Sometimes newer students are not aware of how their alignment changes as they step forward from one movement to another. In today's class, Shifu demonstrated why it is important to step forward naturally. Shifu demonstrated how a step inwards could allow us to use our lead leg to step behind an opponent's lead leg, or how a step outwards could allow us to position ourselves to destroy the inside balance of the opponent's lead leg.
Apparently, what we desire to do for a particular application is what will decide for us how to align our legs and the motion we use to advance forward. If we step forward in an unusual manner or in an alignment that is inefficient, we are expressing our lack of knowledge of intention; our reason for a given movement or motion is NOT clear and that means that we are performing a motion that is "dead" or devoid of intention and seriousness.
Shifu is very detail oriented. He pays attention to every student's practice and tries very hard to correct us and make us understand why the correction is important. He works tirelessly during every class to make us all better one movement at a time. Because Shifu cares about how we do, all of us benefit from every class we attend.
Thank you, Shifu.
J
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