I use to think that intensity was speed and power. Even though I was working on those aspects, I am not increasing intensity. One thing we have been asked to work on is our eyes. What does that mean? I was given the example of “looking but not seeing”. So today I did my forms slow and focused on what I was looking at. Guess what I noticed? My gaze was always out of focus and about 15 feet in front of me. I was keeping my head up and eyes to the front but I wasn’t seeing anything close to me. Not realistic at all. I went through many forms and it was all the same. I tried to narrow my focus on where I was hitting or blocking. It took real effort to bring my gaze closer but I could do it. As I write this, I am sure that I do this in sparring as well. Why? I try to expand my focus to see more in my peripheral view but I am losing out in my immediate view. Another basic technique that I need to back track to the beginning. This might not fix my intensity but it’s a start on that path.
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