What Makes a Memory?

Well damnit, it's been too long, and now I forgot some of what I wanted to write about. I shouldn't have let it slip, and I had some good things. I still remember parts of them so I'll give you the blog bundle!

Just a little to the left... ahhh, that's the spot! Was supposed to be the first post. In which I learn that if you want to have power, real control, then you keep your hands in front of you! It's really pretty simple, if you want an example go and lift something in one hand that's pretty heavy. Lift it up with your arm out about 45 degrees from your center line (where your belly button points). Now lift it up directly in front of you belly button. Which one is easier? Exactly. Martially, apply it here. See how his hand is always under center when he throws?

All it takes is that little shift in placement, and something becomes tremendously easier. A change in perspective so to speak. How many times have we just needed to change our approach to have something work out far easier than it seemed initially. Damn that was preachy :-p

You have to thrust just right... Was supposed to be the second in what was becoming a line of dirty post titles :-) I was doing a little experimenting with movement, and discovered how much more power you can have over a person's direction if you just start moving a little bit before you make contact. Not pushing against them, or blocking them with hard movement, but just a subtle guide before contact is made.

Most of the basics in Aikido start with someone walking up and grabbing your hand. If you start your hand moving, not at them, but so that they have to reach just a little bit before they were ready, it made life so much easier. Anticipation of the game I guess. Theoretically this could also have some rather blatant philosophical interpretation, but I've already preached enough, and we're all intelligent people here right? ;-)

I can't remember what the third thing was, although I think I had one. Brain stack can only hold so much before it pushes I guess :-p

I'm still working quite a bit on focus. It's incredibly more difficult than it seems. If I do something 20 times, I'm happy to keep focus for 4 of them. Kinda crazy when you think about it, how much we just don't pay attention cause we think we know what's going on.

On other notes, we got to see Rush on thursday night. Awesome concert. I'm always amazed how they can produce sooo much cohesive sound with just 3 people. Not quite as good as last time. It was the last show of the tour, and you could tell they were a bit tired (except on a few songs where they just fought through it and the energy level rose about 20 notches), and they had the Treble on the lead guitar turned up too high so it bled a bit. But the drum solo was of course phenominal, I'm amazed how they can play lead on a 12 string guitar, and how the singer can sing and play bass and play synthesizer... all at the same time. Makes me feel like a novice :-)

Ok, this has gone on long enough, hopefuly I'll keep up with it better over this next week!

Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky? I think so Brain, but I don't think everyone in the world should fart at the same time, regardless of the implications.