tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23050733775952531302024-03-17T19:59:49.142-07:00Classical Tai Chi BlogBlogging about Classical Tai Chi in California Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger502125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-5789983024619936062024-02-13T03:51:00.000-08:002024-02-13T07:32:29.105-08:00Glib<p>https://youtu.be/Prtux8S7ITw?si=wQMe4UE</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYLoUSQ0npQjS6kj_4wAJ-Fobde5jbf2jv1Qf8i-7DUyxPvG9ZBD4s7TX_btG_WfV5xAJdeHWvOPya_v3VTy9gfUbuaoAFssc6FjGQnXhsY9EBkrSB6LVg-_bXXXE_bhcgn53S5VtK1yk3GrojWvBBJVNtx2iAHWFmS5WMQkJFfGPfgZZDjokae67/s400/workshopsept05.jpg.w300h400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYLoUSQ0npQjS6kj_4wAJ-Fobde5jbf2jv1Qf8i-7DUyxPvG9ZBD4s7TX_btG_WfV5xAJdeHWvOPya_v3VTy9gfUbuaoAFssc6FjGQnXhsY9EBkrSB6LVg-_bXXXE_bhcgn53S5VtK1yk3GrojWvBBJVNtx2iAHWFmS5WMQkJFfGPfgZZDjokae67/s320/workshopsept05.jpg.w300h400.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I wonder why is there so much glibness in an advanced democracy? I have met so many people who treat even something like this so simplistically! Is it simply your perception that turning from the hips is the way to do it? Watching the befuddled faces seems to echo that. A simple experiment of turning above the pelvis and then below the pelvis, as shown, would test the veracity of whether one feels something or feels nothing. </p><p><br /></p><p>Isn't it also medical evidence that the pelvis/hips are significant joints in the body? Isn't it also a mechanical fact that “fulcrum” capability differs depending on distance factors? Accepting that evidence, isn't it logical reasoning that tells us the hips cannot turn by themselves but need to be powered by something else? </p><p><br /></p><p>Because your feet are so close together in this case, the hips turn by first turning the waist, which then turns the hips....the reverse order cannot work. In the case of taking a more extensive, sometimes much larger step size, isn't it then the pushing down of the feet generating power into the legs that turn the hips? </p><p><br /></p><p>Glib does indeed win superficially. If I had to guess, it is just more accessible for people to eschew logic and as well to be simplistic, aka glib in some explanation, and say, "The hips generate all movement".</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-90630609083099108832024-02-08T10:36:00.000-08:002024-02-08T10:36:24.359-08:00Is it internal or not?<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7iFQWYQwEM" target="_blank">IS IT INTERNAL OR NOT VIDEO LINK</a></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqsTcBxhuLn-pJQ351GBbuBu38WloVe2fm24NFrsvOx9YZZKTL8_HfAUBDQW0BtzjB_Aayve66odaKRrxCO7117whlFaQ0VGIpJZcIWCYUq33jxZ4GHyM-fnRiDHUpwveycsMYBR_-gPbGLfRaPTM3Eur4ruv6gsA94E6jl5_E_In_B3C-G0h803E/s222/Lower.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="84" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqsTcBxhuLn-pJQ351GBbuBu38WloVe2fm24NFrsvOx9YZZKTL8_HfAUBDQW0BtzjB_Aayve66odaKRrxCO7117whlFaQ0VGIpJZcIWCYUq33jxZ4GHyM-fnRiDHUpwveycsMYBR_-gPbGLfRaPTM3Eur4ruv6gsA94E6jl5_E_In_B3C-G0h803E/s1600/Lower.bmp" width="84" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My question to a Tai Chi instructor in 1977: "Can you show me an "internal" movement? He said: I'm doing it, but you can't see "internal movement." <br /><br />How do you know you are doing "internal"? Well, you CAN see "internal" movement on Master Hwa since he does not wear one of those Tai Chi uniforms so big it makes a tentmaker envious. So, if you can see it on Master Hwa, but some teachers say you can't catch it on them, others, or yourself, how do you know? Why not ask why you can't see it instead of "believing" a teacher? Then, ask what can I do to "get it"? <br /><br /><br /> In Classical Tai Chi, you know that you are doing "internal" by self-examination (seeing) where the movement originates in your body's torso. You know whether anyone is doing "internal" by examining (seeing) their movements. You can observe these things in your body, but as you progress, you can feel (tactile) whether the movement originates inside or outside the torso. <br /><br /><br />Master Wu Chien Chuan passed this on. Every move has to have yin and yang (not moving and moving) parts of the body, and those are either in the torso (internal), or they are not (external). The moving and not moving parts form a "junction" called a Yin/Yang pair. One part of the "pair" moves, and the other does not. <br /><br /><br />Much Tai Chi says it is "internal," but ask yourself the following question when you see it: Is the movement originating in the torso or an extremity outside the torso, such as arms, legs, etc.? You also have to reckon with the fact that any "extremity" is the furthest point or limit of something and that internal is situated on the inside.</span></span></div><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-24580125593424358362024-01-21T17:34:00.000-08:002024-01-21T17:34:24.681-08:00Tai Chi with a "McDonald's" Mentality<p> </p><p><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EyVmshqNn8C6lKd7L3Rrw6E-FRmmyOSN4UCGk3gimkf-KIUy40cwC4XdP20TSEwBcsG8m-5I56UPnRxcKHmksypmNWAyux0HW6wYk_1U3_BHF-TBISREVdMagbPvqGX-zP33Bjl03OmeGaxmRFiXacERe2BN_M0dCRVyBR2cgH_oqM9PDHenVnzE/s364/classical%20tai%20chi%20image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #fff2cc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="364" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EyVmshqNn8C6lKd7L3Rrw6E-FRmmyOSN4UCGk3gimkf-KIUy40cwC4XdP20TSEwBcsG8m-5I56UPnRxcKHmksypmNWAyux0HW6wYk_1U3_BHF-TBISREVdMagbPvqGX-zP33Bjl03OmeGaxmRFiXacERe2BN_M0dCRVyBR2cgH_oqM9PDHenVnzE/s320/classical%20tai%20chi%20image.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hello,</span></span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am a new student in tai chi, as of June of last year. I studied Karate, and then, due to an auto accident, I decided to begin the journey of tai chi. I could not do the Karate. I had back surgery, and tai chi has helped to strengthen my back. I know it is a long journey, but I would appreciate any advice you would give me.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Thank you in advance for your response. I was a school teacher for 25 years, and during that time, I taught Shotokan Karate for several years. After <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>the accident, it took me the best part of a year to gain mobility; then, I started tai chi by finding a class that someone offered for the back. I took it and found it very helpful. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I found Master Hwa's home page, Classical Tai Chi, on the Internet and was drawn to it immediately. It offers the most in-depth opportunity yet. I watched his videos on the page to take a look and found it excellent. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I am still learning the background of tai chi and still have a long way to go. But I want to find the most credible avenue as I begin this journey. I am 56 years old and want to make this decision I plan to follow for the rest of my life. I read on his website that you are a certified teacher and a senior student. I see you were the first accredited teacher. Can you offer some advice and encouragement? It is not easy, but I want to do this.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Roland</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Hi Roland!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A big problem with learning Tai Chi is approaching it with a frantic "I want it now" mentality. I'll tell you the same thing I tell my Tai Chi students. Any decision you make as to whether you continue Tai Chi needs one year. You have found an excellent teacher in Master Stephen Hwa, who teaches Classical Tai Chi. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">What is relevant is giving yourself enough time to experience Classical Tai Chi adequately in some depth. There is great depth in Master Hwa's many videos on YouTube. Access them from his website, all 50+ videos. I also recommend his Teachable website, and that address is on his Classical Tai Chi page. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On the other hand, a year is short in terms of a lifetime, and you would have needed to make a GREAT time commitment. There is something good about having a good video where you can watch a movement ten times. I know of no teachers who would repeat something that much in class. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Many Americans approach Tai Chi with a "McDonald's" Mentality. Those students expect Tai Chi to be cheap, fast, and enjoyable, just like a cheeseburger from McDonald's. They want it to be affordable, easily accessible, and pleasing to their taste. Unfortunately, this mindset doesn't always align with the principles and goals of Tai Chi, which require patience, dedication, and a commitment to learning and improving over time.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Deciding to stay or go based on less than one year may be doing yourself a disservice. Since you would have needed more time to make an educated decision, you will not be doing yourself any favors by quitting after three months.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I see people every semester in the schools where I taught Tai Chi who I never see again after eight weeks. No matter what I say, they undoubtedly feel that they know enough about it to warrant their decision. Thinking this is a shabby way to treat oneself, taking Tai Chi differs from going out and buying anything. "Well, I don't like this after one month, so I'll return it." Tai Chi better meet or exceed my expectations. This thinking is "frenetic"! </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As a teacher, I'm sure you understand teaching students who come to class in a "tizzy," as it were. As the famous Tai Chi author Robert W. Smith said, "I grew tired of teaching Tai Chi and simply retired; I found Americans simply too frenetic to teach." Don't fulfill what sounds like a self-fulfilling prophecy about being too frantic to learn.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-69478006581119472782024-01-09T07:55:00.000-08:002024-01-09T08:00:18.226-08:00Long better than Short & Vice Versa?<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/m2xJZ40xSZQ?si=gCzmo0h98nxm4WCP" target="_blank">Long better than Short & Vice Versa?</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOEiK5ciWY3u-HoulcfEduBVWurEtOK4eV9JrfRheY0D-34Nb26Ixlx_7vJg6iSO7jD66gz1mPyHTs7FsnlJlxFI5JK0zLUVIfBOjuzbLSFd2RH55uDO57yLPUPbOnhWF5oGc_h7kEu7kw3odEnx3sw75ISLFCx6xQegEBfpuhIWt8UgXTRJyKcsZ/s640/Augie%20081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOEiK5ciWY3u-HoulcfEduBVWurEtOK4eV9JrfRheY0D-34Nb26Ixlx_7vJg6iSO7jD66gz1mPyHTs7FsnlJlxFI5JK0zLUVIfBOjuzbLSFd2RH55uDO57yLPUPbOnhWF5oGc_h7kEu7kw3odEnx3sw75ISLFCx6xQegEBfpuhIWt8UgXTRJyKcsZ/s320/Augie%20081.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><u><b>This is also known as Rationalizations vs. Reasoning for doing Internal</b></u></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>ᴛᴏ: ꜱᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ ʜᴡᴀ, ꜱᴜʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ: ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴠꜱ. ʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ </b></i></span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Hi <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>Master Hwa: ɪɴ your book, "ᴜɴᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇ", ᴘ. 121 ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴇʀᴍꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ "ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋꜱ", ᴀɴᴅ "ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋꜱ" ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ. ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ "ʙᴀᴄᴋʙᴏɴᴇ" ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴍᴘɪʟɪɴɢ ꜰᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴠꜱ. ʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴍᴘɪʟɪɴɢ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. </b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">ꜰᴏʀ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ɪ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ 24 ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴏʀ (ɪɴꜱᴇʀᴛ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ). ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴅᴏɢɢᴇᴅʟʏ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜʏ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴅᴏɢɢᴇᴅʟʏ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ..." ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ 24 ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ, ʏᴀɴɢ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ, ᴇᴛᴄ...". ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ɪ ꜱᴀʏ, ᴀ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɪɴ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ, ᴀ "ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ" ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ʙʀɪᴇꜰ ᴇxɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʏɪɴ/ʏᴀɴɢ ᴊᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀꜱᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀꜱᴏ. </b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">ᴊɪm</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ʜᴡᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ </b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">ᴊɪᴍ: ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ 24 ᴠꜱ. 108 ʟᴏɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ. ʙᴜᴛ, ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀʀɢᴜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ʙᴏᴅʏ ꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏʀ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇᴀꜱɪʟʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ.</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">ꜱᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ</b></span></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div id="gtx-trans" style="left: 530px; position: absolute; top: -19.2px;"><div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-43715387598670612532023-12-28T09:18:00.000-08:002023-12-28T09:18:58.410-08:00"Ting Jin" during Sparring<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/gd2PeS-45rM?si=Z051Ib6PE6TPhUjz" target="_blank">Ting Jin during sparring</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2brvxUTlAOTyJFAONbBgRulcWexw1wEt_zFZqTlG8kEhWZCHf2uyBaiBx3eC799zQk3i7sS69L_KDgwwlwQ0ZEfqSCgp4x9VIrC_IS_c_SSgfEd9UHYNH56QR1lyuAT5tWTOw9a6ler2MnLK44aUXXk7wpK6IL76Vbz4i3PNtPw50mh2FE_lKhLTm/s300/img_0755.jpg.w300h225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2brvxUTlAOTyJFAONbBgRulcWexw1wEt_zFZqTlG8kEhWZCHf2uyBaiBx3eC799zQk3i7sS69L_KDgwwlwQ0ZEfqSCgp4x9VIrC_IS_c_SSgfEd9UHYNH56QR1lyuAT5tWTOw9a6ler2MnLK44aUXXk7wpK6IL76Vbz4i3PNtPw50mh2FE_lKhLTm/s1600/img_0755.jpg.w300h225.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWGxvHYYSzc_daHLAkTptWZPdy8fwpKLgmLb4r74RePp56tm0aBNSxCm207XZD0BnRqjSL7D5mSiakiX54lVKvtidRdy781wkDzwMK8agA-OksUKQSo4Z4LD0BDOXrt-IYIZoYZQN7Vb0D0KyK2foTJUDt3FJTj76BgqdPWkiKk8nUhT2fJr_Yfs5/s300/img_0757.jpg.w300h225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWGxvHYYSzc_daHLAkTptWZPdy8fwpKLgmLb4r74RePp56tm0aBNSxCm207XZD0BnRqjSL7D5mSiakiX54lVKvtidRdy781wkDzwMK8agA-OksUKQSo4Z4LD0BDOXrt-IYIZoYZQN7Vb0D0KyK2foTJUDt3FJTj76BgqdPWkiKk8nUhT2fJr_Yfs5/s1600/img_0757.jpg.w300h225.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Instead of pushing back at the opponent's attack, the best known defensive strategy of Tai Chi is to follow and stick to the opponents' move, neutralize or drain off its power and then counterattack. In order to be able to follow and stick to the opponent, one has to be relaxed, sensitive and quick on the feet, matching the opponents move with ease and anticipation. That is one reason that the Compact Form optimizes body posture to achieve lightness and nimbleness through parallel feet, compact movements, and avoidance of<br />"double heavy".<br /> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tai Chi applications emphasize stickiness or adherence to the opponent. This is useful only because this complements the fajin move perfectly. The characteristics of Fajin are:<br /> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Delivery of Fajin is most effective when already<br />in contact with the opponent such as sticking to<br />the opponent.<br /> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Delivery of fajin is most effective when the<br />hand in contact with the opponent is sufficiently<br />relaxed to allow "listening" or "ting jin"- the<br />objective of sticking to the opponent.<br /> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• Fajin has the ability to go from relaxation to<br />full power instantly. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When one sticks to the opponent and detects a weakness in opponent's move, one can suddenly counter attack with fajin without telegraphing the intent. If the capability of fajin is not available, even when one detects weakness in the opponent, one will not be able to take full advantage of those fleeting opportunities.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-3162089271083368662023-12-18T09:17:00.000-08:002023-12-18T09:21:12.342-08:00The 分开腿 Fēnkāi tuǐ "Parting Leg" <p> <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial;">分开腿 Fēnkāi tuǐ "Parting Leg" <a href="https://youtu.be/ZIMhKkccnC0" target="_blank">分开腿 Fēnkāi tuǐ "Parting Leg" </a></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-_gERsONwSkQC3nBqoYss-PZ4UqNj9xnHSRWshiH5pyLDLs7bzH-wq8dw42TjZDCHSakCh9zP-N3fkenx6nAHGv8vM9OgdaduLWwR2dffwInHwqs_oUdufu85lcYAf_ZCBWFi19HnATaG1IzE9QDl2XoIQBBWuowqYh7cq8P0R_rF4RtEk5nMkLO/s640/KMP-DVD%5B16-30-15%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-_gERsONwSkQC3nBqoYss-PZ4UqNj9xnHSRWshiH5pyLDLs7bzH-wq8dw42TjZDCHSakCh9zP-N3fkenx6nAHGv8vM9OgdaduLWwR2dffwInHwqs_oUdufu85lcYAf_ZCBWFi19HnATaG1IzE9QDl2XoIQBBWuowqYh7cq8P0R_rF4RtEk5nMkLO/s320/KMP-DVD%5B16-30-15%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #0d0d0d; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Posture 34, 36 - Parting Leg movements R & L, as Master Hwa says, "...begin the kicking section of both Round and Square Forms..."
As Jim Roach says: The kick at this part of the movement becomes a front kick and is something someone would use on you even when sparring. Sparring tends to end quickly when one is kicked in the groin, even cautiously. ...there is the intent of projecting power from the core flowing down the relaxed leg all the way to the toe as if the leg is a whip..." In this part of the movement, the Arms cross at the wrists as the hands form hollow fists, the left palm facing down and the right palm facing up allowing you to STICK to somones arms as they grab your arms. In the crossed position your forearms can clasp an opponent's arms as you fold yours at the elbow. One might say your arms act in a scissor-like movement folding at the elbow.
■ Even though the kick is not a full power kick (more of a kicking motion), there is the intent of projecting power from the core flowing down the relaxed leg all the way to the toe as if the leg is a whip. The toe is slightly stretched forward and the stretch is maintained during the sweep
■ Right upper body opens 45 degrees to the right
■ Right upper body closes to the left 45 degrees as the right palm rotates clockwise to face left
■ Upper body continues to turn left 45 degrees as the right knee lowers to allow the right hand to pass under the left hand
■ Arms cross at the wrists as the hands form hollow fists, the left palm facing down and the right palm facing up
■ Right heel lifts off the ground
■ Right foot moves forward and then kicks
■ Right leg swipes to
the right 90 degrees as both arms unfold to the sides and move to a low position</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-6788516865536200452023-12-07T08:26:00.000-08:002023-12-07T08:31:13.348-08:00Placing the Yin/Yang junction correctly<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;">Neuromuscular control, placing the Yin/Yang junction correctly a more in-depth look.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rpg8m9u7oUtiUHk_d-w6ZJnSyCNEyb8xPYvIo9665xMoNgzLuSM8q-Nbwofp87MDmQ9poQnnsEAjWF-o4k-hs48K7ma3eEDWjnum_KTjuNihe3rg5Ld82a5w0e0e35haQUyIPE54Xe8RCWP2hvNuLXOLjaA1foSt1FWGsh72tvhk-Ra8y0rVxiTL/s1920/vlcsnap-2023-12-07-08h00m03s198.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rpg8m9u7oUtiUHk_d-w6ZJnSyCNEyb8xPYvIo9665xMoNgzLuSM8q-Nbwofp87MDmQ9poQnnsEAjWF-o4k-hs48K7ma3eEDWjnum_KTjuNihe3rg5Ld82a5w0e0e35haQUyIPE54Xe8RCWP2hvNuLXOLjaA1foSt1FWGsh72tvhk-Ra8y0rVxiTL/s320/vlcsnap-2023-12-07-08h00m03s198.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri_gAESmdXcaMA2Cc6gS_kd_6gcrVGy7v7WwkzsmSk7XvFIj6TBmcaKfBagEq17rVo7I9ysVBNp51NZBVql2iuOgCeyxEpx8jXRS21mCxTqHMc2cxtJQd2TtLMc19AD8G0nu_Zl9V7dWpwlcVNaCJ1ysnlahjf6vEABWMDL0AQY9QmYLtVMB-sxdo/s1920/vlcsnap-2023-12-07-08h00m24s382.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjri_gAESmdXcaMA2Cc6gS_kd_6gcrVGy7v7WwkzsmSk7XvFIj6TBmcaKfBagEq17rVo7I9ysVBNp51NZBVql2iuOgCeyxEpx8jXRS21mCxTqHMc2cxtJQd2TtLMc19AD8G0nu_Zl9V7dWpwlcVNaCJ1ysnlahjf6vEABWMDL0AQY9QmYLtVMB-sxdo/s320/vlcsnap-2023-12-07-08h00m24s382.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/fv7v3qvwvnc" target="_blank">Place Yin/Yang Junction correctly</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> Real neuromuscular control, understanding junction”, “disjunction” and the “hinge” analogy. “One thing that even some long-time students don't get is how and where to place the "junction of Yin and Yang". One needs to see their own "dis-junction”. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Diving "deeper" into understanding, a Yin/Yang Junction is more than "...at the waist...". As he raises either arm, Master Hwa places the "junction" of the arm (which is the elbow) at the same height...each and every time. The elbow "junction" moves with the straight arm so that the elbow junction is at the exact location next to his waist, Then he can bend the arm. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">In other words, he raises the entire arm with no bend so that the elbow (junction of yin and yang) is at the same spot concerning his waist, each time. If a student does not do this and instead bends the arm with no fixed point for the elbow concerning the waist it is a “dis-junction” As he is raising it thus negating a definite location of a Yin Yang junction. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It's as if someone wanted to use a "hinge" (the elbow) on a door frame but instead of putting it in the most optimum spot would slide the hinge up and down the door frame and then attempt to use "bend" it as it was sliding rather than fixing "fastening" it down first to use "bend" it.”</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-5221123986959205572023-12-01T16:00:00.000-08:002023-12-01T16:00:21.754-08:00Classical Wu Style Tai Chi "Quarter Body Folding Movement"<p> <span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEedOjuQ2f_JXW6Fwx9qTOswLWFDxKhc0j5Ox47SecZeYUSkH8b8Pa_v_g9-MLjvKNn5_q3_uLXYKJnjVJAsi9lKIL-8Y-gAVhs4JzxCxtEHGyRdDC4c6F9hPxQBObG95HxEAZknRnbQxI5Anvndn7aTUnQkeOEP-ebCnR0FAJbbnR1wWh80Q_yC8/s320/Al%20Judd.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEedOjuQ2f_JXW6Fwx9qTOswLWFDxKhc0j5Ox47SecZeYUSkH8b8Pa_v_g9-MLjvKNn5_q3_uLXYKJnjVJAsi9lKIL-8Y-gAVhs4JzxCxtEHGyRdDC4c6F9hPxQBObG95HxEAZknRnbQxI5Anvndn7aTUnQkeOEP-ebCnR0FAJbbnR1wWh80Q_yC8/s1600/Al%20Judd.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypVVbdsWZLJLyJbhE0XKKDwL384EzBaVOhYaqJii8vaNNWuHeIdIr1H95r6Gte3Nxhfwd_uUot91O91fQRVsl3PwYD-uV6FwM9TSnOYXcjPb0FD7BIOAzroojayy7HlENcFV3VPuKYX2FPSDFnQeA0sL4DHUVPvCFacFu501A2_tN7lZ6Ma6gY_ri/s300/Pavillion%20strength.