Get back on the horse...stance

Often times we get overly concerned with our current form or technique, making sure we learn enough to progress at a steady pace and impress our instructor and peers. We learn new details about our stances, and angles and intention, and work hard to implement them all. But there is more than one way to apply what we've learned.

Take your new details and corrections and go back to the basics. Get back on the horse stance and fix it. Remember, as you progress and advance, your entire art must progress and advance with you. Even the beginning forms must appear advanced, otherwise you limit your own training and all around progression.

For the Choy Li Fut students think about the ribs being tucked properly, and practice your stances. You will notice a more unified core when done properly. For the Tai Chi students go back to the 8 Brocades and keep the elbows down, remember "No lumps, no bumps" and you will see an improvement in motion.

The beauty of both arts is that you will always learn something new, and will always have something to go back and make your basics fun, interesting, and most importantly stronger.