Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

cheefatt, Audi, Wu: Thanks for all of your responses. They were very well thought out and extremely helpful. I think Erle Montaigue put me on to this in his videos, but for whatever reason it is easier for me to visualize the lead Wardoff hands being backfists to my opponents face, with the rear han...

Cheefatt, Thanks for the detailed response. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> The left stepping is to side step out to avoid a left punch and then the circling left hand up is to attach, lea...

Wu, Thanks for your response. So what I gather from what you are saying is that the opponent is indeed attacking from the NORTH with a right punch, although you never actually face him directly when warding off. Or maybe your opponent's NORTH to SOUTH momentum (out of control attack, for instance) h...

Could someone explain the application/intent of the way that the Yang Family practices Grasping Sparrow's Tail Left. It appears to me that their bow stance is to pointed the NORTH, however the waist/eyes/intent stay to the NORTHEAST. I have always been taught that the stance/waist/eyes/intent of thi...