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypVVbdsWZLJLyJbhE0XKKDwL384EzBaVOhYaqJii8vaNNWuHeIdIr1H95r6Gte3Nxhfwd_uUot91O91fQRVsl3PwYD-uV6FwM9TSnOYXcjPb0FD7BIOAzroojayy7HlENcFV3VPuKYX2FPSDFnQeA0sL4DHUVPvCFacFu501A2_tN7lZ6Ma6gY_ri/s1600/Pavillion%20strength.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span>Classical Tai Chi Workshop from July 2011, Buffalo, NY. Master Stephen Hwa of Classical Tai </span></span></span></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span>Chi (Wu Tai Chi, Wu Style Tai Chi Taiji). Master Hwa discusses Silk Reeling "Quarter Body </span></span></span></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span>Folding Movement".</span></span></span></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap" role="text" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;">Excerpted and some editing from "Uncovering the Treasure, Classical Tai Chi's Path to Health & Energy" by Stephen Hwa:</span></span></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" id=":r2o:"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;"> <br />Please go to this link: Classical Wu Style Tai Chi "Quarter Body Folding Movement"</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;"><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://youtu.be/R2fCRDt6ObA?fbclid=IwAR3hx6Ts1phmRmhTYlU48H_3Eaf0-2cocAN2EHqvH9y067qqOCSxHhl7uxU" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/R2fCRDt6ObA</a></span> </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;">Master <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1793291045/?__cft__[0]=AZWRqrUUtreX-ZBS_O5H2ZrKruhP44Wd3Fwb4wAtvFVa5rFD20XIGQou2rjHxpl-VKNyTmU71IhCRF62_3PsFlf7OE5_Q-2z8uwzJifzzKaSQsIPUqwcyZWtzvJVTa76hOtWO5XCS0Xq5F5MpA2fRZDdX1BTVfaR7DDWU3emuaREToKLT8d_a0EK26sxPssd0CE&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Stephen Hwa</a></span> teaching it and you can see student and friend Al Judd. RIP dear Al.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;">A nice obituary in the Buffalo News: <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://buffalonews.com/obituaries/features/allen-w-judd-96-world-war-ii-veteran-photographer-active-churchman/article_2de29a4e-bd69-11ed-8bf2-7743926d0b5d.html?fbclid=IwAR2TeNcmBuWuEELeq0kguCFx3rGDKHgaU2NKt_qIq7KnP6bTTKwGB5l5_SY" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://buffalonews.com/.../article_2de29a4e-bd69-11ed...</a></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" style="font-family: arial;">Al Judd was a Classical Tai Chi student of mine and in one photo is with Master <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1793291045/?__cft__[0]=AZWRqrUUtreX-ZBS_O5H2ZrKruhP44Wd3Fwb4wAtvFVa5rFD20XIGQou2rjHxpl-VKNyTmU71IhCRF62_3PsFlf7OE5_Q-2z8uwzJifzzKaSQsIPUqwcyZWtzvJVTa76hOtWO5XCS0Xq5F5MpA2fRZDdX1BTVfaR7DDWU3emuaREToKLT8d_a0EK26sxPssd0CE&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Stephen Hwa</a></span> and Sifu <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1433590900/?__cft__[0]=AZWRqrUUtreX-ZBS_O5H2ZrKruhP44Wd3Fwb4wAtvFVa5rFD20XIGQou2rjHxpl-VKNyTmU71IhCRF62_3PsFlf7OE5_Q-2z8uwzJifzzKaSQsIPUqwcyZWtzvJVTa76hOtWO5XCS0Xq5F5MpA2fRZDdX1BTVfaR7DDWU3emuaREToKLT8d_a0EK26sxPssd0CE&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Tom Kostusiak</a></span>. Another photo is with direct instruction from Master <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1793291045/?__cft__[0]=AZWRqrUUtreX-ZBS_O5H2ZrKruhP44Wd3Fwb4wAtvFVa5rFD20XIGQou2rjHxpl-VKNyTmU71IhCRF62_3PsFlf7OE5_Q-2z8uwzJifzzKaSQsIPUqwcyZWtzvJVTa76hOtWO5XCS0Xq5F5MpA2fRZDdX1BTVfaR7DDWU3emuaREToKLT8d_a0EK26sxPssd0CE&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Stephen Hwa</a></span> and <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1433590900/?__cft__[0]=AZWRqrUUtreX-ZBS_O5H2ZrKruhP44Wd3Fwb4wAtvFVa5rFD20XIGQou2rjHxpl-VKNyTmU71IhCRF62_3PsFlf7OE5_Q-2z8uwzJifzzKaSQsIPUqwcyZWtzvJVTa76hOtWO5XCS0Xq5F5MpA2fRZDdX1BTVfaR7DDWU3emuaREToKLT8d_a0EK26sxPssd0CE&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Tom Kostusiak</a></span>
in the background. RIP Al, it was always good to have you as a
student. I did not know you had a Black Belt in Judo and thank you once
again for enabling our access to teach at St.Marks.<br /> <br /> The folding move involves only one side of the body; but in this case,<span><u> <span><b>it is not the entire side (including the legs which are shown in the photo above)</b></span></u></span>
(including the legs which are shown in the photo above) which would be
known as "hand follows foot, elbow follows knee", so please do not
confuse this with that movement<br /> <br />This is just the upper quadrant
of the body moving/folding as a unit. It is a QUARTER-BODY move. In the
case shown in the video, the right side of the body is folding or
unfolding by keeping the left side of the body stationary. The
stationary part provides support, and some of the power for the move but
the lower 2 quadrants (legs) provide grounding. The Right side of the
body is yang, and the left side of the body is yin. The Yin-Yang
junction is at the spine. One can visualize that the spine is a hinge,
so each side of the torso, down through the buttocks is like a door that
folds or unfolds using that hinge. If the leg was involved in the
movement, it would be a HALF-BODY move.<br /> <br />Even though only a
quarter of the body is moving it is still an important example of how to
make a move but still keep a portion (in this case 3/4 of the body).
It is also of importance as an example of how to make a move but keep a
significant portion of the body alignment intact. Whether half-body or
quarter-body, whether the leg moves with it or not it can only be
achieved when the turning power comes from the waist and the entire
back's muscles.<br /> <br />If this is done correctly and tailor-made, one
will achieve a continuous energy flow in the body. It is a "neigong"
exercise. It is tailor-made to be a "silk reeling exercise" which might
be defined as a continuous symmetrical simple internal movement or
movements. By doing this, one will be able to learn gradually how to
move with internal discipline and enjoy the sensation of internal energy
circulation. This exercise emphasizes the stimulation of muscles,
tendons, and blood flow along the spine and the back. Those who
practice this regularly experience a sense of rejuvenation and improved
well-being. If one has spare moments during the day, particularly if
the exercise can be carried out in a casual and relaxed mood, there will
be more chances for the subconscious to play a part. The ultimate
objective is to learn internal movements like this in more or less a
piecemeal fashion and then integrate them into the Form play.</span></span></div></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-6776198497981241722023-11-18T09:09:00.000-08:002023-11-18T09:12:20.150-08:00DISCOVERY OF FOOTWORK TRAINING AID<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;"><a href=" https://youtu.be/5m7K4eUoEqo" target="_blank">LINK TO AID</a></span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f8VHrRMKhz55O0AU3q9CUU54NdiMX9L50U4UgjeTecMSiazMsn5GA9gouxRQhQkyqyqotnHJz2t_lMhVhjDQff4Gg8jX2QRCpfGlnTQJlcKwiBuUG092mKrOusq1BLEN6C0WW7Aqnmq_kbdLYDBKtMwyiBSPB-CW6zrwhZtqzBaESttG67-wgIJs/s320/JASON%20FOOT%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f8VHrRMKhz55O0AU3q9CUU54NdiMX9L50U4UgjeTecMSiazMsn5GA9gouxRQhQkyqyqotnHJz2t_lMhVhjDQff4Gg8jX2QRCpfGlnTQJlcKwiBuUG092mKrOusq1BLEN6C0WW7Aqnmq_kbdLYDBKtMwyiBSPB-CW6zrwhZtqzBaESttG67-wgIJs/s1600/JASON%20FOOT%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtRoUIE8egL3ievHHUQTJzlarXgX0sPX4APk9RMMiYbGMhI_4uUdJHplzDNZRi03bKupEPnjB7hJGkta90mYmHtpFrG902pg9gyNsRGFwfFm_95Olg5-54nKe1JAkeIoMgeAhmOhNfb7PS844NEZ3RfGpTSZO22wO40p4xOI_K_yzIhIxinWG_gx5/s320/Jason%20lower%20body.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtRoUIE8egL3ievHHUQTJzlarXgX0sPX4APk9RMMiYbGMhI_4uUdJHplzDNZRi03bKupEPnjB7hJGkta90mYmHtpFrG902pg9gyNsRGFwfFm_95Olg5-54nKe1JAkeIoMgeAhmOhNfb7PS844NEZ3RfGpTSZO22wO40p4xOI_K_yzIhIxinWG_gx5/s1600/Jason%20lower%20body.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"<span style="font-weight: 600;">Lift Legs training using lower Quarter Body movement this way is very good. Jim, it should really help beginners on the footwork", Classical Tai Chi Master Stephen Hwa.</span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1465840869/?__cft__[0]=AZVei2a4tyt-G7quku1Srvz1WQMUv40NgAnQzyADNWacpaGzt0kmFstE3BotA8tNaWsKbBeoVpcwuvvn-cVXhgUBQ_HhcuGZsq6ZEN6YgdK5El6zw75CZLNhc1GpyutktktwjDhzmqn0upYSHeFzTYfKcvMIxh-QPOLxgAeklEmUkubH-aD-EaS_BNaHpzDesbs&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Jim Roach</span></a> said: My Youtube Studio link of a video. This is my student, now a teacher, Sifu Jason Bulger doing a variation. I "discovered" it in my experimentation with lower body movement. Also "discovered" one needs to do this to 8 angles, N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, E, W, not just front. That type of practice coincides with Classical Tai Chi Form instruction, wherein the first piece of business is teaching students to step and move in one of the 8 directions.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">* Turning feet to various angles coincides with foot placement in the "Form</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">* Turning feet to various angles coincides with the numerous foot positions in the "kicking section".</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">*As you get comfortable with this, I recommend just very lightly touching (we had a tree) a surface, or wall with just the tip of a finger, even closing the eyes. A mirror is best in the beginning.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">*Lightly touching with a finger is not a crutch but it is enough to help you maintain good body structure while you do this.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">*This is Jason's first try, so he is bending his head too much; otherwise, the internal movement seems very good.</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">*Use abdominal and back muscles to lift</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Master Hwa's instructions as well: "The leg lifting is accomplished by using abdominal and back muscles to lift either side of the pelvis, which in turn lifts the leg. In this case with Jason, either leg is completely relaxed since the lifting is done by internal power and not the leg muscles. The moving part is the leg and its associated abdominal and back muscles while the other parts of the body remain stationary to provide support and grounding. The Yin-yang junction may be visualized in either the right or left side of the abdomen and back region depending on which leg is lifted. One could classify this as a lower-quarter body movement. All lower body movements are from the core. This is just one example of it. Practicing with an imaginary mental picture that the legs do not end at the hip joints, but rather there is a leg extension into the core of the body has helped some students learn how to initiate lower body movements from the core."<span style="font-weight: 600;">Lift Legs using lower Quarter Body movement</span></span></span></div><h4 class="x1heor9g x1qlqyl8 x1pd3egz x1a2a7pz xod5an3 x14vqqas" style="color: #050505; font-weight: inherit; margin: 12px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1603h9y x1u7k74 xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.2; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">That was paraphrased and an excerpt from Page 5., "Internal Discipline of Tai Chi": Uncovering The Treasure: Classical Tai Chi's Path to Internal Energy & Health Paperback – May 12, 2010</span></span></h4><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">by <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblog%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F2305073377595253130%2F2218266418296509906%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0W-8kdsiQ99KoVSlsD18uppyiJdwNLQtI3ncgb69kgo1UsKzM_cUWF_GQ%23&h=AT2aQ2oQ3yU9Mw-oMh12p8h0lw3xtPl0R9kxYWhNXObl0cebCzzl-3KD1gHA2kPWdv7iRZYr8qHI4uuBTpajl_YZPZLDs-hSIWKCF3t4m_C2sniduexxTFpda0uXmM37aw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT339nQiY3oWs4PUmti9aIp9hTQwGObdetDO0_tjhWLCKRpt2-39GjAIxGhjN-rdRSghpW7itfX8rTYUTqDV7wgeI3QAOi7cdjJmOrfQyEeQBdmsKuf3HfPw5Go2LhNu8KH_ujIoljxSAjFvwKl_H6glmNd71y8CdkpG_LVaPHsI4zRRjiAzIFi_DERc5NA3TF5FPQjX3xawdd-J3eiucv0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Stephen Hwa</a> (Author)</span></span></div><div id="gtx-trans" style="left: 210px; position: absolute; top: 44.2px;"><div class="gtx-trans-icon"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-20910962060211749272023-11-09T19:43:00.000-08:002023-11-09T19:43:32.652-08:00 THE "SECRETS" OF TAI CHI...