wayne hansen wrote:Before you talk about beng make sure you understand Pi
GrahamB wrote:Hello fellow IMA nerds.
I have written an article on Bengquan that you may or may not like. Here it is for your delectation:
https://taichinotebook.wordpress.com/20 ... ght-punch/
johnwang wrote:I like to long fist "running punch" better than the XingYi Beng Chuan for the following reasons:
- It can cover more distance.
- More footwork training.
- The downward blocking is added in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=224foC_ ... e=youtu.be
CHAPTER 8 The Nature of Things
Shields defend, spears attack, fish swim, hawks fly; each has its own nature [or characteristics]. Without their nature they would not have been what they are. This also applies to the techniques of the martial arts. A cautious person stresses the technique of defending himself, while the adventurous type is more inclined to attacking.
Those who use long weapons are not skillful in using short ones; those who use short weapons are clumsy in using long ones. Those who stress attention on the front neglect the back; those who emphasize the back will take the front lightly. Some take the crooked way to counteract the straight; and the straight does not serve the crooked. Different schools have different principles, and they all strive to uphold their principles. Therefore, the principles cannot be lost.
If lost, the measures (of a technique) will be in confusion. If one is able to lay his foundation on the principles so as to push forward till the end (i.e. persistent all through), then that is the perfect way.
There is a certain principle behind the fact that rulers can be used to draw squares and compasses can be used to draw circles. This principle also indicates the nature of these drawing instruments.
Being able to understand the basic nature of things is like having a strong natural physical endowment.
Being able to improve upon this nature is like healthy growth after birth. Therefore, it is the nature of the type of technique concerned, which determines its form.
(By) improving (upon) this basic form, many patterns can be developed. This is also the way the sages developed their philosophy. Therefore, the basic nature of things should never be overlooked and developments must also be made upon [from] it.
johnwang wrote:I like to long fist "running punch" better than the XingYi Beng Chuan for the following reasons:
- It can cover more distance.
- More footwork training.
- The downward blocking is added in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=224foC_ ... e=youtu.be
Yeung wrote:GrahamB wrote:Hello fellow IMA nerds.
I have written an article on Bengquan that you may or may not like. Here it is for your delectation:
https://taichinotebook.wordpress.com/20 ... ght-punch/
In scene of the Grand Master, the Ban Bu Beng Quan 半步崩拳 (half step collapse fist) was mention, which is the signature technique of Xingyiquan. And you did not address it in your article.
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