D_Glenn wrote:This Dantian development, should be movement coming from the dantian or waist (yao) and it feels more like there's a 陀螺 tuóluó (gyroscope) inside and supporting the movements of the limbs and body. It's not like any other sport as far as I know. And it doesn't peak it only gets more refined and powerful as you practice.
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Bodywork wrote:Oh boy......
The explanation is NOT what Sam is doing. Two things are important to consider here.
1. The explanation given would need several corrections in key areas and ....still....would not produce "body unification" of any meaningful way any more than golfing.
Instead of being impressed? Why didn't... you.... Spot that?
2. Key methods to actually develop internal power were not even mentioned.[/i]
Bodywork wrote:
Anyhow, I don't understand what motivates you to want to even try to spell out for everyone what your teachers gave to you personally as you go through and learn their steps? It isn't helping anyone. But hey, that's your decision, Kiddo.
Dan
Bodywork wrote:Interestingly enough Hong Junsheng stated that Chen fake specifically taught against matching sets like that. That was later supported by Feng and LCG and LCD. I have my own opinions (and two of theirs) as to why you should not do so. But, I don't care to get in the middle of taiji arguments, I do MMA and its an external harmonies issue, not internal. I just thought it an interesting distinction as I have personally seen the chen village boys teach it as you just stated and with the elbow lifted and opened sideways in forms. I refused to do either in private lessons as I thought it was dumb. The elbow lift is ridiculous and also taught against by other taiji groups. Needless to say, that didn't got over well...but I don't have to do taiji..
Also of interest is a couple of friends of mine (indoor students of a big Chen guy) were approached in the village by two elderly teachers who said in no uncertain terms that Chen XiaWang, Chen Bing, and Chen Zangling...were specifically not teaching Taiji to westerners and further had agreed not to do so at several meetings in the village. A recent debate arose wherein some argued that they can't even get their own kids to train, why not teach westerners? They still agreed not to teach.
Dan
Not surprising about the Chen guys not teaching westerners the real deal, though
Bodywork wrote:Takeda taught Solo training
Sagawa said Takeda told him never to show your solo training. He never said he didn’t do solo training.
Sagawa eventually taught some of them-not all to his people. He in fact taught a more complete version to a few people. Interestingly he stated cleary that only amateurs things they can learn aiki from techniques and he made it quite clear that aiki was about developing an aiki body.
Kodo did solo training
Two of Kodo’s famous students who became teachers did solo training
Those students taught a hand picked few those solo training regimens. They can be shown in detail if you know who. Oddly they are quite similar and yet different, and all based on a theme.
A shihan from the Takumakai went to your teacher’s teacher Tokimune Takeda and he was taught solo training. In his words Tokimune said it was essential.
Solo training was taught by your teacher’s teacher- Tokimune Takeda
Kondo taught solo training publicly at his first visit to America on Sunday afternoon for an hour and half
Tokimune outlined the simple mechanics of one breath training method in an interview.
That breath method is the same as one taught by Sagawa, and also taught by one his students, a kodokai shihan, Okomoto, who talked around and about it but taught a very few, Ueshiba, Ueshiba to at least one prewar student Shirata who talked about it, and Shirata to a few of his students. Shioda taught solo training some of which is on film. Oddly it is very similar to what Kondo taught.
Hi Dan,
I'd attend one of your seminars if there were any closer to Thailand. And I respect your decision to not post videos.
Anyway, I'm curious - do your solo exercises share similarities with those found in Aunkai? How about sumo?
If so, would you mind elaborating briefly on what those similarities and differences are?
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