dragonprawn wrote:back heels move backwards.
dragonprawn wrote: but to see you do the opposite of me is a bit puzzling.
johnwang wrote:Which body structure and body alignment do you like better? Which body structure is even more "pleasant" to view and "difficult" to perform?
johnwang wrote:Here is "external" longfist horizontal punch:
Here is "internal" Taiji brush knee:
Can you tell any difference between these 2 clips? Can you see any "using only the muscles of the shoulder and arm with no movement anywhere else in the body"?
dragonprawn wrote:making contact at the exact moment we turn the heel...
D_Glenn wrote:There's no 'shenfa' in either clip.
johnwang wrote:D_Glenn wrote:There's no 'shenfa' in either clip.
Can you show any clip with the Shenfa that you are talking about? I would love to see one. In the above Adam's clip, since he did in slow motion, you can see some Shenfa. But who will move that slow in combat anyway.
WongYing wrote: Lohan/Tongbei teach pivoting turning on the heel.
D_Glenn wrote:johnwang wrote:Can you tell any difference between these 2 clips? Can you see any "using only the muscles of the shoulder and arm with no movement anywhere else in the body"?
There's no 'shenfa' in either clip.
Both clips are 'external' in my opinion. Not that there's anything wrong with that. They both look pretty good, good 'tui fa' and 'shou fa'.
Learning to use the shenfa/ torso methods and incorporate them into all the strikes and throws is a frustrating nightmare. It must be a personal choice to go down that path but it's also not a path that is known unless one's teacher has already done it, can demonstrate it for you, and more importantly give you the much needed words of encouragement to keep enduring.
My teacher is perfectly happy teaching people 'External Bagua' if that is all they want to learn. He doesn't force anyone to learn the 'shenfa'.
Interloper wrote:what does "internal" mean to you;
Interloper wrote:from the subtle combination of internal structural manipulations that create "internal" power.
johnwang wrote:Interloper wrote:what does "internal" mean to you;
I thought you already knew my answer before you even asked me this question.
johnwang wrote:Interloper wrote:from the subtle combination of internal structural manipulations that create "internal" power.
Please provide some clips.
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