(there are no secrets)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaiYrleB2Pr2MYwo39H1e6H0tJbH3L8xUYvCqPEIE-pKWbZyMspNXokpGWnQ04IG6vveCVYl59_fw8urv0s4E7XqEK-h8poEM0t8kHrCSn75IgHbjKLDra5wn4e_DZDw-xuuTmjPkcLp2BlQmPDrJx2gnt-LgZvRjOoemTbEQrEWqbUY7rYXKzkqb/s640/KMP-DVD%5B08-53-12%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaiYrleB2Pr2MYwo39H1e6H0tJbH3L8xUYvCqPEIE-pKWbZyMspNXokpGWnQ04IG6vveCVYl59_fw8urv0s4E7XqEK-h8poEM0t8kHrCSn75IgHbjKLDra5wn4e_DZDw-xuuTmjPkcLp2BlQmPDrJx2gnt-LgZvRjOoemTbEQrEWqbUY7rYXKzkqb/s320/KMP-DVD%5B08-53-12%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpa07PkG3Y9iprOLia0fnmyUhmChPZ9RVoV6N6epS3DR5GYJOiphcbYydZJ_woUSjs43MWqryUdwM2HuJCe-6GjWzxrbCUnCOTKvVqpORv1HXX7w1f8mjZ07e5LBaW9JvZAj1hojqwNQ6jBfzRLQ4i-PYOoMXSe_KRNM66n7eOhidkE78BCkDYuIW/s640/KMP-DVD%5B(011996)06-29-03%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #f6b26b; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpa07PkG3Y9iprOLia0fnmyUhmChPZ9RVoV6N6epS3DR5GYJOiphcbYydZJ_woUSjs43MWqryUdwM2HuJCe-6GjWzxrbCUnCOTKvVqpORv1HXX7w1f8mjZ07e5LBaW9JvZAj1hojqwNQ6jBfzRLQ4i-PYOoMXSe_KRNM66n7eOhidkE78BCkDYuIW/s320/KMP-DVD%5B(011996)06-29-03%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Let's not continue to conflate "Fajin" (a delivery of power) only with the "one-inch punch" that Tom Kostusiak is so gracefully partaking of. That Fajin "punch" which time-wise is of SHORT DURATION! As you see in the photos which also show Tom being Fajin yanked aka "longer duration" and Punch "short duration" of force. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">How do we do either or both? If there is a "secret" to success it is to be found by us in our discernment or in failure a non-discernment of small differences in sensation that we feel. This also involves our subsequent ability or inability to both note and choose options and movement efficiency.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> In a workshop, Master Stephen Hwa said "...the amount of Fajin you can deliver is proportional to how compact you can make the delivery..." From that I discovered it is an established principle that the smallest difference in sensation we can discern is proportional to the magnitude of the more prominent sensation. The more prominent "larger sensation" for all of us is the much larger section of the body that is away from the much smaller area that we wish to move.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There are no secrets to Tai Chi, if you want to develop a "one-inch punch" in a hurry go home and do slow quarter body movement as a punch for 2 hours a day for a hundred days. The thing is there are slim and none people willing to do that...the "secret" is in sheer persistence for a "short duration" of time. Or you can spread it over years as a "long duration" of developing power via Tai Chi Form practice, complete with health benefits with the same persistence.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another aspect is the idea of how the "short" seems to be contained in the "long". The "long" seems to trace a seemingly infinite number of points from which the short-burst "fajin" can emerge instantly. Points, stops, pauses, straight lines, tangents, back to points from which force can be delivered from any angle. Do your Square Form it’s loaded with “points”! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The idea is not only to strive in short burst power from one point, but to cultivate the long which creates many more possibilities for the short. The converse is not true, the long cannot come from the short. This seems to be related to the idea that we do not show the application but the intent "Yi" when we practice "Form". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If the application were more pronounced in the form we do, it would probably have many short-burst movements and it probably would not be good for our health due to the jarring that would occur. It seems that only in the intermediate stages of practice does one begin to realize this point more fully and really "feel" the potential for short burst anywhere, making it meaningless to strike a heavy bag, or break boards repeatedly with internal "short" to cultivate it.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-3385386144202604652023-11-03T09:08:00.000-07:002023-12-01T15:27:50.711-08:00Being "unprepared" for Classical Tai Chi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XT_N1U65mpN21FfMDg-WSsRs_Hs0mtdUMWt-Zl_KCoXcU_PbRGATC4x35ssBJB6lMKHeVAYQjZDtIdOAhBeJg3quP9eeUJVF0x-ufAk0rCgLiCSzeP4zxdOd0DXGZxGfTqTIVmytokwz3zQYF68rB9sAH4Pmy6VoPH40Z3-_w8_5X2ePIyZIDJtG/s216/stephen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="165" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XT_N1U65mpN21FfMDg-WSsRs_Hs0mtdUMWt-Zl_KCoXcU_PbRGATC4x35ssBJB6lMKHeVAYQjZDtIdOAhBeJg3quP9eeUJVF0x-ufAk0rCgLiCSzeP4zxdOd0DXGZxGfTqTIVmytokwz3zQYF68rB9sAH4Pmy6VoPH40Z3-_w8_5X2ePIyZIDJtG/s1600/stephen.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is a very thoughtful letter from Tai Chi Master </span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/4830487730390439/user/1793291045/?__cft__[0]=AZW-vXvz7kq6LDU-A1WRU6uTaSg-Owbf3qI44ZtQ3zyJpFUAsbZZ7NCClpP3s2aU2PxJMbG_W8PkEAdVmUpyADE4Iq7H6aDaPjcvxSp9HsqBzSXpT8-QD1WvcIVROgRe1d5wqw1R1L4E6xaiFA2lwH5G0OUK4lWArhvuBiUiZo1t7A647LXwoko-9ENmaHu-dbk&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Stephen Hwa</span></a></span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to his certified teachers. In the letter, he refers to teaching "Small Circle Tai Chi" to "unprepared" students who stayed with the learning. I for one, was very "prepared" as I had studied "large circle" Tai Chi "Square Form" with a number of teachers including the Wu Family. This is not to say I did not have my own share of problems, hubris over my previous learning being one of them. One of my </span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">students,</span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> was also very prepared with those same credentials when he started Classical Tai Chi. </span></span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I see after these many years that there are even Certified Teachers who have apparently given up teaching. The chances seem good they have given up all their studies. This is one of the sad reasons I started the Classical Tai Chi of California Facebook group, to renew "loyalties". Ironically, I also see certified teachers who have left the Dynasty of Wu's Tai Chi, It makes me think perhaps "loyalty" is an Art in and of itself. "Semper Fidelis" as an Art! Well Tai Chi is a "Martial Art" after all, albeit with an "Identity Crisis" as Master Hwa addresses here:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> They should take some time to view Master Hwa's Teachable course Also, seeing the truth that Internal Discipline is an ideal vehicle to teach Square Form is a great gift. For those who came "prepared" the "Square Form" is a perfect vehicle for understanding the value of teaching Internal Discipline first. Seeing the truth of all of this is indeed a gift. Those that have left have missed their "Gift"!</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ITS ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴄʀɪꜱɪꜱ by Stephen Hwa.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴇꜱᴛᴀʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴍɪꜱᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ, ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ꜰᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍꜱ. ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ, ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ. ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜɪɢʜ.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪᴛꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ- ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 2002 ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴅᴠᴅ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴏʀɪᴅᴀ, ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ɴᴇᴡᴄᴏᴍᴇʀꜱ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ. ɪ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">“ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ-ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ-ꜰᴏʀ-ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ-ᴀɴᴅ-ᴠɪᴛᴀʟɪᴛʏ”</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʜᴛᴛᴘꜱ://ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ-ᴛᴀɪ-ᴄʜɪ.ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ.ᴄᴏᴍ/ᴘ/ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ-ᴇxᴇʀᴄɪꜱᴇ-ꜰᴏʀ-ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ-ᴀɴᴅ-ᴠɪᴛᴀʟɪᴛʏ</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ɪꜱ:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴꜱ: ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ, ɪɴ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ, ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴜᴘ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛᴇʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜɴᴅʀᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏʏᴀʟ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴛʜʟᴇᴛᴇꜱ: ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀʏ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏᴅɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴘᴏʀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʙᴀᴛᴛʟɪɴɢ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴄʀɪꜱɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ: </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ꜰᴇᴇᴅʙᴀᴄᴋ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴄᴇʀᴛɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜰᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴘᴀʏʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ: ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ɪɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄʜᴏʀᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ. ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ꜱᴜꜰꜰᴇʀ ꜰʀᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇxɪᴛʏ. ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟʟʏ. ɪ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇ ᴏʀ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɢᴏᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴꜱ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ, ɴᴏᴡᴀᴅᴀʏꜱ, ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʟᴇᴀʀɴꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ, ʜᴇ/ꜱʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛʟʏ.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ: ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴏʀ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ. ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ꜰᴏʀᴍ:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ “ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴀɪ ᴄʜɪ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ”( ʜᴛᴛᴘꜱ://ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ-ᴛᴀɪ-ᴄʜɪ.ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴀʙʟᴇ.