Hi Sifu
Thanks for the reminder to anchor tailbone. I needed a small bend to get a better feel of the stretch that I was noticing in Raise, Drill, Stretch, Overturn. In going slowly in practice after class I found 'anchor sacrum' added more width to the stretch plus 'lit up' areas of my sides. Very different from my old practice of 'tucking tailbone'.
Other things.
I haven't practiced any partnerwork, push hands, or 'listening' since leaving the school I trained with. I left around the time of the pandemic.
Having had the urge to do some 'listening' again, I arranged a bit of partner practice a couple of days ago. It was quite interesting. Normally, I would 'touch' the base- the feet - and work my way up the body. I’ve always paid more attention to bones, joints, or looking for an 'empty corner.' But when I touched in this instance, I immediately felt my partners feet and upper cavities 'light up'. Really surprising to feel anything so quickly after a 5 year break. The 'leg' cavities were a bit more diffuse—perhaps a reflection of my own?