Shira's blogs

I have had a hard time with keeping my mental health in check. Like I have a hard time doing things as I know it’s not where I should be. But this mindset just sets me up for failure before I even start. I have been trying to start anew and switch my mind into thinking I have to start somewhere. Even if the ‘somewhere’ isn’t where I want it to be, I have to build the consistency. The consistency is something I struggle with, as it feel like I should be doing more and then I add more and it just avalanches… Something that’s was mentioned was doing just 10 push-up and sit-ups everyday. I know this isn’t where I should be. I have to start somewhere and build the consistency. I will do 10 everyday, and blog about how it works next week.  push ups - 1281 Sit ups - 1015 Hand form - 6 Weapon - 0 (I'm still getting used to the weapon and still need to make my form.) Kilometers - 5 Aok - 65 Blogs - 4 + 1 Sparring - 15 Personal :  outside walks - 3 stretching plan - 0 strengthening plan...

This past week I got the opportunity to come to tai chi in person (the week before I was just online). But being able to come back was so much fun. I have missed the beginning of the start of two and the ending of one, because of school and work and just some personal stuff I had been struggling with. Being able to come to tai chi again showed me how much I was missing. Almost immediately I found I had a LOT of questions and clarifications. I was only able to ask 3 of my questions but with those questions I was able to start to understand and work on the start of 2. (Two is my favorite so I'm sad that I didn't join right at the beginning...) I'm going to make more of an effort to make those tai chi classes as they provide so much value to me.  One of the questions I asked at class was I was feeling like I was coming into my shoulder and how do I get around doing that. I don't know exactly what the move is called but its from the temple punch into the backfist, vertical ...

The small motion of the elbow. When I practice a technique or application I tend to focus on the part of my hand I'm hitting with or with my wrist driving threw/forward. I notice this the most in tai chi, where my wrist is the main driver. As in its what leads my arms. But there are certain techniques that involve the elbow. By switching my focus on my elbow rather then my wrists it changes the move drastically(or at least I find so). Although I find this messes me up sometimes when I hyper fixate on my elbow. But its also just something interesting to think about. How with even the smallest shift in intent can change something drastically.  Another one that I find changes with intent is the last few moves in Lao gar. With the check, then to a cat-stance. I don't know if you'll know what section I'm talking about. But I find I imagen my energy flowing in a straight line. As I am moving straight threw instead of thinking of spinning as I turn my hips. This helps me make ...