Nice photos Ashe. They make me regret even more not having been able to be there.

Thanks for sharing. Looks like it was a blast. :)

it's more of an analogy than an official term

i.e. "the feeling is like a spider web"

i was looking forward to meeting you, so i was bummed you didn't make it as well.

I got out of the workshop the need to spin more slowly, to work slowly through each element of the spin while evaluating my structure using the spinning force of coordination to ensure that I'm moving correctly.

As always, the intensive was inspiring, and I'll be training much harder in the near future to work on this stuff.

Ben,
Nice to meet you at the Intensive. I got out of the workshop the need to understand the underlying concepts and principles better. As my understanding grows, I hope my spinning ability will also improve. One step at a time.
Peter

I realized at this intensive that my ability to physically manifest circle to center and center to center is lacking. Doing the 5th circle made it clear to me that I'm no where near precise enough in my spinning.

It was nice meeting you too. Definitely one step at a time.

One more thing I was thinking about last night was the importance of feeling the fingertips as they land during the spinning to pull exercise. Sifu has probably talked about this before but it was the first time I was able to pay attention to it.

Hi Qiang - ok, I just figured out who you are - the famous master of meditation. You seemed very precise to me when we spun, so I guess preciseness is all relative to whom you are spinning with. BTW, I enjoyed listening to you play the guitar at the Intensive.

Peter

Yeah, it's me, Johnny. I hide behind my Chinese name.

I guess precision is relative. It's good you didn't hear me flub the notes on the guitar. That's another thing I don't practice nearly enough. :p

Hi Ashe,

You took some notes while you were at the Intensive, and have now had time to reflect about what you learned there - would you like to share some of your thoughts with the rest of us?

Peter