Wow, the past 7 days have been so incredibly stress filled with work, unexpected finance hits, and out of town trips and travelling... my Chen training took a back seat this past week, sigh. One of the great things about the internet is being able to read/research things about Chen Tai Chi that can help me keep on track and inspired to train harder and more consistently.
I found this gem yesterday, that has had my mind buzzing all day. Shifu always stresses to us to practice basics and also to practice all the finer detail, but it IS a lot of STUFF to be thinking about. On one of the forums I frequent, one wise gentlemen posted the following:
The 'problem' as I currently see it is people are trying to learn the refined skills but are forgetting about the kicks punches & smashes
AFAIK u need those first before you can begin working on the more refined stuff
No point learning very advanced refined skills if you cant handle a quick one two jab to the face or cant get in if someone stands back & kicks hard at you IMHO
We cannot lose sight of the fact that if we are training for self defense or martial art, what we do MUST always be functional.
If we are training just for the spiritual/artistic reasons, that is ok, but even then, everything we practice has to be done correctly...that is to ensure less injury, longevity in practice and optimum performance.
Hope everyone does better with practice than I did this past week!!
J
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