I have more to say about martial arts, specifically Taiji and Bagua. Before I do that, though, I want to say that technology can be so frustrating. I mentioned yesterday that the videos I was watching of the Fan Form suddenly stopped working. They were mp4s and were a bit spotty on Chrome, but I… Continue Reading
Let’s talk more about the Fan Form. I worked on polishing it today, and I’ve already noticed little tweaks here and there that I had to make–from learning it this week.. Part of it is my now terrible memory and part of it is just human nature. Also, no one is perfect. While watching the… Continue Reading
I’m finally starting to get serious about the weapon forms–and I want to focus on the combat aspects of martial arts from now on. I’ve always cared more about that than the health benefits (though that is quite the perk, too. Side note within the parathensis: I have nevur focused on the health benefits because… Continue Reading
I have yet more to say about martial arts and how they have changed my life. Here’s yesterday’s post about this, that, and the other thing. My journey has been slow, winding, and desultory. There have been times when I’ve focused and been intense. There have been times when I’ve resisted and dragged my feet… Continue Reading
Let’s talk about hubris. In yesterday’s post, I had said that I would be fine with tutoring several different forms. In class yesterday morning, I led a beginner student in the first several movements in the third section of the Solo Long Form. I forgot the name of a movement I’ve done several hundred times,… Continue Reading
I’ve been talking freely about my interest in weapon forms. In the last post, I maundered on and on about well, a lot of things, but it was meant to be in tribute to how I have finally gotten to the point in my weapon forms study where I’m serious about refining them and redefining… Continue Reading
Several posts ago, I was talking about my goals in martial arts. Here’s the last post I wrote in that series. That post was about how martial arts have changed me for the better, which is not what I want to talk about here. I mean, it is part of the deeper meaning, but it’s… Continue Reading
I have more to say on Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoft). Yes, I said that yesterday’s post would be the last, but it’s not. Why? Because I started watching RKG’s Retry Dark Souls II/Scholar of the First Sin (the first series they did after starting their own company), which led to me starting my own… Continue Reading
I haven’t played Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoft, Elden Ring DLC) in a hot sec, so it’s been great to be able to revisit it. The more I write about it, the more I remember how truly breathtaking it was. Watching Krupa (of RKG) go through it in Lore Masterclass (additional show to their Elden… Continue Reading
In yesterday’s post, I talked about what I liked about Shadow of the Erdtree (Elden Ring DLC, FromSoft, my GOTY), and one thing that I really didn’t like. The latter was how easy it was to fuck up the NPC questlines, which was somewhat my fault, but also the fault of the strength of the… Continue Reading