Enjoyment
We were asked on Saturday's class if we enjoy doing our forms. My answer is I do, most of the time. Why not always? Really depends on my mindset going in. I can't say I necessarily "enjoy" working on the parts that I know need work, but I take my medicine because I know it will help me in the long run. After doing some repetitions we were told to do our forms in a different way, a way to bring some joy back. What that meant for me was slowing down, taking the "tail off" of my strikes and blocks-- they became softer, and letting my imagination bleed more into the form (for me that was imagery of energy being pushed and pulled, ebb and flow). I admittedly lost my place at some point. However, what I took from this exercise was the freedom I felt in my body. I felt more loose and things flowed better. Before my intent was maximum power and speed. I don't eq...