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While doing some training this morning I began with the warm up, some standing and then the bitter pill. I noticed a few things.

1. I still get a stressed or strained feeling on the outsides of my knees as if the tendons are being overstretched.

2. I notice that while standing over time it becomes more difficult to breathe down to into Dan tien. Everything begins to feel tight and the breath feels like it has to rise up instead of sinking down.

Hi Sifu,

One slight concern. I'm going to review this again this week and see if I pick up something I missed before or if it just clicks this time around. But, I think I'm still not quite getting the idea and the feel of the hip roll from the early lessons of Stage 1. Don't know if it's a lack of beginner's mind or why, but I'll keep reviewing and hope it clicks.

Hi Sifu,

Well, after a back injury (not related to practice) that took two weeks to recover (still not totally healed) and a serious illness for my mother which also took weeks for recovery, and general life stuff getting in the way, I've finally increased my practice again from about 2 times a week to every day, twice a day.

I still owe you videos and for some reason I'm very intimidated by the idea. But, I'll start this week doing just a little at a time. Figure if I can just take the first step, maybe the flood gates will open.