i would be interested in hearing what you don't agree with
and why
It's to much outer movement, in the clip he steps pretty far into the others "space" I feel this will tend to lead to bad habits of
always trying to step into another's space instead of either being able to project ones own into it, or being able to empty owns own space for anyone trying to put theirs into it.
Just my thoughts on the clip, very much respect his work although, I would say his ideas of "intent" and mine are probably different.
Noted by those who've worked with him, comparing it to my own work....
how you do it differently
wow,,,hard and good question to ask
in my work we don't change the point of contact, we change inside this point.
which then causes the other to uproot themselves... the higher lever of the person doing it the
more dramatic the effect. this means from any position with out much if any outer movement at what ever point of
contact the other person will tend to uproot themselves.
Its the kind of stuff that gets questioned here...but is very real and understandable once one starts to work
with this idea. Whether its useful or not kinda depends on level, depth, and intended usage of ones practice.
taiji was once called "touch boxing" which for me means that at first touch no matter what or where
one is contacted or contacts with some one else they should be able to affect the other
though the point of contact, through the understanding the how, what, and why of change...
there is inner and outer change....which might mean different things depending on ones practice and
level of practice.....one central idea being stillness within movement and movement with in stillness
reflecting this.
