
Next I did a round of Anyo Dalawa focused on good quality basics and applications.
Next I did a round of Seisan Kata tuned into sparking it up with more focus and speed with the spirit of Karate!