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After surprise sword form in the morning, I was ready for evening class. Decent class, and we're back to where I started last year (5th passage). Yay. So after class, I caught Dr Jay briefly, and I said I'd like to catch up with him over email and discuss my course of study. He thought that was a good idea, so I get to figure out what I want to say. Whee.
I asked about when he's teaching sword next, and he said not for a while, but he'll start a class when I'm ready, to be determined by one of us. (And I get the feeling that if I said "Hey, can I?" next week, the answer would be no. He's picky about that. Maybe next summer?)
So. Collecting of thoughts. I plan to test for the red sash this fall. Probably not before October, though, with cons and travel. The choreography doesn't have to be perfect, but it has to be good. (Perfect is for yellow. Also including "arms have no movement" and "all movement starts from dantian.") I need to get Master Jou's book and read it, or the parts of it that are on the test.
I don't know whether I should start another class before then, or if I should start in a fall class. I don't have time to take 2 evening classes a week; I'd never get anything done. And I can't take any classes during the day, which rather limits me. I think I'll take the next san shou workshop, assuming it doesn't conflict with plans I already have.
The other evening option is push hands. Also Wudang, but I'm not very fond of that style, so I'm not counting it. I think push hands would be good, and keeping the (every other) weekly Chen practice would help me not forget that, but not so much with the improving thing unless I work at home. Or taking a private lesson or two.
The Yang classes are all in Cary, which is too far, especially at current gas prices. None of the daytime classes are particularly close to work, either. Bleh.
I asked about when he's teaching sword next, and he said not for a while, but he'll start a class when I'm ready, to be determined by one of us. (And I get the feeling that if I said "Hey, can I?" next week, the answer would be no. He's picky about that. Maybe next summer?)
So. Collecting of thoughts. I plan to test for the red sash this fall. Probably not before October, though, with cons and travel. The choreography doesn't have to be perfect, but it has to be good. (Perfect is for yellow. Also including "arms have no movement" and "all movement starts from dantian.") I need to get Master Jou's book and read it, or the parts of it that are on the test.
I don't know whether I should start another class before then, or if I should start in a fall class. I don't have time to take 2 evening classes a week; I'd never get anything done. And I can't take any classes during the day, which rather limits me. I think I'll take the next san shou workshop, assuming it doesn't conflict with plans I already have.
The other evening option is push hands. Also Wudang, but I'm not very fond of that style, so I'm not counting it. I think push hands would be good, and keeping the (every other) weekly Chen practice would help me not forget that, but not so much with the improving thing unless I work at home. Or taking a private lesson or two.
The Yang classes are all in Cary, which is too far, especially at current gas prices. None of the daytime classes are particularly close to work, either. Bleh.
