days 127 & 128: through the long form

concepts:

• 4-count
• breathing
  

forms:

• yang long form

this is going to be a short post. my computer died this morning, and so i'm having to write this using a computer in one of the school's computer labs. needless to say, this isn't ideal in terms of putting thoughts to paper (traditional or virtual or otherwise). that, and given the prospect of a life's worth of personal data being lost, my peace of mind is a bit shaken at this point.

this past week was largely straightforward. Sifu began Tuesday class stating we were going to concentrate on finishing the yang long form this week, so that we could turn to introductory push hands training.

day 127

this Tuesday we dealt with the yang long form using a 4-count measure for each of the movements, with the idea being that each count corresponded to the 4 jings (ting, hwa, na, fa).

day 128

this Thursday we finished off the long form, but did so returning to a 2-count, following the pattern from fall & winter quarter of count 1 being a breathe in and count 2 being a breathe out.

like i said, short post. i'm scrambling to resolve my computer issues (it may not seem like a big deal, except that it's a life's worth of creative writing, professional writing, meaningful photos and videos, and a whole lot of music...so yeah, a lot), so things may get a little spotty here in the immediate future.

that, and i've got some personal issues that are proving a little distracting (if you have to know: my dad's facing life-altering open-heart surgery, i'm facing imminent unemployment, i'm not particularly happy w a particular "friend"--and i'll refer to her using this word loosely--at this moment, and i'm facing a very solitary graduation...you know, the usual. let's just say the good guys have been on a losing streak lately and i'm not particularly happy. i'm holding things together w baling wire and wishes for luck).

positive thoughts, mate, positive thoughts.