yes. the program mentioned some tales. but we have take them after the meanings they represented.
1. a sparrow unable to fly off the palm of Yang Lu Chan. is it true or not? I think that it is not true. but it is an example to stress that a TJQ practitioner would strive for yielding, neutralizing, and responding to the force or jin accordingly as if sticking to the opponent, and the opponent is unable to use force on us at all.
do we have this ethereal skill? probably not. but some degree of it, yes.
2. Guo Yun Sheng was jailed due to causing a death by accident. while he was jailed, he was shackled on hands and feet to prevent him from escape. and the schackles with some length were chained to the wall. so he could only move a bit. He practiced his beng quan, by moving the forward foot a step and the rear foot followed half a step. With heavy shackles on hands and feet, he continued to practice. when he finally was pardoned, his hands and feet moved a lot faster and with ease without shackles on. This is the tale of half step beng quan. It is true or not? I think that it is probably true.
do all XYQ practitioners have this skill? maybe with some practice over time, one may attain some degree of it.
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sometimes, the tales are just to inspire us to practice or aspire to attain a certain level or degree of skills.
and the bottom line is that or the harsh reality is that
if we practice, we may be able to attain some skills.
but if we stop practicing, the skills we once may have would leave us very fast.
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