Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DavidJ: "I think that almost all pivots are done in one fell swoop because it's not necessary to do them otherwise. I think that the pivot between the first and second shuttles is done in two stages because it is more efficient to do it that way, not because it's nec...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DavidJ: First I pivot my left foot about 135 degrees or so, step out with the right foot the remaining 135 degrees, then finish the left foot pivot, that's about 70 degrees to 90 degrees, depending. One important thing here is that in the end of the first part of the pivo...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Michael Coulon: In 'hand strums the lute' you transition into a heel stance. The left foot steps out to the heel which opens the waist/h...

Jerry, In the other thread on leaning elsewhere on the disc.bd. you said: "Yang Zhenduo advocates leaning forward slightly in a bow step whenever both hands are going in the same direction. That means all bow steps except single whip and fan through back." At last summer's seminars I thoug...

[ I see that any time I cite what the Yangs do, there will always be a chorus of different versions, all of which is actually pretty confusing to the beginner. I am going to keep all the public forums as is, except for the ask Yang Jun forum, which will be moved into a private, Association members o...

There is a 270 degree pivot from the first shuttle to the second shuttle. David[/B][/QUOTE] Does this mean that you pivot your left foot 270 d. in one motion (without stopping the pivoting) during the transition or do you pivot it say 135 d. or as far as it will go, then do the last 90 or thereabout...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Audi: <B>Charla, A couple of years ago, I posted a question similar to yours (on whether the heel or toe should touch in a given empty s...

what about the article in the last Yang Assoc. Newsletter by Dave Barrett? It was really helpful to me in understanding "relax." CQ

Last night while practicing, for reasons unbeknownst to me, I went to an empty step on "toe" (ball) in Hand Strums the Lute, suddenly mentally blocking and feeling strange I went to my notes to find the reason it felt strange and why for the life of me I couldn't remember if heel or toe wa...

Thank you for the article by Justin Meehan. His clear writing style answered some of my questions about differences in styles. His fair and non-judgemental tone resolved many of my doubts about TCC work I had done before meeting the Yangs. This article was refreshing in light of the recent discussio...