Sparring

[Cathe Frederic]

I am surprised at how much I am looking forward to learning how to spar! Every time we've done free flow hubad, I experienced an excitement and just pure pleasure at not knowing what my partners next movement would be and was also very surprised when my arms responded with the proper block! (like the punch block) I have only done any sparing with Tae Kwon Doe when I went to test for my green belt. (I was 17 years old then!) I will need to balance my need to protect a weak back with my desire to get in there and move! That is going to require some disciplin! I don't want to injure myself, yet I can hardly contain my excitement at the prospect of sparring! Who would have thought that at my age I could find an activity that I found more enjoyable than flying airplanes? KUNG FU!