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TaoTeChingandTaiji(21/04/13)
I'vebeenreadingtheTaoTeChingascripturewrittenbyanancientphilosopherLaoZi.TheessencebetweenTaoandtaichiisnodifferent.
Updated25/12/12
ToclarifywhatImeantby"bodyalignmentduringtransitions"iswhenwe'resteppingout,shiftingweightorstablizingourweight,ourbodyalignmentwillchangeduring
thesetransitions.Forabeginnertotakeontothenextstageofpractice,theywillhavetobemindfulofhowtheirbodyactsduringtransitions.Atmycurrentstageof
practice,thisiswhatIhaveexperienceandhopetoshareitwitheveryone.MerryChristmas!
Updated25/12/12
27/11/12StagesinStanding(accordingtomyunderstanding)
AdjustmentmadeaftervisitingourteacherChenYingjun
GuidelinesforAdvanceTaiChiTraining~June2012
1)Learnthetaichiprinciplesthanbrutestrengthpracticetoimproverelaxationandproperbodyalignmentratherthanmuscularstrength
2)Trainthesourceratherthanthemanifestationthinkandfeelinternallythanhavingagoodposture
3)Trainthebodyratherthanthetechniquepracticetaichiaccordingtoyourownstandardsandnottogolowstanceiftheprinciplesoftaichiarelost.
FromthebookTheEssenceofTaijiquan,byDavidGaffney&DavidineSiawVoonSim2009
ZhanZhuang(StandingPoleStance)~Feb2012
Fundamentalpracticeoftaichipractioners.
Rootinginitialstage(August2011)
Anotherblogonmyprocess.Thisistoshowthepressureofthefeetduringaweighttransfermovement.
Rootinginitialstage(June2011)
Anotherblogonmytaichiprogress.Again,nothingthatI'mmentioninghereisdefinite,butjustsharingmyexperienceasIlearn.Enjoy!
Hipmovement(May2011)
ThisisthelatestdiscoveryinmyChentaichitraining.I'veputadateheresoIknowmyprogressandsomeinformationwhichIuploadmaynotbetherighttheories/
ideas.ButItreatthislikealearningprocessanduploadingmyknowledgehereismymotivationformyselfandothertaichipractioners.
Buttock,KuaandDang
Buttocks
Followdirectionofthespine
Perpendiculartotheground
Avoidprotrudingbuttocksortuckingintoomuchthismaycreatetensionandpreventslegsfrommovingfreely
Kua
Kuaneedstoberelaxed
Itspurposeistofacilitatethecoordinationofupperandlowerbodymovements
Turningofthewaistfromlefttorightandshiftingofweightsinthelegsrelyonkuabeingrelaxedandloose.
Whenthekuaisrelaxed,theweightburdenonlegsincreases.Iflegsarenotstrongenough,thekuawilltighten.Asaresult,kneeextendoverthetoes,
abdominalsandcheststickout,andthebodyleaningbackwards.
Relaxedkua+smoothturningofwaist=smoothweighttransferring.Fromthis,upperbodyisabletorealizelightnessorsolidity.
Dang
Theshapeofthelegswheninastance.
Theoveralllookofthestance(frompelvisdownward)shouldbelikeanupsidedownUandnotlikeaVshape.
Musclesintheinnerthighhavethefeelingofslightlypushingoutward.
Thedangshouldbelight,flexibleandrelaxed.
Collapsingdang:whenbuttocksdropbelowlevelofknees.
Theangleofbentlegsshouldnotbelessthan90degrees.
Keepingthedangroundedandopenedincreasesstrengthinthelegs.
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