ᴄᴏᴍ/ᴘ/ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ-ᴛᴀɪ-ᴄʜɪ-ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ-ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ-ꜰᴏʀᴍ-ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ-ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ-1-32) ɪꜱ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴅᴠᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ꜱQᴜᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ʙᴜᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴇᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ, ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱQᴜᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ɪɴᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜱQᴜᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛʟʏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, ᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɴᴇᴡ ꜱQᴜᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴇᴀꜱɪᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ Qɪ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴇɴꜱᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ Qɪ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɴᴏᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴇᴛᴄ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴏᴜʀɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇᴀʀᴍ, ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴏꜰꜰ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ Qɪ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀꜱɪᴢᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ; ᴛʜᴇ “ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ” ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘʟᴜꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴀᴡ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ’ꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ Qɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ. ɪɴ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ, ᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴀʟ. ꜱᴏ, ᴡᴇ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ “ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛ” ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴀʟ.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-81801965090530572702023-10-20T07:47:00.000-07:002023-10-20T07:47:04.986-07:00Real neuromuscular control is "prized"!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80MHVBdNsnas-x12T-eHrV8SKc5rBz9lWVJRa1HnPuPJarT1oqNg_3oxOqgGsC-WxUZu9XUpFLcTo6z_1kxJEZedzO0F84j21V9SD3U5Ok_64txO9UIq1KhyC4nzfLoM0fsdnLKRfUh-mI3dSEK-WEA9wJTNbqgTs_E3zPiw7fwpUnp9U69jPgFUO/s1920/vlcsnap-2022-08-01-15h05m24s846.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80MHVBdNsnas-x12T-eHrV8SKc5rBz9lWVJRa1HnPuPJarT1oqNg_3oxOqgGsC-WxUZu9XUpFLcTo6z_1kxJEZedzO0F84j21V9SD3U5Ok_64txO9UIq1KhyC4nzfLoM0fsdnLKRfUh-mI3dSEK-WEA9wJTNbqgTs_E3zPiw7fwpUnp9U69jPgFUO/s320/vlcsnap-2022-08-01-15h05m24s846.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Pathological reasons aside I ask myself as a teacher why it is so hard for students to develop internal discipline? Facing the facts, "Aging" is one reason. Speaking for myself I'm not the oldest in the Classical Tai Chi of California group, I'm in the forefront, yet I can do the following instructions and I'd like you to try. Aging is associated with a progressive reduction in neuromuscular control, but it can be headed off. "A healthy nervous system is prized in China", Stephen Hwa Ph.D. </span></b></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Try an easy <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>movement to test yourself: Raise your whole arm out to the front...easy? Now, again, raise to the front and stop, note with vision, exactly where your elbow is in relation to your body, hold it completely still, and raise just the forearm. Now, again, but this time close your eyes, raise your arm to the front, and stop, Now you are depending on "sensation", and "neuromuscular control" note exactly where your elbow is in relation to your body, hold it completely still and raise just the forearm...harder?</span></b></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Now, again, close your eyes, raise your arm to the front, and this time, keep your shoulder down, stretch your arm till you feel a stretch in your back, hold that stretch, stop, Now raise just the forearm, don't move anything else, keep the stretch in your back. Now you are really depending on "sensation", and "neuromuscular control" and on the road to developing "internal discipline" if you follow the path in Classical Tai Chi.</span></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-90824585367730054952023-10-10T07:14:00.001-07:002023-10-10T07:23:51.295-07:00Legendary Master Wu Chien Chuan demonstrated how to protect spine and back.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYBhnT-VCUE" target="_blank">Legendary Master Wu Chien Chuan demonstrated how to protect the spine and back.</a> Youtube link</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqSRumq39RAu3PJd4zr9jUKTCrjf2x5zspVmpTNlOA4CAmyTc8xnm7uB0MaNYue_FjZXAX5M9t9ZQnbpHP8yKFSPYo3u0NNZZvyjCPFCHxxaNdoUxUV5UzhccMQnlSdPx7sE7aci_Grz6Twd8_8V78rhj6_kmMZRE8XBlNxAJgNOct96dd_fEm3Up/s1920/vlcsnap-2023-10-10-07h18m41s951.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqSRumq39RAu3PJd4zr9jUKTCrjf2x5zspVmpTNlOA4CAmyTc8xnm7uB0MaNYue_FjZXAX5M9t9ZQnbpHP8yKFSPYo3u0NNZZvyjCPFCHxxaNdoUxUV5UzhccMQnlSdPx7sE7aci_Grz6Twd8_8V78rhj6_kmMZRE8XBlNxAJgNOct96dd_fEm3Up/s320/vlcsnap-2023-10-10-07h18m41s951.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Grandmaster Wu Chien Chuan is doing a forward, push forward, leaning move. The picture with the red curved line, and the subsequent video, with a directional red arrow, shows a common posture that many Tai Chi practitioners use nowadays. This type of structure occurs when many practitioners attempt a “ forward push forward lean “ posture. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Please, notice his body has a bend in the region of the Lumbar spine and hip joint area. So any stress or weight coming down will concentrate on that bent area. It is called a “stress concentration area”, There is such “stress concentration, especially if a student with such structure is doing sparring exercise and applying a force to the opponent or an opponent is applying a force to him. This additional force will all concentrate in the stress concentration area in that bend. So a wrong move like this could easily squeeze the disc from his Lumbar area and alter its position. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Grandmaster Wu, his body structure is a straight line in this posture. He was actually stretching his body from his neck down to the Achilles heel of the back foot. That body is stretched, and the spine is also stretched so the force is coming down from his body. The force is transmitted down through the spine, through the leg to the heel, and absorbed by the ground.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-91023275117044829612023-10-02T09:17:00.001-07:002023-10-02T09:17:42.566-07:00This book is an introduction to a vast topic<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIw9tURsR1b2TAVL3j8geQhYiUK7-S5OdLk6rCKw8K7vvMejMRnCS1jqqbfdHehneR-vsOZmkUCzbvwaxycadhl3AQZgKCN1ekcK_lWQbhUWBQcuGbWXIcHjfXnCKgmFDY-EDzRIYOY-cKEgrhaETdSZK5gVYUeMpu6BpDj6-hD_1px7PMztQ4iii/s277/Uncovering%20the%20treasure.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIw9tURsR1b2TAVL3j8geQhYiUK7-S5OdLk6rCKw8K7vvMejMRnCS1jqqbfdHehneR-vsOZmkUCzbvwaxycadhl3AQZgKCN1ekcK_lWQbhUWBQcuGbWXIcHjfXnCKgmFDY-EDzRIYOY-cKEgrhaETdSZK5gVYUeMpu6BpDj6-hD_1px7PMztQ4iii/s1600/Uncovering%20the%20treasure.jpeg" width="182" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> <span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A very well-written review by an unknown author on Amazon: "I have had an interest in Tai Chi for years. I came across Stephen Hwa's material online a little over 2 months ago and I felt it was a bit different than what I had read about Tai Chi. I bought his introductory and martial arts application DVD and then received this book then purchased his forms DVD set.</span></b></span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">This book is an introduction to a vast topic. It is given in a concise yet casual, easy-to-read style. It is not <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>meant to teach the entire Tai Chi form but the principles that the form is based on. "Classical Tai Chi" is the form transmitted to Stephen Hwa from his teacher Young Wabu from his teacher, the very famous Wu Chien Chuan, son of Yang Luchan, the founder of Wu style Tai Chi. This form uses "small circle" or "small frame" movements which rely on more use of "internal discipline" versus most other forms. </b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Internal discipline in my humble understanding is the use of "core" muscles in the abdomen and back to add remarkable power to the already maximally optimized mechanics of Tai Chi moves. The small movements actually allow the core muscles to kick in and increase the power of the moves. Conversely, large frame movements are great for strengthening the limb muscles but may dissociate their movements from the core. The core movements elicit an unusual sensation of flow through the torso and in the body which feels like stretching and tingling like an energy flow.</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Based on my current understanding it would take years of practice to learn to fully harness the internal discipline, yet I have noticed even a beginner like myself can benefit from the appreciation of proper mechanics as taught in Classical Tai Chi and the first awareness of the use of our torso muscles in coordination with the limbs. I believe both beginners and advanced students of Tai Chi will benefit from the mystique-free insights in this book. However, I feel that experiential confirmation of benefits may elude those who do not continue to explore the art and science. This knowledge is applicable to daily life and is free of dogmatic rules and so should be enjoyable to those who like to understand what they are learning."</b></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Peace</b></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-21967183772730282702023-09-23T06:51:00.000-07:002023-12-10T19:28:54.018-08:00IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAL ARTS INTENT TO INTERNAL ENERGY AND QI FLOW<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOmCzkNzp8" target="_blank"></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_4Qknj0rdzjv-qkjSRSb3q0QxfL38GMopBpzJbPy2Yswblzy2KoJ4ik241CvTqaI8CKxEGwwvlGmpC42jgSr9NizNbqF4zbR4P7xraFNzzOAuYQf1gyRq7BkB8rjDUefbRalWdrNQQAT_4E-MmprgK5NzbVL1maIlcvKoP6FgJw-YMvmDpI_JFz2/s800/IMG_2664.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_4Qknj0rdzjv-qkjSRSb3q0QxfL38GMopBpzJbPy2Yswblzy2KoJ4ik241CvTqaI8CKxEGwwvlGmpC42jgSr9NizNbqF4zbR4P7xraFNzzOAuYQf1gyRq7BkB8rjDUefbRalWdrNQQAT_4E-MmprgK5NzbVL1maIlcvKoP6FgJw-YMvmDpI_JFz2/s320/IMG_2664.png" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAL ARTS INTENT TO INTERNAL ENERGY AND QI FLOW VIDEO </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">太极拳
( Taijiquan / Tàijíquán ) is composed of these characters: 太 (tai), 极
(ji), 拳 (quan) and translates to English as "Tai Chi". The "Chi" in the
Han pinyin is pronounced "gee" and is not the same as (<span><b>气 the
"vital energy" QI FLOW that Master Hwa talks about here). The difference
in pronunciation between "ji" and "Qi" is the position of the tongue on
the palate. One might say that in the West "Tai Chi" is pronounced
incorrectly and is not "chee" like Cheese but is more like "gee".</b></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">When
one learns "Tai Chi", that learning must be good for the purposes of
health and martial art. So there is much to be learned about practicing
Tai Chi with Martial Intent or 意 "Yi"</span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"></span></span></p><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Importance of Playing Tai Chi Form With Martial Arts Intent to Internal Energy & Qi Flow"</span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I find it
fascinating that Classical Tai Chi (Taijiquan) was once so highly regarded as
not only the most capable but also the most polished martial art of its time.
The royal families of China were undoubtedly protected by individuals who were
extremely proficient in the art. When the sun set on the need for personal
martial skills the door opened so that the general populace could be taught.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;">One does not
hear the use of the word "Quan" along with Tai Chi in most classes
today, however, I always heard it used in my study of Wu's Style at Wu's
Academy in Toronto, Canada. A statement might be: "It is time to do our
chuan" (Wade Giles) which would precede the group playing the form as a
whole. I wonder if the term is still used because I see a store full of
so-called "competitive" and "shortened" versions being
touted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;">However,
with the teaching of the world as it were, the degradation and demise of the
art thus began. What we have nowadays as a supposed "legacy" is in
the majority of cases merely a shallow and insipid caricature. I am not impressed
whatsoever by even the most "athletic" performances as competition
routines, to say nothing of so-called "new age" Tai Chi.<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-80030102665887272722023-09-14T07:46:00.000-07:002023-09-14T07:46:30.019-07:00Importance of the "Back Foot"<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FCxGlLdqoKkg%2F%3Futm_source%3Dig_web_button_share_sheet%26igshid%3DMjAyZTYwOWFjOA%253D%253D%26fbclid%3DIwAR1RWmMGrGnw3xBTMMCc8eSV_zIy1B0ce1pbn7pFKLEYsRg5e2zFqxhw-yw&h=AT2HOcaRM0a8P-mViUVXItrKJRJKkxQhOGCN33QO6L5AX4vHB76uIyYEcNQYt5kt9RJPbsBtl8OuJTySR9j6MSxgjdM9ctG3rTSpmnuTn6jWksI376GHz7Hm_8aILNm0hx0UbSawy_D7kPL3uF4&__tn__=EH-R&c[0]=AT1YImNm0CfLk__jlAROtianrBb-mWUEi2KZVd575wF4Is5WTw4DkXcmcICrjIhtA14mRfh1FkqcEuWaDK1KynHSZ5BPZKfO0uuV46RjLLshZ992J0R3RcRc4vWDd9_eu0VM3HF75foz1I1ELCLva80A2KK2h7Bdy3JKtqNItqJ3XTtakYXflzmSP8rceERKo6DkmrK8nd-CcSIbfg" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Importance of the "Back Foot"</span></a></span> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Oxx12QRNY" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Review of Tai Chi walking</span></a></span> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5H3MxVuFVgYvdyHgeMIIm2j0HJ7JDdl8IsFgWOJ39rC-NGFJRMTtJQzk7HhwNhbKtvSGq7xNtypaqTfNqUDCygySBnuxmuCZ9mHX0N1ibyHTirCl0lYeX_h071xPRrvqXR77Xwj5-9WqhC-HJkaS8kBmJzsqDoQr5ANWOZ018e0bE0haTT9WAlwr/s1080/Back%20Foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5H3MxVuFVgYvdyHgeMIIm2j0HJ7JDdl8IsFgWOJ39rC-NGFJRMTtJQzk7HhwNhbKtvSGq7xNtypaqTfNqUDCygySBnuxmuCZ9mHX0N1ibyHTirCl0lYeX_h071xPRrvqXR77Xwj5-9WqhC-HJkaS8kBmJzsqDoQr5ANWOZ018e0bE0haTT9WAlwr/s320/Back%20Foot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Body Forward Lean (import of back foot during push hands)<br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Along with several other requirements a proper forward lean
posture requires the back foot to be firmly on the ground. Let's emphasize the
import of "Tai Chi Walk" in order to do good "Push
Hands": </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When one demonstrates Tai Chi Form to students, their
attention will always be attracted to the upper body movements first and
neglect the "foot work". The back foot's heel is to be firmly on the
ground and creates problems when it is not. The head, the body and the back leg
form a straight line in the lean forward. Under this structure, you will feel a
strong stretch from the top of the head down to the Achilles' tendon and heel
of the back foot. The stretch of the back foot counter balances the leaning
forward ability of the body, thus allowing one to lean forward even more. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While doing Tai Chi walk, the upper body is kept relaxed
with two hands hanging limp on the side of the body. This is the first lesson
on how to keep clear a differential between the energized and the relaxed parts
of the body working side by side. Even in such simple case, many students have
trouble<br />
keeping the upper body relaxed in the beginning. This exercise teaches the
proper body posture, feet positions, body weight distribution, and unique
walking dynamics. In addition, it is a very effective exercise, tuning every
aspect of the lower body including the lower back.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The three main characteristics of this<br />
exercise are:<br />
I. using core power for leg movements, such as<br />
lifting and stretching the leg<br />
2. keeping the body's center of gravity under<br />
control, not allowing the body to fall forward as<br />
in the common walking motion<br />
3. pulling the body forward or backward not pushing<br />
by the leg.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The last move involves primarily the use of the power of the
core (described as contracting abdominal muscle inward) together with the pull
of the lead foot to move the body. A longtime student, Bill, describes the
sensation of this move as if the body is being sucked forward or backward. This
is the crucial step for converting the walking motion into an entirely internal
movement.<br />
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Normally, during walking, one uses the back foot to push
when walking forward and the front foot to push when walking backward. The
pushing motion by the leg muscle is entirely external and it also engages both
feet stuck to the ground until the body completes its move. In other words, it
is a double weighted move. In the case of pulling forward instead of pushing
forward, the back foot has no responsibility for pushing. It is free to be
lifted and moved thereby improving the mobility of the<br />
person.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The same is true for the backward walk. This is one of
the advantages from a martial arts application viewpoint. Certainly during
applications, there are situations favoring "push" or situations
favoring "pull". For example, when an opponent is coming at you, you
want to adhere (stick) to him and sit back to neutralize the incoming force.
You certainly do not want to add to his incoming force by pushing your body
back with the front foot. Instead, you want to use the back foot and core to
control the pull back and at the same time plant the front foot's heel on the
ground to absorb some of the incoming force by pulling on the body.
"Push" is a natural move and It is further developed and strengthened
in the Large Frame Form. On the other hand, "pull" with the core is a
learned technique for almost everyone I know and is only developed in the
Compact Frame Form.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-15926255044288685122023-09-08T09:17:00.000-07:002023-09-08T09:17:48.484-07:00Sticking to the opponent in "Fa Jing"<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd2PeS-45rM" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Sticking to the opponent in "Fa Jing"</span></a><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdRaccKgpO6519Cu9QrBWF8tcldorzjAFF8UOwCYVLX7-nf4x_EXP2KEHwOxhMLuZAM0Z7wPyL7DiysbGnLbBXECOHQIQn7XGuQ6LeaRdWRhpyNPkpa2ZBedueEtvIDPzgJLu9dpbroVnvCXmnPzQruHkXt0BOmpZueXtLPPkpH1fGrLG-MOSyphh/s245/Push%20hands.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="245" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdRaccKgpO6519Cu9QrBWF8tcldorzjAFF8UOwCYVLX7-nf4x_EXP2KEHwOxhMLuZAM0Z7wPyL7DiysbGnLbBXECOHQIQn7XGuQ6LeaRdWRhpyNPkpa2ZBedueEtvIDPzgJLu9dpbroVnvCXmnPzQruHkXt0BOmpZueXtLPPkpH1fGrLG-MOSyphh/s1600/Push%20hands.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">If one wants to get better at Tai Chi, it requires
sensitivity to opponents' movement, the ability to ting jin, stick to the
opponent, and intelligence under pressure. I see no reason why any of that
cannot be maintained into old age. Even Western Boxing's clinch (before it
became the disgraceful stalling tactic it is now) could be said to have once
relied on some semblance of sensitivity. Even with that, the bout between Mike
Tyson and Larry Holmes went to grappling and trapping range 10 times in the first
three minutes...once every 18 seconds. This means "practicing push hands
and sparring to develop sensitivity and finesse" with a variety of
opponents.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">How can anyone expect to develop sticking from just
practicing the form? I see no place where Master Hwa promises a
"flowering" of self defense ability. Additionally, no one ever
promised folks "Pie in the Sky" in Classical Tai Chi and on the
contrary the limitations of what we do have been spelled out even more than I
got at Wu's Tai Chi Academy. Learning to stick to opponent in close
quarters This step requires a willing and trusted partner and ones own
willing participation. How to learn to spar with Tai Chi, particularly if
one can find an other style martial art partner , particularly one who is
physically stronger then they will find the guy will just ram down your
centerline and smash you out of the way. . Then you have to stick
with his smashing, not run away.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">As one gets older, they are no longer going to be the
fastest or strongest so they have to rely on feeling out the opponent. If
one can't beat with speed then you have to stick. This does not
mean you are not going to get hit. In his fight with a Hard Style
opponent, Wu Gong Yi was limited by rules not to stick, if he could, then I
think things would be much different and perhaps not "called a
draw". <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It is indicative of modern-day Tai Chi where mistakes
are made, if no one is there to correct,
it ends up being good exercise but it is definitely not Tai Chi. Classical Tai
Chi has to be good for both health AND martial purposes. The martial teaches
one to "stick" by first touching then following the opponent's
movements. In many Internet pictures of “Tai Chi” practitioners are not being
corrected when arm , legs go in wrong directions (which muddles your senses and
one can infer they are training to follow only themselves, not an opponent) is
indicative of modern Tai Chi. A good example of sticking shown in the video
of Master Hwa is that in certain instances Tai Chi trains one to vigorously
follow the opponent.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-36930485655768790742023-09-01T15:42:00.001-07:002023-09-01T15:42:52.946-07:00JAMA ON CLASSICAL TAI CHI<p></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir4vQ8qzpKU" target="_blank">Tao of Martial Applications</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eb1axo-OYeKmQwv1zd4O7JMIAAJs3wxXEdvaqD_vFM6SaetmqSL-ACIKSh8qAje899s9tEqGYBL1G4YMUO-rW2VS8NTN2-BuyaUQ4NDcSLvZSEfUJ9y2Oti3HAdS_71Ex2v0OeSCUwXiArDh_6jvLLu8A1klwvc7UwAXwU7IhgrGWpQJ7aECdqK-/s640/Crottyandchaitie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eb1axo-OYeKmQwv1zd4O7JMIAAJs3wxXEdvaqD_vFM6SaetmqSL-ACIKSh8qAje899s9tEqGYBL1G4YMUO-rW2VS8NTN2-BuyaUQ4NDcSLvZSEfUJ9y2Oti3HAdS_71Ex2v0OeSCUwXiArDh_6jvLLu8A1klwvc7UwAXwU7IhgrGWpQJ7aECdqK-/s320/Crottyandchaitie.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Journal of Asian Martial Arts (JAMA) was a quarterly magazine published by Via Media Publishing Company that covered various aspects of martial arts from Asia but also included material from other parts of the world. The magazine had its headquarters in Santa Fe It ceased publication in 2012, ending with a final book entitled "Asian Martial Arts".</p><p><br /></p><p>Before the streamlined Teachable courses, Master Stephen Hwa with assistance from Jim Roach, Tom Kostusiak and Ike Schultz made a series of DVD. One of the DVD was called "The Tao of Martial Applications". Attached is a DVD review by the now defunct Journal of Asian Martial Arts.</p><p><br /></p><p>ꜱᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ ʜᴡᴀ (ʙ. 1933)ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ (1904-2005), ᴀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅᴀʀʏ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴜ ᴊɪᴀɴQᴜᴀɴ(1880-1942). ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ,ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ, ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴀɴɢ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ. ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇꜱ ɪ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɪ ɪɴ ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ'ꜱ ᴅᴠᴅ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍ. ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ ɪɪɪ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ɪꜱ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: 1)ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, 2) ꜰᴀ ]ɪɴɢ (ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱɪɴɢ) ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ, 3) ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ 4)ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ.