PENG– refers to the outward (or upward) expansion of energy.
LU– often referred to as “roll back,” Lu is the ability to absorb, yield/deflect incoming force. There are 3 characteristics of Lu are: Yielding (Jan), Merging (Ian) & Adhering (Nien)
JI– is often thought of as a “forward press,” however it also best described as a “squeezing out of space.”
AN– is a downward movement of energy, best translated into “(relaxed) sinking.”
CAI– (Tsai) translated into “downward pluck,” Cai is a combination of Lu and An.
LIE– (Lieh) Lie or “Split” is a combination of Peng and Ji.
ZHOU– Elbowing. In Chen style, elbows are overtly shown in all angles, with a coiling effect.
KAO– when the arms are bound/distance is too close to punch, we can use a “Shouldering.”
everything wrote:A gigantic, gigantic pet peacock. Yow.
charles wrote:While I agree that every movement in Taijiquan involves some form of opening and/or closing - it is a basic mechanism of whole-body movement, because it is a basic mechanism found in every movement, it is not what distinguishes one action, one "jin", from another.
GrahamB wrote:I see. 'Ji' is like giving your pet peacock a little cuddle, while holding your energy ball.
Glad we cleared that one up!
cloudz wrote:Often taiji forms will have you moving in one direction, say up or down, say forward or back.
This is a basic way of choreography I beleive and at some point balancing force should be introduced; for stability, if nothing else..
"where there is up, there is down.."
So now I've elaborated how to you do ji with your shin?
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