no, its not taiji
i sorta thought i'd post a different "sort" of lhbf, the sort my teacher taught-
> no break between strokes; all movements are connected as one move
> "Contains big and small Heaven and Earth" large circle with small circles, small wrist movements that look almost too refined
> clear movements, no waving the arms about if your not sure; either you know or not know
> no monkey spasm, shifting and shaking yr body so everyone knows you got lots of qi - if you really need to know, touch me
no actually you do know
my teacher told me once he did some tjq judging. other judges were saying all the different styles of tjq, how to judge one performer from another? so keep things fair we "create" a routine with element from all the different styles, then everyone will be judge fairly, brilliant huh? My teacher was like if you're a judge and you do not know shit from shine, then we're in trouble.
i heard tjq practitioners saying "enemy advance swiftly to attack; half side of body is empty". i was smiling and thought i wonder what Guo Yunshen would have reacted if he heard this... but i like to think that i know what they are trying to say. it is relatively easy to feel solid and connected when you still; if one moves the tendency is 'san' or scattered.
maybe you might disagree, but i think that all CMA, whether internal/external/hard/soft/north/south al all about achieving zhen jin, or "wholeness of force" in the end. to make it interesting they use different names, theories, training methods, so we can talk/discuss among ourselves to get to know each other better. it is THE measure of ones gongli; no ifs/buts/i-did-not-take-my-breakfast-this-morning; either you have it or not.
for lhbf...
the fella (kneel down and kowtow 8 x) who created is really of to the right of the bell curve by A LOT. no i'm not saying my style is better than anyones. what i'm saying is that it is very difficult for me. some strokes i can only execute recently cos i spending time on my zz. somehow you need to move inside first before you can do it correctly. dun ask me to explain it; i really wouldnt know how.
i'm sorry, some training methods i am given specific instructions not to reveal. but, hey, you really do not need them to be a good fighter. we all know that "yi li xiang shi fa"- one strength subdues ten techniques. and after WXZ showed the world fuhu xianglong; there really no secret anymore.
my teachers constant refrain is "the post must be stood!"
you didnt think that WXZ told his student to learn from WYH cos he is waving his hand around all the time, did you?
thanks all
cheers, S.