johnwang wrote:Not all transitions make sense. The transition from ward off to single whip may make sense but the transition from single whip to defending hands may not. This is why training part of the form is no different from training the whole form.
Ward off, Pull back, Press forward, Push, Double pulling, Single whip, defending hands, White crane flapping wings, ...
johnrieber wrote:if you want to work on two movements to improve all of your taiji, how about picking one that opens the body, and one that closes it? single whip and play guitar, for instance.
RobP2 wrote:In any event wouldn't you be better practicing with a partner? Or is that not practical for you right now? Solo moves, however much you train them will only take you so far
mixjourneyman wrote:What in your opinion is the most useful movement, or small sequence of movements in either Yang or Wu style Taiji?
Formosa Neijia wrote:mixjourneyman wrote:What in your opinion is the most useful movement, or small sequence of movements in either Yang or Wu style Taiji?
If it's been mentioned already i didn't see it, but grasp the sparrow's tail is the keystone to Yang style. If you don't understand GST then you don't understand Yang style. Most of your time should be spent on it. Same should go for any Yang derivative like Wu2.
However, that's not my opinion. That's widely known in yang style.
Dave C.
Dmitri wrote:"Most of your time should be spent on it"? Who said that, may I ask?
Tom wrote:hi David,
Well I don't practice either Sun taiji or bagua. However, watching Auyang Feng do Repulse Monkey underscores Tim's point on that particular series (including transitions), for me. Tim wasn't saying that the single-palm change was the basis for Repulse Monkey in Sun's taijiquan--only that it very broadly served the same function (change in direction) and some of the applications could be worked in a similar fashion. Not a particularly shocking statement, and when he demonstrated what he meant, it seemed very clear.
Perhaps a little more imagination.
Formosa Neijia wrote:mixjourneyman wrote:What in your opinion is the most useful movement, or small sequence of movements in either Yang or Wu style Taiji?
If it's been mentioned already i didn't see it, but grasp the sparrow's tail is the keystone to Yang style. If you don't understand GST then you don't understand Yang style. Most of your time should be spent on it. Same should go for any Yang derivative like Wu2.
However, that's not my opinion. That's widely known in yang style.
Dave C.
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