Every time I do the calculation, I arrive at the same answer… I think my year of tai chi will be done on March 6, 2013. So I get the traditional ‘year and a day’, I think that I’ll do 366 days, and end on March 7. I haven’t decided if I’ll throw a party… or just keep going, but not write about it as much. What’s your preference?
During the kicks and spins around the middle of the tai chi form, I almost slipped and fell. I had just done the high kicks left and right, and finished the spin… and I was all wobbly on my right foot. I put my left toe down and exhaled forcefully using my core muscles to stabilize my spine, and touched the ground… Boom. Stable again. A little later, I did a Snake Creeps Down which leads into Step to the Seven Stars of the Dipper (silly name for a forward step with a fist-block, but there you are), and felt all the muscles in my core tighten up.
I have a set of core muscles.
It was sort of shocking. I’m not sure you’ll ever be able to see them, but I can feel my abs now. They’re there, which is shocking enough. They’re strong, too, which is more shocking. When did this happen?
Gradually. Over the last 327 days.
I agree with Simon. Keep at it. We are with you.
[…] ripple as my legs stay still, and my upper body twists first to the left, and then to the right. The core exercises of tai chi build the core muscles of the body, a little bit at a time, and those muscles engage in the oddest ways at the oddest times. The […]
> haven’t decided if I’ll throw a party… or just keep going, but not write about it as much. What’s your preference?
My vote is for: throw a party and keep going & writing about your practice – it’s inspirational to read about small steps done regularly.