</p><p><br /></p><p>ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ,ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ, ʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ . ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ɪꜱ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ "ᴛʜɪʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ," ᴏʀ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ: ᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏꜰꜰ, ᴘᴜʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ, ᴘᴜꜱʜ, ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ꜱᴘʟɪᴛ, ᴇʟʙᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ, ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʀᴇᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ, ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ʟᴇꜰᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴇQᴜɪʟɪʙʀɪᴜᴍ. ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ꜱʜᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ꜰᴏᴄᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ʟɪᴋᴇᴡɪꜱᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙɪɴɢ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ. ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ-ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴡᴏ-ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴠᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 108-ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ? ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀʟʏ. ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴇᴏᴜꜱʟʏ ᴍᴀɴɪꜰᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ. ɪɴᴛᴇᴍᴀʟ (ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴᴇᴅ ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴏ-ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ) ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏʟᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴇᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ᴇᴍᴘʜᴀꜱɪᴢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇʟᴀxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ꜱᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ-ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛɪɴɢᴜɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ꜱᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ. ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴜꜱʜ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ꜱɪᴍɪᴘʟʏ ʀᴇꜱᴜʟᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴇxᴛᴇᴍᴀʟ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴠᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴇɴᴛʜᴜꜱɪᴀꜱᴛꜱ, ɪɴᴄᴜᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀꜱᴜꜱ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇɴᴅɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ (ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ ᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴛᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛᴡᴀʀᴅ), ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ. ᴅʀ. ʜᴡᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴜ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇ ʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴀʙᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜᴄʜ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴠᴅ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴜꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛᴀɪᴊɪ ᴘʀɪɴᴄɪᴘʟᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ.</p><p><br /></p><p>ᴊᴏᴜᴍᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴀꜱɪᴀɴ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛꜱ 0 ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ 17 ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ 2 - 200815</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-24377447352758689482023-08-21T20:25:00.001-07:002023-08-21T20:25:24.142-07:00Softening from bad teaching!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RBr94AFWtPxSTJU_bGfKlBr13Oez2VwOH3DA2t-efGoyPG0TC3oJptiCLjwE87VhGzjy_-6MFGZYJ9j8r3GGgEHuevs_48BoJ1MrWsZdL_SUQhKSH3kFvXXe7M93nEyu38bmT_QNCuduVdkrqcjNe__lBCkiOsF2AfD0Pk20FBYEFGCBPkAbWoa7/s640/Augie%20080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RBr94AFWtPxSTJU_bGfKlBr13Oez2VwOH3DA2t-efGoyPG0TC3oJptiCLjwE87VhGzjy_-6MFGZYJ9j8r3GGgEHuevs_48BoJ1MrWsZdL_SUQhKSH3kFvXXe7M93nEyu38bmT_QNCuduVdkrqcjNe__lBCkiOsF2AfD0Pk20FBYEFGCBPkAbWoa7/s320/Augie%20080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>MY PAINFUL STORY: TAI CHI HAS TO BE FOR HEALTH AND FOR MARTIAL PURPOSES. A GOLDEN RULE WHICH CONTAINS THE "NO RULES", IS "DO NOT HURT YOURSELF" OTHERWISE THE OPPONENT JUST HAS TO STAND THERE, WATCH AND WAIT. "TORQUE IN KNEE AS SHOWN BY THE "SNAKE CREEPS DOWN" POSTURE ABOVE = "CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE" A VERY PAINFUL SOFTENING, EVEN BREAKING OF THE KNEE CARTILAGE. I HAD IT FROM DOING DUMB STUFF BECAUSE I WAS IN MY 30s, HAD ARROGANT TAI CHI TEACHERS IN THEIR 30s AND THEY HAD EVEN MORE ARROGANT TAI CHI TEACHERS IN THEIR 50s MY DOCTOR NEVER HEARD OF TAI CHI, SAID "WHAT IS IT YOU ARE DOING"? </div><div><br /></div><div>'WELL, IT'S CALLED TAI CHI (THIS WAS 1976) AND THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD. 'WHATS THAT'? HE SAID AS HE KNOCKED THE ASH OFF HIS CIGAR. I SAID "WELL, ITS WHAT ONE MIGHT CALL A MUSTANG STYLE OF BAGUA ZHANG, TAIJIQUAN, XINGYI, LIUHEBAFA QUAN' HE SAID 'WELL IF YOU WANT TO KEEP DOING THAT WITH CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY NEED AT LEAST 20 ASPIRINS A DAY. I WOULD TALK TO THE SPORTS MEDICINE GUYS WHERE YOU HAD THE ULTRASOUND ABOUT WHAT NOT TO DO WITH YOUR KNEES AND KNOCK OFF DOING THAT STUFF, WHOEVER YOUR LEARNING THAT STUFF FROM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. </div><div><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/chondromalacia-patella" target="_blank">Softening from bad teaching!</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-61275803412724252312023-08-08T10:20:00.000-07:002023-08-08T10:20:39.335-07:00Tai Ch Form for Power<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF-pPnw_SUQ2FVS7UdiyREpqhk_UhszTufKKkuZv9fyjKpSOnG9eDrsa18eCZvrNt2-aWv6ZJbshRGPBvRk_FVzVkdIEvAZwS6mWYdpicl6kqZxwO31eJC8f77QLBQAWgHwh8ykpEQcJGHAbvQbPkcxSHvBEr_hYwFQ72aGI-5jPrPjD7aLP5kixC/s400/workshop3sept05.jpg.w300h400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF-pPnw_SUQ2FVS7UdiyREpqhk_UhszTufKKkuZv9fyjKpSOnG9eDrsa18eCZvrNt2-aWv6ZJbshRGPBvRk_FVzVkdIEvAZwS6mWYdpicl6kqZxwO31eJC8f77QLBQAWgHwh8ykpEQcJGHAbvQbPkcxSHvBEr_hYwFQ72aGI-5jPrPjD7aLP5kixC/s320/workshop3sept05.jpg.w300h400.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Grandmaster Wabu Young: “I know you, you do not know me” no doubt to a student who did not “get it” what Form does vs what Push Hands does. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴠɪꜱɪᴛ ᴍʏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʙᴜꜰꜰᴀʟᴏ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ 4 ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ! ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ "ᴋɪᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜᴛᴛ" ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪꜱʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ HIM. ɪ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, "...ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ..." "ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇᴍ"? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴘᴜᴢᴢʟᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, "...ɪꜰ ɪ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ, ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜰᴀꜱᴛ, ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ..." ɪ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ,, ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴇꜱ, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱʟᴏᴡ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʀᴀɢ ᴅᴏʟʟ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, "...ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ; ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ..."? “…glad you asked, Tai Chi Form…develops power….spar and push hands…sensitivity and finesse…”!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-20135546835026589592023-08-02T09:45:00.012-07:002023-08-02T10:49:43.211-07:00Proper alignment and structure<div class="celwidget" data-cel-widget="titleblock_feature_div" data-csa-c-asin="1449917895" data-csa-c-content-id="titleblock" data-csa-c-id="ulti2d-dnxf12-u4aumv-co5tk2" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row="false" data-csa-c-slot-id="titleblock_feature_div" data-csa-c-type="widget" data-feature-name="titleblock" id="titleblock_feature_div" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="a-section a-spacing-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"Proper Alignment and Structure in Classical Tai Chi"</span></h1><p><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="a-size-extra-large celwidget" data-cel-widget="productTitle" data-csa-c-id="s7s2pi-95guuo-ruxtx9-ojf83p" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Discussion and why its a Treasure from Uncovering The Treasure: Classical Tai Chi's Path to Internal Energy & Health </span><span class="a-size-large a-color-secondary celwidget" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" data-cel-widget="productSubtitle" data-csa-c-id="5xaic4-gokftr-g101eq-1x4e86" id="productSubtitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Paperback – May 12, 2010<br /></span></span><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Stephen+Hwa&text=Stephen+Hwa&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #007185;">Stephen Hwa</a> <span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box;">(Author)</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span class="author notFaded" data-width="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="contribution" spacing="none" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="a-color-secondary" color="rgb(86, 89, 89) !important" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_IivOPF6bTPY5ZPFUmgOztW7OSj2NjWD3BqRaKs_vIJ4Q76Mc2zigBybKOdkAXYJQPB8H01g1Ectc4_Xzs8akKs-2OGF4mwFZQY6xEibSbRvbXxQ-TuIPmNJrXB4n3dsAKnKpIK2QcNLS-N1HzQtS863JhUhSW4KV_GQDIEnQ5wimLq97zPPGVm7/s640/Augie%20078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Master Hwa correcting for proper structure and alignment. In the photos below, there is a correct structure with a straight line and there is an incorrect curved line. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"The
other topic discussed in great detail in this book is the body structure or alignment
in Tai Chi Form and ts applications. Proper body structure or alignment is essential to the mobilization and delivery of energy and qi flow. It is also
essential to maintain healthy joints in the body for the long haul. Therefore, some of these discussions
delve deep into the nitty-gritty of the movements not usually seen in other Tai Chi books which usually emphasize the ethereal aspects of Tai Chi.<br />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I sense
there is an unspoken belief among modern Tai Chi practitioners that as long as
one has the right mental state, almost any movement is a Tai Chi movement. As a
result, infinite varieties of Tai Chi Forms sprout everywhere. Those early
Masters who developed Classical Tai Chi Form must have had in-depth knowledge about body
mechanics and its effect on joint health and energy transmission and generation
in the body. They meticulously incorporated their knowledge into every move in
the Tai Chi Form. After all, a bad posture will stop internal energy generation
and qi flow. No mental state or wishful thinking can overcome that.<br />
That is the reason why I pay so much attention to the details of the movements
in the discussion.<br />
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material in this book is based on the teaching from my teacher Young Wabu, who
was a student of the legendary master Wu Chien Chuan. From the beginning, I was
attracted to Young's teaching not only for its impact on my body's well-being
but also for its logical, rational, and scientific approach. Fifty years of
studying this art is truly a road of discovery. I am constantly surprised by
discoveries of its benefits, its power, and its exquisite structure created by
Masters of the past.<br />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">At first
glance, it appears to be very complex, but gradually it becomes simpler because
every element in it, no matter how minor it is, follows certain rules, and these
rules form a logical structure with calculated, scientific reasoning behind it.
Every element is optimized toward two objectives; martial art applications and health benefits. As a
result, every element is tightly coupled with other elements even though they
may appear to be unrelated. The entire structure is rooted in Chinese philosophy.
