Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Audi, I cannot take credit for this method, it is what I was taught by the teachers at the Wu Academy a very long time ago. As I was taught, so I now teach. Semantics matter to me as well, since this is a mind game it is pretty much all semantics right from the get go. The right set of semantics can...

CD, You did not fully read what I wrote and so it appears you have replied incorrectly and from hubris rather than with rational thought. Let me enlighten you by restating what I actually wrote, which was "and not use any unnecessary contraction to do so", and now by educating you on how t...

CD, As I've often stated, "to each their own". If you feel that method works for you then by all means use it. I find it to be "close but no cigar" but if you find it effective then so be it. Many people find "close but no cigar" to be enough for them as they move forwa...

CD, I have to disagree on your "weight couldn't be picked up if fully relaxed" statement. Rather vehemently in fact. I can lift five, ten, twenty, more pounds weights all day long and not use any unnecessary contraction to do so. Relaxation and weakness are not equivalent in any way. One c...

Is it possible to be too limp? Yep. "Too limp" is the opposite of "too stiff" and Taiji theory applies here, telling us too much of either is less than desirable. "Neither too much nor not enough" is the method we want to follow, since this applies to everything it shou...

dottaichi, Welcome. And... Close. You are so much closer to how "Sung" works than anyone I've seen in a long time that I am flat out amazed. Only one thing that I would say is "incorrect", not wrong that's something entirely different. Here it is: "having two pairs of muscle...

Hello,
Welcome to the forum.
We tend to be a bit slow in the Summer months, things normally pick back up a bit once the weather turns cool.
In the meantime, there's a lot to read here.

Bob

Siahn, Your questions are valid, we've all had them. I know the answers to them, for me. Unfortunately that doesn't help you very much, there's nothing I can do about that. That said, I ask no one to "believe me" on faith of my statements alone. So why am I so sure about the "effectiv...

Put a TCC martial arts practitioner in boxing gloves, throw him inside the ropes, force him to follow the rules of boxing (which is essentially telling him he can't use ANY of the skills he has trained, for instance; joint locks, tendon tearing, sinew splitting, groin strikes, any kicks, eye gouging...

Siahn, Ah, there you are! We were beginning to doubt that you were "real"? So are you going to answer me now? In case you've forgotten after all this time I was the one who asked you to define "real" for us so we could know how to respond. You have not done so yet, so here's your...

I will contact Ken when I get home and get him and you together.
If nothing else he may be able to introduce you to someone closer to you who would be a good teacher.

GVI, What part of IL are you in? I know a very good instructor in the Chicago/Skokie area. AND going back and reading what you actually wrote after I asked... You're fairly close to my friend, fellow IYFTCCA instructor, and disciple of GM Yang Jun, Ken Ning. Let me know if you're interested and I'll...

I have to agree with Master Chi, Tai Chi is not good for weight loss. However practicing Tai Chi Chuan IS good for weight loss. Well, it is if you do it right. If you want to lose weight using Tai Chi Chuan it's actually very easy, here's the formula in a nutshell: Practice more than you eat. If you...

Fchai, Yes energy transitions all the time, it's a Yin/Yang thing. Intent is what defines the "name" of an energy because the intent drives the energy to move. However in the end what you name an energy doesn't actually make a blind bit of difference, at all, to it's utilization. Further, ...

Dianexx, I would say that your reason for attending is, in fact, one of the best reasons I have ever heard anyone give. Why do I attend? Well... Now it's because my students are showing up and they sort of expect me to be there too. :D However when I started out it was to learn the martial art. Plai...