Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Hi Louis, thanks for the translation. This section confirmed my opinion: "The front foot is not entirely empty; it also possesses some sustaining force (zhicheng de liliang). In the left and right empty stances of Yang Style taijiquan, the front foot is never entirely empty (kong: void, hollow)...

Hi Steve B., I didn't question any of the specific applications you described. I just thought it would be theoretically relevant to (sort of) define what was meant by "An" before carrying on much further. For example, if it is translated as "push," (or even "withdraw - push,...

Hi Steve B., "An in the footwork looks very similar to Ji." I think much of this is going to have to do with how the terms are defined. For example, "An" can be translated as "press down" and "Ji" can be translated as "Squeeze." Translating them thes...

Hi Steve B., >[1]One of the clearest examples of a step that can have a direct application is in Step Up, >Deflect Downward, Parry and Punch. ... >[2]However, on deeper analysis, when one observes this hand and foot movement at the same time in >the southern arts, it is seen as a block or trap with ...

Hi Steve, yes, what general observations do you have for the use of tjq footwork? I don't do Chen style, but the "stpes" are similar in Yang style. Do you see the steps as "strikes"? Do you think the legs can manifest "peng, lu, ji, an" etc? Whcih particular movements o...