During the windmill kick this morning during the form, the toes of my right foot grazed the outstretched left palm, and then hit the right palm, on the way to the floor. This is what I was trying to achieve a week or so ago. I have a feeling it’s not going to happen again for a little while… these things take time, first of all; and second of all I’m not sure what I did that made this little change possible. Something felt different on the way into the maneuver, though, and it feels like it’s going to take some time to figure out what that change is.
But my body knows how to do it after all. That makes me feel pretty good.
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