I am very happy to be studying Left Side special form with Mark again after taking a break from new forms for a while. This is the last bit of official BTCCA syllabus that I missed studying in London when I lived in Scotland. There is also talk of Marcel and I getting the 3 other Talu patterns from his old colleagues who had studied with a different student of John Kells, Michael Spink. This is a lower priority as we already have The Dance, with its profound iterations of forms and applications. But the completist in me likes to get 'a full set', so I may set it to work towards a good end. Scottish crew, get your LS form posture sheets printed out for my next visit!
Any London students of Mark's who know the left side form, and its 189 postures, I will be glad to meet up and practise with you, get in touch.
Re International Women's Day, it seems appropriate to mention that I am also considering a special experimental workshop for later this year, or early next year, to teach some sabre to women artists. If you have creative friends who might like to do this, who do not necessarily already study T'ai Chi, let them know. Have a look at www.instagram.com/foundandground for details by clicking on the two black and white pictures that Tim took of me and Carmen doing sword with Mark.
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