Over 900 repetitions and I finally remember this?

It wasn’t until this morning that I remembered something about using a sword, and it’s closely linked to how we are taught to punch in Kung Fu. Of course I remembered the analogy of holding a bird but I forgot about the slight loosening and tightening of the grip depending on what you’re doing. Maybe I’m off base here because it’s not something I’ve been told about in Kung Fu (re the sword) but it was something I was taught with fencing, and I equate it to what we’ve been taught about punching in Kung Fu. So, in the practicing of the form this morning I was thinking about how I was gripping, when, and why.

Numbers:

Pushups: 4127

Situps: 3112

Weapon Form: 971

Hand Form: 399

Random Acts of Kindness: 128

Sparring: 245

Kilometres: 1462

Memorize “Mastery”: Nothing to report

Nurture Relationships: Some progress over the weekend, that I didn’t expect. It was nice!

Blogging: 51

Declutter my life: No progress since last blog

Greatcoat project: No progress since last blog