Aloha Tribe,
So, for the next month, I've started Lily of the Valley's Kelly Slater Surfing Exravaganza Camp. Of course, this doesn't really directly involve Kelly, instead, what I'm doing is studying his moves in all of his dvds and in as many magazines as I have on him as well as all the book photos, and analyzing the movements from a Chi perspective and then, translating these movements into a moving Wai Dan series of flowing exercises, not too unlike Tai Chi actually, though more specifically, like Liuhebafa aka Waterboxing.
I have two primary forms, one is Wai Dan which means physical movements, and the other is Nei Dan which means mental or visual images in one's mind. So, in the first form, I actually physically do the movements, focusing on balance mixed harmoniously with flexibility, whereas, with the Nei Dan visualizations, I do the same form, only, I do it while sitting perfectly still and not moving but instead, simply circulating the Chi within my body and muscles exactly replicating if I was literally doing the movements.
I began my camp yesterday, and will do it for the next month, roughly 6 to 8 hours a day.
My purpose is to dramatically increase my balance, flexibility, and creativity mirrored by mimicry of Kelly's movements then, going beyond simple mimicry and adapting the movements to my own body and feminine style.
Bodaciously Stoked,
Lily of the Valley
So, for the next month, I've started Lily of the Valley's Kelly Slater Surfing Exravaganza Camp. Of course, this doesn't really directly involve Kelly, instead, what I'm doing is studying his moves in all of his dvds and in as many magazines as I have on him as well as all the book photos, and analyzing the movements from a Chi perspective and then, translating these movements into a moving Wai Dan series of flowing exercises, not too unlike Tai Chi actually, though more specifically, like Liuhebafa aka Waterboxing.
I have two primary forms, one is Wai Dan which means physical movements, and the other is Nei Dan which means mental or visual images in one's mind. So, in the first form, I actually physically do the movements, focusing on balance mixed harmoniously with flexibility, whereas, with the Nei Dan visualizations, I do the same form, only, I do it while sitting perfectly still and not moving but instead, simply circulating the Chi within my body and muscles exactly replicating if I was literally doing the movements.
I began my camp yesterday, and will do it for the next month, roughly 6 to 8 hours a day.
My purpose is to dramatically increase my balance, flexibility, and creativity mirrored by mimicry of Kelly's movements then, going beyond simple mimicry and adapting the movements to my own body and feminine style.
Bodaciously Stoked,
Lily of the Valley
