Then Chi Sao, paired up with one of the newer guys. We were actually doing it properly, trying to be " sensitive" to when the other person was about to move rather than just going through the motions. At one point T even had us trying it with our eyes closed. I think I'm starting to get a sense of what it's about.
Then from the sublime to the scary - double knives with T after the class, trying out some strike/block combinations that were, literally, making sparks fly and knocking chunks out of our knives. I think I hit T on the knuckles at one point, which must have really hurt.
Down to Tai Chi, D told us to practise something we'd learnt from Master Wu, so I had a go at Mi Chong, got to go through it lots of times (luckily I had my notes with me). The trickiest bit is still the jumping spinning crescent kick at the end.....
After the lesson D had a bit of a chat with me about where I thought I was going with my martial arts - I think basically he was asking me to become a proper instructor instead of just an assistant. I think I'm generally going in that direction, since I really enjoy the bits of teaching I do. But it seems like a big step, and I don't really have a clue how to set up a class from scratch. So think I'll just wait awhile.
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