origami_itto wrote:I don't know that the particular application is a part of the regular taijiquan curriculum/form.
When your opponent bears hug you from behind and tries to drag you down to the ground, your opponent is in a horse stance at that moment. If you can spring one of his legs back into a bow-arrow stance, he won't be able to drag you down. IMO, the leg spring is a good anti-takedown skill against a backward drag down no matter which style that you may train.
The question is, if "leg spring" is not in your Taiji, but since it's a such useful anti-takedown skill, what will you do?
- Cross training, or
- Bring "leg spring" into your Taiji?