Hello everyone it has been awhile since I blogged. Sorry for that I sometimes forget how much blogging is apart of my journey and how great of a tool blogging is.
Anyways I have had a black belt class recently that worked on one of the internal harmony's. There is spirit to intent, intent to chi, and chi to strength/power. The one we worked on was intent to chi. It was an amazing class for me, because if you don't know yet I currently can't use either of my arms for any weapon or hand forms right now. Due to it causing me pain in both my shoulders. I have full movement and use in both of my arms, but I don't like to becasue it again will cause me pain.
So the lesson I really learned from class about intent to chi was really amazing. Since now that i realized I am not using my arms in any forms really, all I have now it my intent and chi. I don't think I ever really focus on it before, becasue I had two good arms, but now the only thing I can really practice is intent to chi. Now when I say intent I am talking about my own intent. Ex. I will use my right hand and punch through my opponent, then use my left hand to block the one on the left.
So since I can`t really use my arms or anything this is how I train now. I put my intent behind what i want to do the try and release that intent into my chi and release my energy. It is kinda hard for me since now a lot of the kung fu I practice is mostly mental now.
I guess you could say the silver lining out of having two bad shoulders is that I am experiencing stuff I don`t think I would of worked on until I was much older. I have no choice, but to do that. It is moments like these as to why I love kung fu so much, and that kung fu will never get boring, for me, becasue every day as a martial artist I feel like I always have so much more to learn and can`t wait to learn them. So I will see you all next time, but until then remember everyone stay extraordinary.
Sifu R. Langner
