In Tai Chi tonight Sifu lead our class in simple exercises designed to help our balance and form. The great thing was that he lead the class outside which was absolutely perfect weather. We practiced our Universal Post which was a bit challenging with the air traffic and Fire Engine sirens passing us by, but that is why we practice our concentration like we do. It helps us deal with distractions like that.
After that exercise he brought us through three different exercises: Polish the Mirror, Lift the Suit Cases, and Stepping Over the Fence. As you can imagine, the exercises were performed exactly as the names suggest. Polishing the Mirror simply had us slowly move our hands in large counter rotating circles as we lowered our body like we were polishing a mirror. Lift the Suit Cases had us lower our body like we were going to pick up suit cases and then lift and lower then from waist high. Stepping Over the Fence had us slowly lifting one leg and rotating it like we were stepping over a fence to our side.
Now all of these sound really simple, but the trick was that we had to do them slowly and keep our core centered and straight. After doing that for 10 or 12 repetitions and you definitely start feeling it in your legs. The good thing is that I can take a rest this weekend with some Icy/Hot to prepare for next week's classes.
Good night everyone and have a Happy Easter and a great extended weekend.
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