the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

hi everyone, a new episode of Flying Monk Talk Show with Paul Rogers revealing some of Yi Quan's inner door concepts

Hi Paul

How do you stop 'dead standing'

What are your training methods external and internal to stop it becoming dead standing.

Is it just the mind.? if not then what, 'how' would be really helpful to many of us that train.

Looks like your not getting an answer to that
Hear goes
My two bobs worth
Fist requirement is sung total relaxation
Second correct form lead by a good teacher
Third right method my main set I teach is from the internal essence of the 8 style fist (Zhong he ba Shao guan )
system of I chuan
Forth gradual extension of time done over time
Fifth connect your movement(in stillness) to breath
Sixth let the standing lead you don't lead the standing

What linage is Mr.Rogers of, who is his teacher ?

My teacher in Beijing told me to keep some methods “under my hat” Until eventually if I would teach and would have an dedicated and talented student, that student will be advices the same then.
I understand other teachers in Beijing also advice this....

Now, I can’t open the link or see the video of the OP(if that’s what it is)but I would believe in it no “secrets” are reveled.

Trick wrote:Now, I can’t open the link or see the video of the OP(if that’s what it is)but I would believe in it no “secrets” are reveled.

You are correct, no secrets. Couldn't find anything specifically that I associate with indoor practice either. I enjoyed some of the talk. Other things, like his about putting your mind into animals and try to feel like one, felt a bit strange for me. Those ideas are very much opposite from how I practice my stuff. So I guess, Yiquan is not for me. But I already knew it wasn't.

Trick wrote:What linage is Mr.Rogers of, who is his teacher ?

From the description:

https://lineofintent.com/product/martial-cultivation-journal-vol-1-no-3-march-2019-pdf-file-55-pages/

Alex's journals are good value.

With any traditional school , you wil not know what is 'inner door' teaching unless you are - inside the door.

On this video some of what Paul explains is 'inner door' teaching in his school, it only makes sense and comes alive through oral transmission and touch.

To make standing alive, it is a process with many elements, a good place to start would be to find a teacher who feels alive at touch.

lineofintent wrote:
On this video some of what Paul explains is 'inner door' teaching in his school,

So it’s not inner door any more then.......

Bao wrote:

Trick wrote:Now, I can’t open the link or see the video of the OP(if that’s what it is)but I would believe in it no “secrets” are reveled.

You are correct, no secrets. Couldn't find anything specifically that I associate with indoor practice either. I enjoyed some of the talk. Other things, like his about putting your mind into animals and try to feel like one, felt a bit strange for me. Those ideas are very much opposite from how I practice my stuff. So I guess, Yiquan is not for me. But I already knew it wasn't.

No, in YiQuan practice one does not mimic animals, however one visualize forces to act upon,

Trick wrote:No, in YiQuan practice one does not mimic animals, however one visualize forces to act upon,

Well, say that to Paul.

Trick wrote:

lineofintent wrote:
On this video some of what Paul explains is 'inner door' teaching in his school,

So it’s not inner door any more then.......

Paul is giving a recipe, so to speak - you still need to get in the kitchen, buy the ingredients, and get scolded a lot by the cook.

Another way of saying inner door is 'apprentice-ship' - a long process which is far from just mimicking what you see on youtube or read in a book.

As you no doubt know, the oral transmission and touch is everything in these arts, be it barehand , weapons or meditative cultivation.

Thanks for the reply's

But still no one gave any answers or info to my original questiosn

"What are your training methods external and internal to stop it becoming dead standing".

"Is it just the mind.? if not then what, 'how' would be really helpful to many of us that train".

Anyone out there ?!

Chin Woo it is the whole process of learning and practice which imbues standing with life.

A simple method to start with would be to Zhang Zhuang whilst maintaining the six directions forces, and the six harmonies.

There is enough there for a lifetime of work.

Hi

Thanks for reply??. Standing with life

Can you explain "six directions forces, and the six harmonies" and the practical method of training it please would be a great help to me plz.

It will take a life time?? that long to gain a skill for fighting?? really

What is your relationship with Sifu Paul if you don't mind me asking?

thanks again

@chinwoo1956, maybe do some of yr own googling instead of expecting others to give you the answer on a plate?

The 6 directions of force Alex (lineofintent) mentioned has been written about in several introductions to Yiquan which are freely available online, for example:

http://www.martrix.org/six_directions_of_force.html

http://yiquan.me/shili.htm

https://www.oocities.org/tukylam/opposite_tension.html