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In this morning's practice I noticed something new that had been outside of my awareness.

As I have posted before, my legs feel different to each other, with the left leg feeling less 'connected' and less 'supportive' than my right.

I began to wonder that maybe my right leg was more connected due me preferentially using it as weight bearing and maybe I was standing more on one leg than the other but not noticing it.

Just a quick comment on how much I am appreciating an approach that is free from limitations of any one particular style but which at the same time provides the fundamentals for success in any style.

There are pearls even in what appear to be basic conditioning practice.

For example I am just noticing how 'Scissors' would have been a really good set up prior to learning any form or weapons sets, and would have made making some movements more intuitive due to having already practiced body connection, extension and range of motion.

Wks 4-7: 

I have been exploring the effect of looking at, sensing, and exploring the foot couple. My experience has moved from sensing the foot as a passive object to experiencing it as a dynamic interplay of forces.