day 273: things on a Sunday

concepts:

• moving footwork
• up-and-under
  

lessons:

• spear
• chen pao quan
  

this follows from the previous post, and this will also be short. this refers to Sunday, April 4.

spear

spear work consisted of review of the moving spear basics. this time, however, Sifu added in combination patterns, with us mixing footwork as we moved with the spear.

chen pao quan

we went further into the chen pao quan form. we kept the additional material short, since we're still trying to get a handle on everything we've learned. this time, Sifu showed us a portion of the form that involved what i call an "up-and-under" action with the arms.