windwalker wrote:greytowhite wrote: The measurement I was taught was to make the radius of the circle equal to the length of one's arm. May not work for someone like my friend whose arms are much longer than her legs.
Some might consider the why, using
the dimensions given.
Maybe I should have explained it a little more...There are relationships between shoulder, hip, elbow, knee ect. distance from center to radius
Not a bagua player, my last taiji teacher was noted for his bagua at one time before learning taiji. Although he stopped playing bagua
it was very much reflected in his taiji..
The measurement I was taught was to make the radius of the circle equal to the length of one's arm.
This is very specific which prompted my curiosity, as to what the relationship was or is.
I could conjecture what he might mean, in my own work its important to know the axis about which one defines
the arc, and point of movement....so that one can understand and learn how to turn and move either inside or outside the circle.
Just found the specificity interesting...
its very important to understand and know the relationships
according to owns own body, and range of movement.