Category Archives: Forms

It felt great to jog over to Dewitt park and swing the staves around again!  In fact, it’s amazing how much more fun it is to do the staff form outside than inside.  Maybe it’s the fact that the weather … Continue reading →

Martial arts relies on feedback.  Throw a good punch at the heavy bag and it makes a satisfying thump.  Throw a lousy punch and you roll your wrist.  Apply a good choke to your partner and they tap quick.  Apply … Continue reading →

Forms can be a slippery part of your training.  In fact, anything you drill by yourself can get slippery if you don’t keep in mind the application of what you are doing.  In essence, it is easy to just “go … Continue reading →

It’s easy to pour all your focus into what one of your limbs is doing.  Often, this means paying attention to that punch you’re throwing, or putting all your thought into that foot you’re kicking with. Sadly, the price of … Continue reading →

Part of tonight’s form class was spent in search of kick counters.  Which forms have kick counters?  Where are they? Part of the point of this was, of course, to connect forms to the theme of the week.  Another function … Continue reading →