michael young's blog

Sifu, can you discuss the differences/similarities between the coupling you have described and differentials as they pertain to internal arts?

When I make the back stop and the toes go away from the heel my four small toes are very stretching away from the heel but the big toe does not have nearly as much stretch in it. is thee anything in particular i need to adjust to even it out?

I know that this process is life long and that a few days are no indication of my trajectory. I did some yard work over the last weekend and afterwards I was tight and sore. I expected that. What I did not expect was that the tightness in my back inhibited my abilty to release and feel what is going on inside. I have "less room" inside and my breath isnot as free as it had been. I now this is not permanent and the same training that opened me up in the first place will do so again. It's just a little frustrating and disappointing.