Category: pushhands

  • Chan Lien Tieh Sui Pu Tiu pu Ting

    This refers to the sticking aspect or adherence in Tai Chi Chuan. Chan and lien are vertical adhering movements, lifting from above and supporting from below, respectively. Tieh is adherence in the horizontal motion, sui is adherence from the rear. Pu tiu pu ting means neither to lose the adherence nor to resist. Reference: T’Ai…

  • What is the use of suppleness?

    Q: Tai Chi seeks to be supple but what is the use of suppleness? A: Seeking suppleness enables you to separate your body into pieces. If an opponent pushes against your forearm, your elbow doesn’t move; if against your elbow it moves, but not your shoulder; if against your shoulder it moves, but not your…

  • What is Peng Jin?

    What is Peng Jin and is it better to maintain a little in the arms for example to prevent people from coming in? People misunderstand Peng. There is another word with the same sound and only one stroke different that means something like structure or framework and people often think this is what is meant…

  • Push hands with Lin Mogen

  • Effortlessly by Fong Ha

  • Huang Sheng Shyan in Malaysia

    Master Huang 2 Malaysia youtube.com Master Huang 3 Malaysia youtube.com Master Huang 4 Malaysia youtube.com

  • Yao Chengguang progress in Yiquan

    Yiquan master Yao Chengguang in Moscow youtube.com

  • Peter Ralston – Honesty

    The Cheng Hsin Body Principles 1. Being Calm 2. Relaxing 3. Centering 4. Grounding 5. Being Whole and Total Reference: Cheng Hsin The Principels of Effortless Power ISBN 1556433026 p. 4 Links: www.chenghsin.com

  • A Study of Taiji Push-Hands

    By Xiang Kairen People who practice Taijiquan all know that practicing the form is the “body” (ti), practicing push-hands is the “use” (yong). But are body and usage two different affairs? In order to answer this question, we must first clarify what is body: what is usage? Practicing the form, one never departs from the…

  • Yiquan Not-So-Straight Straight Punch

    Author: Master Yao ChengRong Translator: J. P. Lau Translator’s Note: This article has been edited for English readers. You must learn to effectively deliver the straight punch from your ready stance, from any hand position. There should be no wasted motion and no give-away movement preceding the punch. Upon completing the punch you must immediately…

  • Power discharge in yiquan

    By Yao Cheng-rong Translated by Tu-Ky Lam An overview of power discharge People who practice martial arts must have heard of the term “jing” which means strength, or power. When we hit an opponent or throw him away with force, we discharge our power, which is called “Fa li” in Chinese. If we want to…

  • Finer points of yiquan push-hands

    By Yao Cheng-rong Translated by Tu-Ky Lam Push-hands, which is a combined application of zhan-zhuang (standing practice), shi-li (testing of energy) zou-bu (stepping) and fa-li (power discharge), is an important part of Yiquan training, aiming to improve the martial arts skill of practitioners and students. Push-hands supplements free sparring very well as it can help…

  • The Sung of Zhu Datong

    Links: Wu Style Taiji/Taichi quan Kongfu of Zhu Datong youtube.com Wu Style Taiji/Taichi quan Push hand of Zhu Datong youtube.com

  • Wang Yu Fang Shi Li

    Links: Yiquan by Wang Yu Fang neigong.net Yiquan wikipedia.org

  • Every hair is fully alert

    ‘In the fully energized state, “every hair is fully alert.” The state of relaxed arousal is what is meant by the chinese term “sung.” This is not the drowsy torpor before sleep. It is the release of tension that saps our strength – so that we become alert, clearheaded and full of vigor. Your head…