by Taste of Death on Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:14 pm
everything wrote:good videos, thanks a lot. when they do those exercises, what kind of points do they emphasize?
here is an interesting translation of wang's writing:
https://brennantranslation.wordpress.co ... of-yiquan/which interestingly references some taijiquan references and says similar points (sink energy etc)
The first set is about directional movement (up and down, back and forth, etc) and can be practiced with a partner holding the wrists. When he puts his hands behind his back at the end the partner would push against his sternum with the energy that is expressed pushing him back and down.
The second set is about feeling the energy while moving and holding on to one's zhuangtai. This is the most taiji-like part of Han Shi YI Quan's repertoire with the five fists being more xingyi-like.
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