It is truly a world heritage treasure."</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
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Jim R. "We now live in California, and our property has numerous "California Pepper Trees." I recently discovered that swarms of Bees love those trees. My interest in apiculture is totally piqued. As Master Hwa's 90th birthday approaches this month, I'd like to take this opportunity to post information about a book I bought in 2016 that I thoroughly enjoy now even more. "</p><p><br /></p><p>( Stephen Hwa family surname is Hua. This is a book about his family and Hua Yizhi, noted as the "Father of Apiculture in China." )</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNbLpJdjJttgsi1tDGft24czIwaPBsgwNuFxmjFOx8pzdKJMBRNUVB5Wo305S6H9VsuH76QsNyl9Ge-oQ_d414TSApRoYs7abAt7qRtw9cl8iQD9naJ0VgZjn-Xs2-7W-MUt6LGEfIa2V3yV8XPB5wirYJ8QDOjNH8OnR1D0IG7IuYxzzv6o-Amfb/s516/IMG_2217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNbLpJdjJttgsi1tDGft24czIwaPBsgwNuFxmjFOx8pzdKJMBRNUVB5Wo305S6H9VsuH76QsNyl9Ge-oQ_d414TSApRoYs7abAt7qRtw9cl8iQD9naJ0VgZjn-Xs2-7W-MUt6LGEfIa2V3yV8XPB5wirYJ8QDOjNH8OnR1D0IG7IuYxzzv6o-Amfb/s320/IMG_2217.jpeg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>"Hua Yizhi was both a remarkable man and the product of a unique society in a remarkable time. Heir to a family tradition of classical study, literary and artistic excellence, and local social engagement and leadership that endured for several centuries, he melded the values inherited from this tradition with the perspicacity of a modern agrarian entrepreneur. Surviving both the loss of his parents and the cataclysmic political events of the early 20th century in the small town of Dangkou in Eastern China, he expanded on the recent commercial, educational, and charitable successes of his grandfather's generation to become one of the region's most respected advocates of scientific and socially responsible rural development. A pioneer of scientific beekeeping in China as well as a sponsor of universal modern and progressive education in rural communities, he not only earned the nickname of "China's Bee King" but also helped chart his community's path through the darkest years of war and social violence to a more hopeful future. Cao Zhi Ding deserves credit for his devoted attention to factual detail, based on both archives and interviews, in balancing his abundantly evident respect for Hua Yizhi and bringing his story to life."</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-29545261694064896002023-07-11T06:06:00.003-07:002023-07-11T06:11:58.394-07:00When you watch Tai Chi, just watch<p><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"> <span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuaAe9nON9n/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA&fbclid=IwAR3hfFDyrArCgyiKu9ubLlvMqd9kB7Kw3mARipUEOEk0UZMdUAng4KZdc0Y" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank" waprocessedanchor="true">https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuaAe9nON9n/...</a></span><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit;">==</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcQ-9k8h9CJZDM1APJQr1AYyYWTrihshjcyF78Qh0R_M-LkCF51iiYuuJkR5RwY3-_HjlBW1wP10M5jLP2Lbx8RDNg_wES5-ZtMtqEk80f4dFW9F4LyCh6nZTMopl87ur69BL_235QtCxV2wZZ12aGf3EfIOioJWZoF_HnaCuhV3pmOBCUAU9Imf-/s364/IMG_0180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="364" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcQ-9k8h9CJZDM1APJQr1AYyYWTrihshjcyF78Qh0R_M-LkCF51iiYuuJkR5RwY3-_HjlBW1wP10M5jLP2Lbx8RDNg_wES5-ZtMtqEk80f4dFW9F4LyCh6nZTMopl87ur69BL_235QtCxV2wZZ12aGf3EfIOioJWZoF_HnaCuhV3pmOBCUAU9Imf-/s320/IMG_0180.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-size: x-large;"><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU WATCH THIS OR ANY VIDEO FOR THAT MATTER, THE VIDEO STIMULI THAT ARE NOT CONSCIOUSLY PERCEIVED CAN STILL BE PERCEIVED LATER?</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Jim R. said: Maureen Keough missed some key points because she tried to do something from a Teachable video AS she was watching. Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of how much there is to learn. Take the time to sit and watch, then watch any video repeatedly in one sitting.</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Maureen said: I am trying now to watch when I am watching and to practice when I am practicing. I hope that makes sense!</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">Master Stephen Hwa: Yes, definitely, you need to just concentrate on watching-visual learning will subconsciously improve your movements</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;">An experienced birdwatcher recognizes many more details in a bird's plumage than the ordinary person. Thanks to extensive training, he or she can identify specific features in the plumage. This <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicalxpress.com%2Ftags%2Flearning%2Bprocess%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3CBPHHtybzzeTYeu3noB0GB2T4OYonTFk91MNXjhQkiFFjrIm8z-mfNto&h=AT2EYKn6N7LQ3GnRQV-t0VDQDiixJLJMEm1z58IeJ4Pbtz5l2SG0H1f7cp8fyeQDPqWWPBRb3UsMwKfG6_Qvp3xZbhcXgPCZ1uJcXiOnrgfzaujmYUKGZ9IbDMWl9GaB2A&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3WHwMhJgLUoUR8JUyKjZZ6W7EjUvRCdSQxNOnT8zB6eA4fuN2eTER-VvsNTkxrLNNv0RgH6IeD01ZvnssP5weBJZ4i3JTi6GjYytDietYVqwilVdJXs_Xib_qlsyorN6-VKG9Xah2W9kqLgHOFzwgcbHd9ubQabGjM7Nar9mF-ULKYvTSnQn-98z19O-S-4FojZe3PhCT8e7zaPb9xsqhmIFHhLs-IuuGGL5QK6VclmTOAf9o" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">learning process</a></span> is not only dependent on conscious processes. Previous research has shown that when people are rewarded during the presentation of visual stimuli that are not consciously perceivable, they can still perceive these stimuli afterward.<br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://medicalxpress.com/tags/learning+process/?fbclid=IwAR0CrRt26d7Cfb947i5DHEhbyiSm7QVMUMschAxS_OCuD2JrZfdH9HeqK10" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://medicalxpress.com/tags/learning+process/</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-brain-subconscious-stimuli.html?fbclid=IwAR0PE047QX-3nSOgg625buJRrFNPYeo88dFwmwTTmOljDwyHbyagR2k-y_g#:~:text=This%20learning%20process%20is%20not%20only%20dependent%20on,perceivable%2C%20they%20can%20still%20perceive%20these%20stimuli%20afterwards" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://medicalxpress.com/.../2021-03-brain-subconscious...</a></span>.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-10135552323615070422023-07-01T06:19:00.000-07:002023-07-01T06:19:35.032-07:00The Science of Tai Chi from an Engineer<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dm2xJZ40xSZQ%26t%3D19s%26fbclid%3DIwAR00AUTz_zsbImtxozHFmi8AKdGuWd2lauXozGw8MMa-Gjl9OMi-iuILg4w&h=AT2miDDUKixon9q1UGiT_QN_hf3ML-m-nD10Jr2jRamCok4YT4okRrpBvdbigdprkrNDWjOABtd-cdd5N5cMjbxdkicWsaPcSybgI78zMCXgUHkrKJTfVhB5D5yRMY64bXZQzIOj0dUita-Guw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1LTItjnsTviwkblpt0HdMhbU5BF1hlJ5wS5On-1sjVtVLQgICC-pziubWOAl5v4nvoZZQCDxi7HcyJEh8sLyjLQg92sWxI-YWCyzuaeDbkXjR4cTNgjbo9NOxZf7Ju-g0DGh3O4lmSI8wJm670zlnvsOqiY03nNvlKlSw" target="_blank">Youtube link to video</a> </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCzoYDLyBcUiDGUAy0F8RXu6WC14gbh72t1zYGdlBEDsJGLrFCqhIEq_q6cp7j7syRjlpP4-7U_PICoE18wmWJrjpMlxddGkKWrYYkZD513dbGDPKY7MFXNpZmh7_xbnh7GAWybjVLF_LB6gDdF0MZSu77mXVY5rrLNBdKmR6vIe_1_zXU5zwPLSF/s640/Augie%20081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCzoYDLyBcUiDGUAy0F8RXu6WC14gbh72t1zYGdlBEDsJGLrFCqhIEq_q6cp7j7syRjlpP4-7U_PICoE18wmWJrjpMlxddGkKWrYYkZD513dbGDPKY7MFXNpZmh7_xbnh7GAWybjVLF_LB6gDdF0MZSu77mXVY5rrLNBdKmR6vIe_1_zXU5zwPLSF/s320/Augie%20081.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCu1kwjSArjzeSppnuo74PFSlZPbZr7BKhOnqysVXY9O6zn6hMlPI0J3frBIoULEfhM2ELZdo1hT8FIt1tdKDGiLv12QBtQCwCGKP5VD4172LrkYwK4IXHdi3wGr4THVfzUyBdmLCWEALkiMZ5kTP6HRU_s0kPJ-aPzVK6LPYIU118xPU4aYeYn94/s640/An.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCu1kwjSArjzeSppnuo74PFSlZPbZr7BKhOnqysVXY9O6zn6hMlPI0J3frBIoULEfhM2ELZdo1hT8FIt1tdKDGiLv12QBtQCwCGKP5VD4172LrkYwK4IXHdi3wGr4THVfzUyBdmLCWEALkiMZ5kTP6HRU_s0kPJ-aPzVK6LPYIU118xPU4aYeYn94/s320/An.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I talk about this video: "Master Hwa has said his background as an Engineer helped him learn. I'm sure that background helps him pass on Classical Tai Chi so it is not lost to the sands of time. Here he talks about Springs as intrinsic musculature that uses Internal Energy through the methodology of Internal Discipline. He also speaks of springs while "...in the springtime of life..." at 89. When a force applies to linked <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>springs, the same pressure applies to each spring. So, your arm is linked to the shoulder and the core, not the hip joints. When three springs connect in series, the result is a longer and flimsier total spring, depending on how much force is absorbed or deployed. That applies if springs are the same size. However, an "arm" is weak, a "shoulder spring" is somewhat stronger, and a core/waist/abdomen&back "spring" is the strongest. Since the springs have different spring constants, the displacements are different. So, pushing with internal energy from the core delivers the strongest force first, and the "weaker" springs fall into place to deliver Fajin (a burst of power)." </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I told him: "Very thought-provoking, thank you, Sir! The closed captions instead of default are quite thoughtful. I think this will be the “gold standard” for Tai Chi regarding Scientific thought. The analysis and subsequent redesign to accurately reflect the science you learned from your teacher is quite an accomplishment. Not only that, but as shown in the content and presentation, it seems to reach all levels for the betterment of others and is quite admirable.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px;">"</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305073377595253130.post-77488582266665315842023-06-29T14:54:00.001-07:002023-06-29T14:54:21.988-07:00Internal Movement <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsoROjLBmutff3w4tpthlAAles8a1-N8Acij2bwUkpUNIhzhU5JPU_SBrhHDSOYb4wPwyTw8LJot9_M3_WMYWB9bZkjMqbDPMgQhp3HDBvWgO4EiVrCPvzyXxVD1El7hlC_50z5Xssb_p49a6s7U6UlzzHYTLvwDpX3c8tgkLX9eSZjowsGateL3X/s640/KMP-DVD%5B(005355)06-24-14%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsoROjLBmutff3w4tpthlAAles8a1-N8Acij2bwUkpUNIhzhU5JPU_SBrhHDSOYb4wPwyTw8LJot9_M3_WMYWB9bZkjMqbDPMgQhp3HDBvWgO4EiVrCPvzyXxVD1El7hlC_50z5Xssb_p49a6s7U6UlzzHYTLvwDpX3c8tgkLX9eSZjowsGateL3X/s320/KMP-DVD%5B(005355)06-24-14%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> A primer on internal movement for internal rigor mortis!</p><p><br /></p><p>The Tai Chi Classics say:</p><p>“A feather cannot be placed, </p><p>a fly cannot alight </p><p>on any part of the body.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Some reasoning why we move slowly in Classical Tai Chi forms a rule that works for all varieties of sensory perception, including sensations of muscular effort. So, imagine you are holding a one pound weight in your hand while blindfolded. If a fly or a feather landed on the weight you would not know the difference, but if a little bird landed you would know. Now imagine holding a fifty pound weight. You wouldn't be able to feel the little bird landing. It would have to be an eagle. The point is that when you increase the weight from one pound to fifty pounds, you become about fifty times less sensitive to changes in the amount of muscular force you are using to lift the weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do we care? Because if you want to make your Tai Chi movement more efficient, you have to be aware of when you are working too hard. If you slow down and thereby increase your ability to sense differences in muscular effort level, you increase ability to sense and correct any extra movement and unnecessary effort. You will be much better able to sense and inhibit this inefficient moves by moving very slowly and easily. By contrast, if you move fast and hard, you will never be able to sense and correct the problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a variety of ways to do simple movements in life, different angles for the joints to assume and literally different muscle activation patterns to execute them. As you age, you will likely use less and less of these movement possibilities until you are stuck in a narrow range of options. For example, there may be a chance you have one or two thoracic vertebrae that almost never turn to the right. You had an operation and just stopped moving that way one might say “internal rigor mortis” has set in. </p><p><br /></p><p>You are wondering about this, good! The answer is yes! Classical Tai Chi can put you back in touch with with an increase of movement options, so you can start “living in the springtime of life”.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0