Hi there,
Given the current COVID-19 pandemic and the physical restrictions of Lockdown, Neil and I have taken to remote training to compliment our daily conversations around all things FCMA.
Via Zoom we met today and were able to get a really productive session in.
We focused on warm-up and stretches, before moving onto basic Wing Chun stances and single-arm positions and then chain punching cycles. We then switched to traditional Tae Kwon Do, focusing on the ready position, deeper stances, and block and counter combinations.
This set the stage for our recently developed work on FCMA's form 1 (Eye of the Storm). This is designed to practice stepping into suffering, safely, and focuses on angling, centre space, and both staying with or retracting (maai) as the situation allows.
Form 2 has also been finalised and draws on stepping away, while remaining connected, counter-grabs, kick blocks, rolling under and head control/submissions. Short, effective and reality-based.
As such, there's plenty to train and focus on and if anything we'll need to step up our Zoom sessions to fit it all in.
Even though we're all going through a tough time coping with COVID-19 and it's ongoing impact, we can still bring our intention to train safely and with an eye to the needs of both ourselves and our training partners.
Stay safe, well and connected.
Syd