wayne hansen wrote:9palace is a pushing hands stepping pattern I have only found in Wu
Every Wu school I have trained with has it
BruceP wrote:Nine Palace isn't stepping per se - it's more to do with footwork. Stepping is used in controlling distance, and footwork in managing range.
wayne hansen wrote:Thanks
So is that tai chi or Ba kua
BruceP wrote:wayne hansen wrote:Thanks
So is that tai chi or Ba kua
Yes
What's the difference between footwork and stepping?
For the general population, do you ever use agility ladders?
windwalker wrote:What's the difference between footwork and stepping?
We use stepping to mean type or kind of step...
Footwork, the pattern the steps are used in...
For example walking, running, and flying crane a kind of stepping
plum flower, 7 star ect type of foot work patterns any of the steps can be practiced with...
For the general population, do you ever use agility ladders?
Plum flower post or poles seem to be similar in purpose.......
Chin, Shifu. "David Chin" Hop gar,
mentioned they used to spar on top of the poles...their poles only 1" in diameter
He said falling off had bad consequences for those that did
Some of it can be adapted used in taiji although historically
they had their own stepping practices along with foot work...
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