Old Yiquan footage

[dacheng]

Yao Zongxun, Yao Chengguang, Yao Chengrong, Cui Ruibin, Bai Jinjia

[Wanderingdragon]

NICE ! finding and controlling the center, finding and creating opportunities for attack, you'll see the the older gents, as well as Qui, who I believe is the one in blue are more concious of their own center in their subtle movement and ability to control another, it is also evident in the way Qui keeps the pressure on in sparring, rather than dancing in and out. Throwing the center is tantamount to throwing hands, the body becomes disconnected and in search of its self, making easy the opportunity for an opponent ot take advantage. Great footage

[Wanderingdragon]

Don't speak french, But I'd be willing o bet that the first part of this clip is explaining the Foot as the fist



Still my contention, there can be know Yiquan without a classic foundation

[NoSword]

I like the way they switch stances, no 'jumping' or breaking connection with the ground, can any Yiquan people give any insight into how this is trained?

AK

[NoSword]

@WD:

“First study foot, hand doesn’t move…you can do it without bending at the waist (demonstrates), body is straight, this is the straight fist, 1, 2, 3.”

AK

[Wanderingdragon]

Thanks Sword, I had an idea but was only going by the picture.

[Patrick]

I like the way they switch stances, no 'jumping' or breaking connection with the ground, can any Yiquan people give any insight into how this is trained?

Besides mocabu we have a lot of different footwork drills.

-half steps: single half steps; forward/backward in alteration, forward/backward/side step, circle step
- alternating step: single;
- alternating step+half step (big alternating step)
- circle stepping+alternating step
-"running"
etc.