It was amazing to see the students who participated. I was astounded by how good thier forms have become. I watched a lot of my fellow students Loa Gar form, which they mostly learned online. I remember that most of them started learning Loa Gar just before the pandemic shut the kwoon down. Now to see the same students not only know the whole form but to see them move with flow was amazing!
My hand form I felt was adequate but not great. I need to continue to practise and hone it through more one on one's. I also reminded myself that I also just started learning 18 Temple motions before the kwoon shut down so maybe I shouldn't be too hard on myself.
Some learnings that I want to share about the Tiger challenge.
- Know your space. Do your form in the space that you'll be using to be judged in. Do you have enough room? How's the footing? Are you too far away from the camera?
- lighting. How's the lighting being picked up by your camera? If it's too dark or too bright neither is going to be good for the judges to see you.
- Camera. Know the limitations of your camera both in quality and how wide the angle is. I saw alot of people go outside of what the camera's angle was able to record. This obviously makes it impossible for the Sifu's to see what your doing.
Finally take all of these things into account and record your form ahead of time in the exact conditions your going to judged in. Watch the recording to see if the lighting is good, do you stay in focus and can the judges see all parts of your form? I think that this perspective will serve us well even when we're performing in person.
Mr. Repay
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