Losing my mind

Have you ever felt that you’re most creative when you don’t try to be creative?

I found this out in a push hands session recently. It was a surprising move even to me. I didn’t know of the “counter attack” as I didn’t react to the oncoming force. I just followed through the force while the hand took care of the opponent. So the counter-attack came from a strange angle which i’ve never considered before. Apparently, the hand knew.

I counter-check with my teacher and he said that the best move is the one that you don’t even know.

We’ve been trying to learn soft hands so that the opponent finds it difficult to “feel” where we’re coming from. The ultimate skill would mean even you yourself do not know where your own force is coming from.

So lose your mind. Forget about thinking, and let the body take care of the rest. I guess this is how the form becomes formless.

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