In this session, I was determined not to fool around with excuses of being fresh or not being familiar with the moves. So I paid attention and executed the moves with as much precision as I can manage. And was "there" as much as I could manage.
The black belt senior brushed up our CKD (Contact Kalarippayattu Defence) and taught me VT (Verumkai adi Terkapel or empty-handed techniques). I was amazed by the fluidity of the movement that I did not really observe in my classmates. He was telling us how the movement should be continuous and we should not stop in between and execute one move while preparing the other. The rhythm I was looking for was there but everyone's rhythm is slightly different. Which is ok. He was also telling us the functionality of the moves in an actual fight. According to him, there were some moves that master changed so as to be more applicable to realistic situations. So the context of the adaptation of the movement is different from his to Zarrilli's to Elizabeth. The philosophy of the practitioner that uses the movement will always be imprinted unto the practice itself, even though the practice is learnt wholesale from someone else.
In order to achieve the fluidity, the flexibity, the precision of movements and execute the correct moves, the whole process demanded a considerable amount of attention in all these aspects. The need to think and do at the same time within such a short time brought the bodymind together.
The need for "daily practice" also screamed out to me because of the amount of limb coordination that has to be done in order to execute the moves properly. I guess when the moves are more familiar, the sense of the bodymind might become even stronger when I practiced Kalarippayattu.
Master was quite happy with my CKD and asked me to perform Soudu 1 for the performance they had coming up.
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