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Junction of movement has to be in torso to be "internal"
Starting at 1:15 you hear Master Hwa address "hips vs.
waist" and ask "...some of you were here last time, I want to
see...turning movement, how do you turn...". The fellow behind (who I
recall from the previous year at this same workshop) turns at the hips and
turning his whole body. You know it is very interesting that
Did you know that the ability to turn from the waist, not
turning the hips is considered the “second stage” of learning in Tai Chi. Did
you know that if you don’t reach this stage you are not truly practicing Tai
Chi? Did you know that THE TAO OF TAI-CHI CHUAN: Way to Rejuvenation"
Jou Tsung Hwa, Tai Chi Foundation, 1991,
page A31, stated that "The Second Stage. The hallmark of the second stage
is the use of torso method. Torso method is characterized by use of the body,
specifically the waist and spine, to initiate and empower the movements of the
arms and legs . Only those who reach this stage can truly be said to be practicing
Tai Chi, yet these are few indeed."
Master Hwa once told me that he would have liked to meet Master Jou “…he
was someone that really was searching for the truth about Tai Chi…”
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