Practicing 3-4 nights a week

I think I'm finally building a stable schedule for practicing the Chen style.  I switched to a few different classes at our school to see what works best in terms of timing and the level other students.  The Sunday class was working pretty well but it was moved.  So after changing a few times, what I have found working best for me is to stick to two one-hour sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays.  Both of these are two-hour classes, and the students know the form (Chen style old form first road), so Master Li works through the form to the end in the first hour and then teaches the class doing Taiji sward in the second hour.

I still need to concentrate on the first road.  I learned the ending of the form first, and then I have been gradually learning the beginning in the class and using the DVD.  The middle still needs work before I can at least do it all by myself without the need to watch others to see what comes next.  Getting there is very important to me because then I will be able to concentrate on the energy work and the details of the spiral moves in the form, rather than just its choreography.

I also go to  the park near hour house one to two nights a week and practice whatever that I've learned, plus doing the silk reeling exercises that Master Li emphasizes on.  Days are getting shorter so it's getting a little bit harder to do it before it gets dark, but I think I can stick to this schedule for a longer period.  This will mean regular practice of 3-4 nights a week, which is by far better than once a week!