6 Weeks Personal Learning

During the six week Winter break, I decided that each day I would continue to complete the six makko-ho stretched taught to us in class. I thought this would be a good way of increasing my flexibility, something which I considered as one of my strengths. By doing so, I also feel confident that I can remember the stretched in the correct order and also know the names of them. I am still not completely sure that I know which exact muscles they are stretching, but it is definitely something that I will be looking into in the future.

Metal.

On the second picture I was using the un-natural thumb as the leader, I need to tuck my head under a lot more!

 Earth.

I was happy with the amount of elevation I achieved in this stretch, however, I noticed that my hand need to more parallel to each other to avoid injury and make the stretch more effective.






Fire (First).

I was overall happy with this stretch, in future I could try having my arms outside of my legs as this could have prohibiting the stretch slightly.

Water (Parts one and two).

I was happy overall with this stretch for my abilities at the moment. In the future I hope to be able to drop my head further towards my legs in the second part of the stretch.

 Fire (Second).

Again, I was generally pleased with this stretch, I was particularly impressed by the curve I achieved with my spine.

Wood.

I was really trying to concentrate on having my arm above my ear whilst stretching. I am confident that I will be able to develop this stretch even further.