Future Chi!

Sadly I missed my usual class this week, there was nothing I could do about it, so for the the first part of the week I continued to practice the routine to Buffalo Ploughs the Land - which was good because I was having trouble getting all the teaching points into my physical practice, especially the focus on the Laogong Pericardium-8 and turning the little fingers up as high as possible when bringing the arms forwards in the initial part of the movement. So the extra time certainly was a positive.

I did go to a different class at the end of the week, in fact I went to two lessons back to back! It was fantastic as the classes were for more experienced practitioners than I. I guess you could say I got a glimpse of my Tai Chi future. Both classes started with the Weiji Yufang Gong. I was lucky that there were a couple of questions on the next move I needed to learn, Distinguished Lord Combs Hair (Zhaojun Shufa). So the questions gave me opportunity to repeat and digest the movement.

The classes then did the Cheng Hsin Tai Chi form, with only one of the classes progressing to the Daoyin Baojian Gong up to Shoulder the Sun and Moon (Jiandan Riyue). I found that particular movement really challenging and I am looking forward to being taught it.

So lots to think about and concepts to put into my personal practice this week!