wayne hansen wrote:Not much emptiness there
Talk and delay leads the student into hardness lack of awareness then structure throws him away
The only real emptiness is in fullness
The only stillness is in vital activity
Stop start demos are just displays of theory
Well, at the beginning, he says that he empties his right side, that side is not allowed to move or to make pressure against the opponents arm, that would be considered double weighted and would inhibit your tingjin.
Translated version, marked at the correct time where he speaks about these things:
https://youtu.be/DNBM2WsMLW8?t=72I think this version uses Omar's old translation. He used annotations for his translations, a function which YouTube got rid of.
The theory is just fine, and he demonstrates it well. But I agree that it's a demonstration and not a live setting.
wayne hansen wrote:I only value this type of thing when it is done in the midst of continuing action
The same thing can be shown without the stop start thing
Agreed that spontaneous following and adapting is better, and continuity without interruption. However from what I have seen from Mr Wang, I don't doubt that he can do this. However, this particular video is from a seminar, or a demonstration, focused on theory and explanations.
Subitai wrote:I do this to people all the time and the PENG natzis always hate it. Nothing better than when you meet another martial artist ( Internal / guy who claims he knows push hands ) and then when you have them off balance or you have them set up for a throw or strike....
Absolutely, it's easy to do. What most Tai Chi people present I call the "peng disease". Most Tai Chi people tend to really way too much on "structure", "peng" and "posture". They become tense, stiff, offer resistance, and uses way too much pressure against their opponent's. But Tai Chi should be light and offer no resistance at all. IMO. Your peng should always be there as a potential, but you should be so light that you don't even let your opponent to feel it. Well, at least this is the ideal, imho. Not always easy to live up to against skilled opponents.