Water Boxing.

Last week, Thursday, I started the Water Boxing class at the Tai Chi school. K asked me if knowing some other forms made it easier to learn a new one. Since the underlying principles are essentially the same, there are some things that come easier than others. The distinction is clearly made by my teacher, though, that what I'm working on is not a Tai Chi form. It's something else.

The moves so far really do feel like the flow like water. There's very few clear starts and stops in the form as it stands right now. I've learned what I think are about 18 moves, and can count only two clear transitions. It's pretty liquid.

You know, now that I think about it, I have no idea how many moves are even in this form. the Tai Chi form is a pretty clear 60 moves. I haven't counted the moves on each side of the San Shou forms, but I recall it's about 40 to 50 moves. I've heard that Water Boxing or as I think it's called, Liuho-Pafa, is a much longer form. Ah, well. I spent about two and a quarter years on the San Shou forms. I suppose I'll be on this for a few years, anyway. I just have to remember to keep practicing the other forms. Especially the Hsing I Sword form, or what little I actually know of it. It feels good. (Looks pretty damn cool, too, if I do say so myself.)