Looking Out

With my knee injury, I am shifting my focus to something that's been on my radar for quite some time, but that I've never really put to the forefront.  This is "looking out" rather than "looking in" with my forms.

This is part of feedback that was probably given to me a couple years ago already.  And is also directly related to feedback during my last belt evaluation.  Intensity.

I haven't gone too far with it yet, so not alot of crazy insights or discoveries quite yet, but here is what I'm noticing so far.  And some may not make sense to you....and to be honest, they aren't quite clear to me yet either.  Lol.

• It's not easy for me to look out beyond where I would imagine my "bubble of energy" is.  It almost feels like my mind leaves my body behind in a way.  I think I'm just vey internal with everything I do so it just feels a little foreign right now.
• I can see that, even though I was turning my head first, towards the next attack, I have never really been looking.
• With looking out, it does sort of feel like my power is going further with my strikes.  I don't mean reaching.  I don't think my physical reach has changed in any way.  It just feels like I'm going further for some reason.
• I feel somewhat more assertive.

This is where it is right now.  I'm hoping to make some more connections and develop this so it become the norm, and not something I have to really concentrate on.  

Also.  On another note.  Dan and I are heading to Golden tomorrow for a couple nights and we'll be walking with the wolves on Tuesday.  Very excited about that.