wayne hansen wrote:I always thought that was a sun Lu tang quote
Boxing no boxing
Mind no mind
D_Glenn wrote:I wonder if this is a saying that’s specific to Xingyiquan. In that they train so that their whole body is a like a fist. The intention is already out before they start to move at you, and you, on the receiving side can only backpedal.
Bagua on the other hand, seeks to have the whole body like the palm of a hand. The palm can be cupped and pull Intention inside and you don’t feel anything, or the palm can be pressing outward and you feel something similar to what the Xingyiquan guy is emanating.
The intention is already out before they start to move at you, and you, on the receiving side can only backpedal.
Your state of emptiness and stillness is the hardest thing for the opponent to read
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