Tanulis

Thank you all for the support and suggestions! I'll check out some more exotic Kata from different styles and continue to improve! Perhaps also I could make the form go 4 directions instead of 2, that way it doesnt seem too linear and repetitive.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=548731051810280&l=09deb70170 The tortoise is my spirit animal, and my martial art is a cultivation and expression of my soul.

Hello all, my name is Tanulis. I have been training for 7 years in various styles including Combat Karate, Bujinkan, Stick Fighting and touching on the internal aspects of Chinese styles. After knee surgery from tearing my ACL in High School Football, I was taught the basics of martial arts movement, balance and form. After many years of training, I developed a style just for me called Way of the Woodsong. Its a both ''hard'' and ''soft'' style, with movements designed to help me bring my chi through my whole being, similar to Taijiquan or Aikido, and allow me to become one with the ALL. Ive come to learn that when studying martial arts, its not the art itself.. but the getting in tune with yourself that matters. When the flow comes naturally, you are able to feel the energy around you build up and you can harness it for your own personal empowerment or to protect those you love. My stickfighting style is very free-form and flowing, but as for unarmed I have developed my own Empty Hand form for my meditation & exercise. I perform the kata dozens of times per day, and like to chisel new movements in as I feel it necessary. Its a 22 move form, but in time I'll update it to a robust 50 or 60 move form. If you all have any suggestiions, it would be most helpful! Way of the Woodsong - Empty Hand Form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-c4_3gVGtQ Always Seeking, Tanulis