wayne hansen wrote:Not once have I bashed tai chi
It is an art I have practiced daily since 1973
I am one of the few people who practices the entire yang system
windwalker wrote:I am curious, for those that advocate practicing taiji with weights, how can one feel or sense the 4oz that is often talked about? How can one understand change and emptiness if they remain full and yang.
wayne hansen wrote:Standing exercises
Chi Kung
Walking
Slow form 108
Fixed step pushing
Moving step
Walking 4 hands
Ta Lu
San shou
Fast set
Pole 5 forms
Spear 8 step
Broadsword
Straight sword
Each weapon has pushing,San shou and ta Lu type exercises
Noi gung
Patrick wrote:So what exactly is trained with "heavy hands weighted walking"?
When heavier weights are used, I can think it could be useful for inter muscular coordination, but so would be kettle bell training.
With lighter weights, strength endurance can be trained.
For some general fitness I understand it, but as I learned IMA, you want to transfer your weight intelligently (by superior angles) into your opponents frame, how exactly can weight training help me here?
Peacedog wrote:I've never really understood the whole IMA "I don't like weights" thing.
Particularly since probably 90% of the better players I've met do some kind of resistance training be it barbells, machines, weighted stones, rings, weighted vests, etc.
In terms of messing up form I can see this to a degree. That said, being weaker is always worse than being stronger within most normal parameters.
Or another way of saying this is "given a comparable level of skill, the stronger man wins."
粘黏連隨
[4] STICK, ADHERE, CONNECT, AND FOLLOW
粘者提上拔髙之謂也
黏者留戀繾綣之謂也
連者舍己無離之謂也
隨者彼走此應之謂也
要知人之知覺運動非明粘黏連隨不可斯粘黏連隨之功夫亦甚細矣
Sticking means to lift up high.
Adhering means to stay and be attached.
Connecting means to let go of yourself and not separate from the opponent.
Following means to follow him wherever he goes.
If you want to move with awareness and yet you do not understand sticking, adhering, connecting, and following, it will be beyond your reach, for it is a very subtle skill.
because it does not really work in harmonizing the intention and my body movement.
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