cloudz wrote:we might fall into the trap of thinking every straight punch in boxing has a spiral quality (of force) by virtue of theoretical thinking.
I just don't think that's true..
not that I'm against theory or anything, but there are some things we need to discern.
wayne hansen wrote:It may go to the corner but that is different to being delivered from the corner
It is AN push but a single hand version like in WU
SW is the most repeated posture in the 108
You enter it and leave it in a different manner each time
All good boxers engage the waist in their jabs though it may not be obvious
Adam Mizner on Feb 17, 2015 wrote:Then we have the third part. Why does it go and we move away? So the same thing, I strike. Now when I strike and transfer my weight, I'm already out, I'm evading, I'm slipping. So come. See? I'm out of the fight as I strike. This is unique to Tai Chi. We can generate power, throw a bomb in one direction, while we're stepping in the other direction. Retreating backwards, throwing bombs forward. Moving left, throwing bombs right. It confuses the hell out of your training partner or your opponent.
marvin8 wrote:
It may go to the corner but that is different to being delivered from the corner
Steve James wrote:Well, there are four, maybe five, types of jab. There won't be much "waist" turn, but western boxing jabs move the shoulder forward. Jabs are like a fencer's lunge, and one shoulder is always forward. Of course, it's often not as committed because crosses or hooks usually follow.
Anyway, let's argue some more. When I think of a boxer's jab, I compare it to the left hand in the Single Whip. Some people do it "straight" and some make an arc. (It's tcc, don't freak out. We know different schools ...). I was reading through the Yang 40 chapters and there was a section on the four corners. I'd argue that Single Whip is a corner, and that the corners address the problem of bridging. Peng, lu, an, ji are considered the square. Hmmm?
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