Date: May 30, 2015
Location: Tewksbury Park
Weather: Between 70's and 80's. Sunny.
Attendance: One-on-one with Mr. Tu

Today's routine:
Pao Chui
Ba Zhang Quan (8 Grand Palms)

Summary:
The first moves of Pao Chui are the most important ones. They look like straight punches, but they can cover a whole spectrum of moves. Keep the fist straight on punches, so it won't buckle. Feel and breathe with your feet. To a beginner, you see colors in black and white, but to an experienced eye, you see the different shades between them. To find your center while stationary is difficult, and to find it while moving is even more challenging. Your center can go up and down between the sternum and dan tien. Try to keep your center in the dan tien area. The power in each move is part of the training, but is not the ultimate goal. Mr. Tu quoted the late Gong Bao Zhai, "Skill and virtue must come together." More training is required, which means more stationary stances, more circlewalking and more practice of the opening moves of Pao Chui.

For the Ba Zhang Quan, recognize the shoulder moves. The moves are not rigid, but more relaxed and flowing. When jumping back, do not jump with your feet, but more through your torso.