Monday, November 06, 2006

Learning curve

So this weekend I'm teaching a basic stance drill to a couple of students, having them follow me through the exercise. I turn into dun san ma (hill climbing stance) and look around at the student behind me, and his stance doesn't look right at all. So I have them follow me through the exercise again to see if he's just uncomfortable with the transitions, and when we turn into dun san ma, his stance doesn't look right again.

Then I look at my own stance and realize ... it's me. He's mirroring my own screwed-up, uncomfortable stance.

I know what I'll be working on this week.

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