Something Sifu said during class last week came back to me. He was talking to the more advanced students during the last set of Chen Ch’eng and he pointed out that one particularly long motion has been broken up into three different numbers, and that if you perform that sequence on the numbers, it’s choppy and fragmented. When performed as one long sweeping fluid motion, it’s much more effective. I should look into my other forms for instances of this happening. I doubt Yun Tung has anything like that, though. It’s just a bunch of stances chained together, with hand techniques and kicks added in later.

Practiced out in the lot next to the walking track at the apartment. Lots of room to really go all out. Worked on Chen Ch’eng some, and I think my hand placement on the scorpion on-guard transition to grab and backfist could use some work. All-in-all, though, it feels really good. I have to really pay attention, though, because I tend to forget to pivot and sweep in with the dragon claw groin strike. Working in that lot was fun, because the ground was wet and the grass was slippery. I had to pay a lot of attention to my footwork so that I didn’t slide all over the place. Made me feel like I was really rooting properly. I also had a lot of room to work CSB/sidekicks, and I feel a little better about them. Not sure of myself, but better.

Worked Plum Blossom B some more and it’s really coming together. Feels a lot better. Also worked on my empty hand strikes and they seem a lot more comfortable. Need to continue to work these from both sides, paying attention to blocking with the lead hand on the long strikes.

Needs attention:
CSB-sidekicks
back kicks
sink-and-turn with bicep bottomfist, vertical punch, palm strike
Plum Blossom B
all openhand strikes, both sides, with blocking
Chen Ch’eng position 27, scorpion to backfist hand position