Rick Taracks and his wujifa blog are rare gems in the world of IMAs. Good, solid info and a proper attitude towards building gongfu. Note that his students have actually managed to develop the classic IMA attributes : they are "song" (relaxed) enough that they can sink (chen) and fajin (express trained force) properly. A rare thing in IMA it seems...
Check it out
http://wujifaliangong.com/
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The Attitude
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The Attitude
by Partridge_Run on Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:09 am
"The bank was saved, but the people were ruined."
- Henry M. Gouge, circa 1830
“No civilization can survive the physical destruction of its resource base.”
- Bruce Sterling
- Henry M. Gouge, circa 1830
“No civilization can survive the physical destruction of its resource base.”
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Re: The Attitude
by Partridge_Run on Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:30 am
"The bank was saved, but the people were ruined."
- Henry M. Gouge, circa 1830
“No civilization can survive the physical destruction of its resource base.”
- Bruce Sterling
- Henry M. Gouge, circa 1830
“No civilization can survive the physical destruction of its resource base.”
- Bruce Sterling
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- Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:23 am
Re: The Attitude
by RickMatz on Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:08 pm
If you're ever in Southeastern Michigan, you should pay Rick a visit.
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Re: The Attitude
by yfaway on Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:20 pm
I stumbled on another interesting video of this group.
I wonder, with their training routine, how long before they can actually feel the spine and the subtle movements as the weight being shifted between the two legs. Perhaps being focused on Zhan Zhuang, they can shorten the time. I know with my Taichi practice (not focused so much on Zhan Zhuang), it does take a long time. But eventually, we feel the same thing as these guys.
I wonder, with their training routine, how long before they can actually feel the spine and the subtle movements as the weight being shifted between the two legs. Perhaps being focused on Zhan Zhuang, they can shorten the time. I know with my Taichi practice (not focused so much on Zhan Zhuang), it does take a long time. But eventually, we feel the same thing as these guys.
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