Today’s class focused a bit on the tempo and cadence in hyung.\u00a0 Some good discussion on which parts are expected to be done a specific way and which parts are open to individual interpretation.\u00a0 Interesting in part because\u00a0I\u00a0know that I often tend to want to do hyung at just a slightly slower cadence than the group when doing them together.\u00a0 We spent some time on doing hyung considering them as a series of fighting sequences and timing them accordingly.<\/p>\n
The side discussion on “ryu pa” was interesting as it explains the variation in hyung and techniques within different schools of Tang Soo Do and illustrates the effects of training lineage on each student.<\/p>\n
I was pleased to get through Chil Sung E Lo for the first time without getting lost — not that it was anywhere near perfect — but, to my chagrin, I’d neglected Pyang Ahn Cho Dan since last time and had to really think about how it went.\u00a0 I need to be competent in those two\u00a0more complicated hyung and proficient in the basic hyung to regain my green.<\/p>\n
Half of the day’s kicks for the 20,000 were done in class with Yup Hu Ri Gi Cha Gi (Hook Kick) as the fourth kick.\u00a0 (My hook kicks\u00a0were miserable but got a little better when I finished the other half of my kicks at home later in the day.)<\/p>\n
We ended class with some breathing exercises and the comment was made that Mrs. Krantz might teach some basic Tai Chi Chuan forms in the future.<\/p>\n
Exercise on this day: Ahp Cha Gi: 32 Kicks (L&R) · Crunches: 30 · Hyung: Pyang Ahn Cho Dan, Chil Sung E Lo · Push-ups: 20 · Tollyo Cha Gi: 32 Kicks (L&R) · Yup Cha Gi: 32 Kicks (L&R) · Yup Hu Ri Gi Cha Gi: 32 Kicks (L&R)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today’s class focused a bit on the tempo and cadence in hyung.\u00a0 Some good discussion on which parts are expected to be done a specific way and which parts are open to individual interpretation.\u00a0 Interesting in part because\u00a0I\u00a0know that I often tend to want to do hyung at just a slightly slower cadence than the … Continue reading Tempo, Ryu Pa, and Learning to Breath<\/span>