Do not mix Internal and External in arm mp4
One cannot do "internal" and external at the same time in any part of the body, arms, legs etc. In this video you see arms stretching or being stretched and then internal being used or vice versa. Watching Master Hwa's arm stretch when pulled is "yielding" then "fajin" when opponent crimps up their arms and you are close to their chest. If you are going to "ting" jin and "follow" the opponents movement then use stretched or one might say "external" movement. Actually in push hands you can do one then do the other but the two cannot operate at the same time. In this event, one would have to setup the parameters for external (elbow and arm not directly in front of centerline and more toward lateral sides of body) to successfully be able to extend the arm fully and easily once more. Among arm, shoulder, and core, it is often difficult to tell which part is leading or following. It is best to always keep the shoulder passive as a follower. But the arm, the elbow, or the finger, filled with “yi”, may sometimes give the sensation of leading the movement. The synergistic effects between core movement and engagement of arm and core give unexpected results. When I try the engagement exercise on students new to my class, it seems to help them to learn how to make the core move.
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tx_2Acujvo
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