Trick wrote:I have some difficulty to understand your post. What forms teach ‘moving around’ from the actual form(techniques)?
rojcewiczj wrote:My first question is...do you believe, if someone puts pressure on you while you do your form, that they should be sent away or otherwise severely effected by your movements? If not I would be interested in your reasoning, if yes, I would be interested in your method.
Steve James wrote:. However, one exercise is to do the form blindfolded, and allow someone to push you at any time. But, I don't think they should fly away. I think you should be able to react and adjust to the "attack."
rojcewiczj wrote: I think the way those people drill there movements is generally so much like the way they fight, that they can apply what they've been drilling in the way they've been drilling it.
To me, if someone gets in the way of your Taiji movements, they should lose their balance, otherwise, why are you doing the movement the way you are?
I think it largely comes down to the timing of your moves, if the timing is correct, you can apply your body power and destabilize people, if your timing is off then your power decreases as far off as your timing gets.
I think the form should be trained with the timing you want to fight with, but not necessary the tempo.
Without an opponent or partner, there is nothing to "time", no reference around which one is working or "timing"
It doesn’t matter how good they are if they are not allowed to change and adapt to the incoming force.
Steve James wrote:It doesn’t matter how good they are if they are not allowed to change and adapt to the incoming force.
Testing a practitioner's balance and ability to adapt was the point of the exercise.
. You cannot be strong all over, that is not how the human body works.
windwalker wrote:A point of training to be equally connected at all points as a spherical object.
“ Central equilibrium” all parts balanced around a common center expressing the center from any point.
Without gaps in mind or body.
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