Yet More Brinkman!

[shawnsegler]

[C.J.W.]

It seems he's using Taiji terminology to explain Xingyi/Bagua techniques -- interesting interpretations.

[charles]

For whatever it's worth, "plucking" (cai/tsai), as I was taught it in Taijiquan is not used primarily to setup another application anymore than any other action typically is. If done properly, it causes immediate injury, such as whiplash. It is very shocking. It isn't just percussive grabbing and/or re-directing, as shown in the video. Nor does one "have a runway" of sliding down a limb to apply it. In training with a partner, it needs to be practiced carefully so as not to injure each other.

It isn't used to "reel someone in", as stated in the video: that is more in keeping with "lu". It is used to injure them where they stand. At least that is what I was taught in Taijiquan. Of course, he's free to interpret the words in anyway he choses.

[D_Glenn]

I know that Brinkman knows what Ling is, as him and I had a great discussion about it on here, but 採 Cai is short for 採集 Caiji (Harvest)or Reap what you Sow, or Harvest what you've grown. When you Harvest something, you essentially kill it.

Doing a 'Ling' (Leading) on the opponent's wrist and causing their neck to whiplash is a Harvesting Leading attack.

Generally though a Cai is an attack that just by doing the movements will hurt/maim the opponent and not have any chance of being used to submit/ get the opponent to tap.

fwiw

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Doesn't Brinkman have some videos showing Ling and Dai?

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[shawnsegler]

Doesn't Brinkman have some videos showing Ling and Dai?

His Sanshou vid does.

Here's a bit from one of his other vids I don't have: