2 Person Work Class Notes 09.07.2011

Bob, Dale, Angus, Phil

Bob and Dale worked on the Dance, and I'm not sure what else.

Angus and I worked on tapi tapi basics. Entering, exiting and 4ish "techniques" that we worked into different patterns.

We also discussed naming some of the technique combos as a mnemonic.

I reviewed Arnis Stick Anyo 4 with Angus in the last 5 minutes.

It was nice to spend so much time on the tapi tapi basics, and not get to lost in all the techniques.

-Phil

2 Person Work Class Notes 08.17.2011

Small group (Bob, Angus, Phil)

Did a little stretching. Worked on pushing each other across the room with short and long power pushes.

Worked variations of a drill from a couple weeks ago. One person with eyes closed walking and pushing partner. Pushers goals included keeping the other person off center/balance and keeping awareness of their and their partners centers. Worked this drill quite a bit, and experimented with single hand pushing, double hand, passing back and forth from one side to the other. Using different contact points such as hand, fore arm etc.. from the pushed side, also worked on providing different levels of rooting, neutralization and speed.

Reviewed through handshake locking series right and left.

Did a 3 person trapping hands where we would insert a lock/throw into the mix and direct our current partner into the 3 party, who would then enter into trapping hands. Really neat drill, and I think I'd like to try it with more people.

-Phil

2 Person Work Class Notes 08.03.2011

Bob led practice (Bob, Dale, Phil)

Did several sensitivity drills. following partner movement with 4 ounces contstant pressure with eyes closed. Did this while moving around the room, first at hand level, then with fore arms then with elbows.

Did a drill with person closed eyes, using continual listening skills to push the other person off their root. It was another walking drill when the push and listen were in sync. the person being pushed was constantly shifting from balance to unbalanced.

Worked roll back response to random feeds from a wuji position. Then ward off from the same.

Shifted to arm bar from feed, with attention to the connections and sensory tells coming from hands, fore-arm etc...

then did the same arm bar drill, but from a trapping hands platform to add some flow, and some more dynamic energy.

Really great practice.. good discussions through out about how different principles were manifesting, or not. The effects on results depending on how tuned in we ere to our center. Hope to continue that thread some next week.

2 Person Work Class Notes 6.22.2011

Luke led the practice. (Luke, Bob, Phil, Dale, Jess, Angus)

Started with the Ten.

Then worked some sensitivity training with canes. Started with one person holding a cane in the "telephone pole" position and the other person entered from alternating sides. Concentration points included maintaining contact with the cane without issuing force through the cane but going around it, lines of force, footwork, responses to the incoming force lines, effects of feeding the root and then using that feed to off balance and general sensitivity.

Moved to some standing push hands, then to a more mobile trapping hands/push hands.

Worked all the drills with multiple partners to allow understanding of how different styles and body types effect the interactions.

Great practice.

-Phil

2 Person Work Class Notes 5.25.2011

Bob was the fearless leader.(Bob, Luke, Phil, Dale, Jess)

We focused on Wuji readiness, wuji to roll back energy from multiple random feeds, same thing with ward off energy. Roll back with follow throw from wuji, and then trapping hands with a focus on the roll back energy.

Great class. Really enjoyed the skill building repetitions. and the discussions throughout the class about the nature of the different energies and the different types of listening. For me, it really tied in quite well with material in "lessons with Master Liang", that I had just been absorbing last night.

I can't stress enough how valuable this time is. Thanks to all for making the time for it.

~Phil

2 Person Work Class Notes 5.04.2011

Bob was our fearless leader (Bob, Luke, Marty, Dale, Jess, Phil)

We stretched out on our own, and then Bob talked about getting better and "basics".

We spent most of the class working variations of the "Wuji drill". each person getting into wuji and then one person issuing and the other person using roll back or ward off energy and then both going back to wuji. We had several variations of the drill with increased and decreased speed, different sensitivity and root awareness, (such as one person issue two handed push, other person responds with 2 armed ward off, and at the intersection of the arms, the pusher stops and feeds the root of the ward off, allowing for both people to make adjustments within themselves, and notice the adjustments and tension in their partners), and we also worked with feeding a single side at a time, and alternating the root feed from one side to the other.

Moved on to some change step training, using the arnis pallis pallis style drill. One person using a cane with strike to the knee and both people working the change steps in unison.

All the work on the "wuji drill" really amped up my awareness of chi flow, posture and tension. Very productive morning.

Thanks,

Phil

Tai Chi class notes Tuesday morning 11/16/10 - Bob

Tai chi class Tuesday 11/16 AM

Nice class...shared several of the concepts and drills from the weekend with Don Miller and we did our standing time in the 2 person push hands super slow with movement and periodic stops...feedback was very positive around the room...great stuff...Read assisted and broke off with Shira for form practice and I worked around the room with everyone doing dance practice...fun things to explore...