Yesterday, Memorial Day, Shifu began showing us a Form that he had developed specifically for the practice of "kung fu basics." Apparently, this was the form he had shown and done for a demonstration a couple of years ago for the Tai Chi day demonstration. The highlights of this form are that it is done to improve the student's ability to use techniques on both sides of the body, the left as well as the right. The applications shown for the form are very straight forward and they were meant to also help the student recall and remember the form as well.
I enjoyed learning this form quite a bit. I also gathered from this experience that it is a good idea to recall and practice all the different forms Shifu shows us periodically so we don't forget them, these in addition to the four classical forms we normally practice in class.
Shifu on Sunday, had spent time explaining to us the Kung Fu, meant work or practice done over an extended period of time. Repitition and correct practice is the way to develop skill and competency; to strive to make the motions we do and practice natural and agile. Once we have the motions then we also combine them with appropriate footwork applications.
J
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