Beta Form

         I managed to create my Beta version of my stick form in last night's IHC class.  Do I feel good about it?  Kind of yes, kind of no.  Yes because I have a Beta version to demonstrate next week.  No, because as much as it came together, I really wasn't "feeling it" if you know what I mean.  That's okay too, because again, this is a Beta... version 1.0.

        A lot of it has to do with how I'm feeling right now, which is very disconnected.  I'm physically present, but mentally I'm elsewhere.  As I was going through the different moves, I felt like they were connecting in a way that made sense.  Even experimented and threw in moves that I had a feeling weren't going to work, just for fun.  In the end though, I was definitely just going through the motions, putting something together to have for next week's deadline.  

        My form took a lot of inspiration from our schools stick form, with some added flair.  What I did take stock of was how certain stances felt really solid, where as some of my transitions I was definitely letting my centre come up and my momentum throwing me off balance.  I also have a lot of work to do with some helicopter like motions I've thrown in, and one move in particular where I shoot the stick out behind me (think pool cue sliding across the back of my neck), and then spinning it around to strike.  As of now I have a transition for this move, but it is feeling a bit off.  More work needs to be done to smooth this section out.

        All in all, Beta is done, and I'm sure I'll have a lot more tweaks to make before it is fully formed.  Hoping that some inspiration and connection comes back so I can really feel the form instead of just having something intellectually pieced together.