Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Although I do not have the authoritative status of Gu Liuxin, I do have long term experience with both Yang and Chen styles of Taijiquan. My understanding is that silk reeling (chansijin) and silk pulling (chousijin) are quite different, despite the similar language. I also feel that both styles hav...

Audi, Excellent work! <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Audi: <B>... Maintaining the correct curve seems to be one means of feeling the peng energy inherent in a springy ...

Audi, These concepts are certainly easier to illustrate physically than through words, but I'll try to answer the questions that you posed. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted...

Audi, The rotation of the palm is certainly not a defining action for the one-handed push hand drill. I was replying to the post by Rich that introduces the palm turning aspect. Does it matter to you if a Taijiquan energy is illustrated by the generating force or its resulting effect on the opponent...

Rich,

Thanks for the clarification. I agree with your excellent post.

DP

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Rich, Why, in the drill described by Yang Zhenji, is what you call "Lie is rotating" not actually roll-back (as is usually given for either the one- or two-handed versions of this drill)? What do you feel differentiates liejin from lujin? Isn't lujin also rotating (and "dissolving&quo...

Fred, Your comment that "Jin is only one, not eight" is good, but I feel that dividing it into eight different types for clarification and study is valuable. This would be similar to dividing directions into North, South, East and West in order to better give travel directions. While all t...

Bob, I would think that the "the attack is push, the defense is ward off" would be associated with the "advance/retreat aspects" [i.e. shifting forward/backward] while the "split" is associated with the rotation of the waist after the retreat (after both the push and wa...

Louis, It seems that practitioners typically view split energy (liejin) as a two handed technique, so I can see why you are interested in the mention of it here in a description of a one hand push hand drill. My view on split (a force couple, or push/pull or absorb/project action) has been presented...

This may be somewhat off topic (definitely off from the original topic of this thread), but I think that this may be the appropriate place to introduce this. When we study weapons, we are frequently instructed to send our qi to the tip of the weapon. Isn't this similar to extending qi outside of our...

Good topic Kal! I like what Cheefatt said in his post. Here are some additional things to consider. If the majority of your intent is not separate from your opponent, then it is difficult for the opponent to read yours separate from theirs. This is the "following your opponent" concept, wh...

As to the story of the bird, I also feel that it is possible, and probably illustrates physical principles. As I understand it, birds do need to push with their feet to begin flight, although different species may be different. For example, most water birds in the water need to run along the water s...

Peng Jin is an central concept in Taijiquan and, as I understand it, has multiple aspects involved in it. As pointed out by others is the concept of resilient relaxation (fang song). My understanding of what is involved here physiologically is that you want the muscles used for movement - the fast t...

Jerry, Thanks for the posts of your translations. On the Third Rep link you translated "sanlinsuan and xiantaisuan" as being adenosine triphosphate. This is probably what was intended, but there seems to be an error by the author (not having a scientific background?). "Sanlinsuan"...

Audi: "I could be wrong, but I had not thought that the way we normally do Ward Off Right would constitute "splitting energy." I do not mean to say that you could not use such energy in this posture, but only that we do not do it with that intent. On another thread, we have discussed ...