Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

psalmqimico, Audi's comments are excellent though we do physiclal posture, it is more on an "energetic" (energy") level. The language is not a 1-1 correspondence where the word in mandarin means one word in english. There are variations in usage depending on speaker's experience, bett...

I have used the "hook hand" (starting from beginning and before actual end position) as parry with open paln (upward) wrist area as if, grabbed then if counteracted use towards chin (side spin/turn action) or to chest (middle-zhongwan). If grabbed (actual hold/prehold, then use wrist lock ...

wushuer, That is exactly what I meant. Hummingbirds are not supposed to fly based on present aerodynamics but obviously they do. Theories abound but the exact actions are difficulkt to duplicate though efforts are on to find out why. Same with push hands as there is lots of talk and few can exhibit ...

From experience, this stuff is usually after one has trained in the martial aspect and a way of providing insight and memeory into entrainment of tradition. The philosophical ramblings are useless for a beginner that is why it is "taught" (use to be and now, no longer viable) after the ext...

psalmqimico, I love tradition but there is a point where (for me) a thing doesn't sound right and I do tend to pay lip service (while doing the exact opposite in personal time). Many teachers state that benefits can be achieved in more time than allocated, and this stymies the one(s) who may grasp a...

I came across this study involving the Beijing 24 form being used as "yangshengong" (spirit nourishing exercise). It was conducted by a Japanese university (Osaka);

The link is as follows: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpa ... e/-char/en

At my low level, I ahve found fajin to be "mechanical" and morese in Yang style a I have felt limited expression of this, meaning few Yang stylists can show this (even myself) with a Yang style frame. More Chen style tend to exhibit this. One of my first teaches (from Hong Kong), a Yang pr...

wushuer et al, what i ave seen is that mind/heart may be synonomous while at the same time being different due to its present separation in the english language and orientation. What you described as I undertandt it is that one has to learn/synchronize/internalize the physical/external (obviously th...

wushuer, If you survey what is being taught, application are rarely done. Just form and push hands and this is even limited. Most people rarely ask questions and since they are into health, they appear to be satisfied. Nothing should be wrong with their level of satisfaction. I do not believe that o...

Michael,

Thanks for the response. Sometimes I get tired of form and it does become monotonous so I do more post standing. As i get old(er), I ave tried to 'simplify' for lack of a better word but ony do form to remember the sequence and keep it im mind.

Thanks for sharing.

wushuer, Your meaning was what I was referring to. Use in real life confrontations (using the skill of avoidance instead of physical corrective methods) along with its literal practice meanings. Example; you ar ehaving a verbal match and the others keeps insisting and you both keep going back and fo...

The poetic Repulse Monkey is different from the application. Seizing the raised leg -empty and dislodging the full (leg holding posture) is at odds with the poetic description, and I have found this to be deceptive for the beginner/intermediate practitioner. For the health practitioner this may be g...

I statrted with rolling hands about 25 years ago while stationed in the Far East (Philippines, S. Korea, Taiwan) but the type of trianing was different as I returned to USA. It was called "rolling hands" then and it was better at trapping, parrying, etc and /or movinng away and moving the ...

psalm, greetings. where do I start? 1. Zhanzhuang aka post standing, post staking, wiji zhuang, wujizhanzhuang all convey the same meaning. It basically is holding static postures (without external movemnt) for periods of time. It is an important training that many neglect today especially in Yang s...

Mind intention is USELESS. It is a good byproduct of taijiquan practice but never the goal. 1. Do zhanzhuang 2. Do individual posture training 3. DO form 4. Do weapons practice 5. Have fun Mind only controls movement when you have accumulated the gong of practice, meaning you have the duration and f...