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Elongated Wrist 2
Place a long hose on the ground. The hose is curled. Next, connect the long hose to a tap. Now turn on the tap a little. The water comes out through the hose which is still curled. If you turn on the tap to the maximum, the water will surge out strongly, straightening the hose. This is basically what the training of the Elongated Wrist does. It turns on the energy from your body out through the…
Small Chi Sphere
In Yang-22 we use three hand shapes namely the open palm, fist and hook. What the three hand shapes have in common is the Small Chi Sphere. This is an imaginary nebulous sphere conjured by our intent. At the most basic level, we use the Small Chi Sphere to help form the shape of the open palm, fist and hook. For example, when our hand is opened up it is as if we are holding an imaginary sphere…
Elongated Wrist
On the surface, the Elongated Wrist resembles the well known Fair Maiden’s Hand of the Cheng Man Ching Tai Chi style. However, our Elongated Wrist has a lot more within its practice than the Fair Maiden’s Hand. I had learned the Cheng Man Ching style more than a decade before I started with Yang-22. I do not remember my teacher ever teaching anything more to the Fair Maiden’s Hand. On the other…
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Ancient Bell Body Part 3
In Part 2 I mentioned the second part of the vertical line configuration as part of the alignment of the vertical line that is also known as the Bell Clapper Line. This configuration of the vertical line has an interesting skill attached to it. Basically, in order to allow the stone to descend you have to open up a shaft so that the stone can pass through. If you practice this shaft opening…
Ancient Bell Body Part 2
The vertical line running from the top of your head to your tailbone enables you to turn easily provided the vertical line is configured properly. In the Commencement Movement the first part of the vertical line configuration is at the neck. In Grandmaster Wei Shuren’s book on the 22-form it is said that we should touch the back of our neck to the collar. When you do this your chin will come…
Ancient Bell Body
The 2/4 Dots, 3 Passes, 3 Chi Rings and 5 Bows are put into practice through the Ancient Bell Body. In Yang-22 we use the analogy of the body as akin to an ancient Chinese bell. The Ancient Bell Body is actualized through the use of the intent to flesh out what is not real into something that can be felt but not seen. Your mind dictates the command to create the Ancient Bell Body and your mind…
The 5 Bows Part 3
In The 5 Bows Part 2 I mentioned that the Single Whip is the technique where we first learn about the 5 Bows. However, the 5 Bows is found in many of the rest of the 21 techniques as well. After you have practiced the 5 Bows in Single Whip many times and understand it you should gradually learn to implement the 5 Bows in these other techniques as well. In order to optimize the force generated…
The 5 Bows Part 2
In Yang-22 the technique that introduces us to the topic of the 5 Bows is Single Whip. In Single Whip specifically at the conclusion of the technique we learn how to stretch each of the 5 Bows out so that it is optimized for an arrow to load onto them and be instantly released. Fajing in Yang-22 is not a strong push. Instead, it is like an arrow that penetrates its target so quickly that it…
The 5 Bows
The 2/4 Dots, the 3 Passes, the 3 Chi Rings and the 5 Bows are all related topics in the learning of Yang-22. They are integral to the storing and release of energy by converting kinetic energy to potential energy which is then released back as kinetic energy as part of the process of power generation. In this sense, you can say that the entire 22-form is an exercise in how to use movement to…
The 3 Chi Rings Part 3
The 3 Chi Rings Part 2
Where exactly do you place your arms in space when you execute a technique? In Wing Chun we keep the elbows closer to the body since its a close quarters combat system. However, in Pok Khek Kuen we keep our elbows away from the body since we abide by the principle of an inch longer gives us greater power. In Yang-22 we use the Shoulder Chi Ring to inform us where to pose our arms for the…
The 3 Chi Rings
This is not a post about how to use intent to create the 3 Chi Rings. Instead, I would touch on why we have the 3 Chi Rings. In Yang-22 we practice our form such that the internal and the external harmonizes. Yes, that’s what other Tai Chi styles say too but in Yang-22 we are very specific about how to bring this about. Our intent is internal, in the mind, it cannot be grasped. Our body is the…
Heaven, Earth, Man
I used to think of Heaven, Earth, Man (HEM) as some philosophical concept. I have read different explanations over the years and the typical explanation is not really satisfying. Most of the time the writer would go round and round the bush, offering an explanation that could not really be put into practice. In Yang-22 we have HEM. My teacher, Master L, did not call this sub-movement HEM but the…
The 3 Passes & 2/4 Dots
In the post The 3 Passes, I listed an exercise to practice three of the four variations of the 3 Passes. Once you get the hang of that exercise, the next time you practice it add the 2/4 Dots to it. Check to ensure that every movement you make has the 2/4 Dots and 3 Passes clearly differentiated and manifested in your movement. Keep practicing until you can move lightly and seemingly…
The 3 Passes
Once you have learned to use the 2/4 Dots to move up and down you can the study of the 3 Passes to it. The easiest way to think of the 3 Passes is a line connecting the top of the head to the tailbone to keep the body upright. Technically it is really the back of the head that connects to the back and thereon to the tailbone. I chose to keep it simple by just aligning the top of the head to the…
2/4 Dots & The Rolling Ball
The Unfettered Mind : Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman by Takuan Soho is one of my favorite books. Many of what is written within are relevant to our practice of Tai Chi. In the first part of the book “The Mysterious Record of Immoveable Wisdom” there is a section on a moving ball. There is a saying, “Throw a ball into a swift current and it will never stop.” This means that if…