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ChenStyleTaiChiFoundation:ProgressinFundamentalSkillsandKnowledge...

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9thApril2014

14/7/13

TaoTeChingandTaiji(21/04/13)
I'vebeenreadingtheTaoTeChingascripturewrittenbyanancientphilosopherLaoZi.TheessencebetweenTaoandtaichiisnodifferent.

Updated25/12/12
ToclarifywhatImeantby"bodyalignmentduringtransitions"iswhenwe'resteppingout,shiftingweightorstablizingourweight,ourbodyalignmentwillchangeduring
thesetransitions.Forabeginnertotakeontothenextstageofpractice,theywillhavetobemindfulofhowtheirbodyactsduringtransitions.Atmycurrentstageof
practice,thisiswhatIhaveexperienceandhopetoshareitwitheveryone.MerryChristmas!

Updated25/12/12

27/11/12StagesinStanding(accordingtomyunderstanding)

AdjustmentmadeaftervisitingourteacherChenYingjun

GuidelinesforAdvanceTaiChiTraining~June2012

1)Learnthetaichiprinciplesthanbrutestrengthpracticetoimproverelaxationandproperbodyalignmentratherthanmuscularstrength
2)Trainthesourceratherthanthemanifestationthinkandfeelinternallythanhavingagoodposture
3)Trainthebodyratherthanthetechniquepracticetaichiaccordingtoyourownstandardsandnottogolowstanceiftheprinciplesoftaichiarelost.
FromthebookTheEssenceofTaijiquan,byDavidGaffney&DavidineSiawVoonSim2009

ZhanZhuang(StandingPoleStance)~Feb2012

Fundamentalpracticeoftaichipractioners.

Rootinginitialstage(August2011)

Anotherblogonmyprocess.Thisistoshowthepressureofthefeetduringaweighttransfermovement.

Rootinginitialstage(June2011)

Anotherblogonmytaichiprogress.Again,nothingthatI'mmentioninghereisdefinite,butjustsharingmyexperienceasIlearn.Enjoy!

Hipmovement(May2011)

ThisisthelatestdiscoveryinmyChentaichitraining.I'veputadateheresoIknowmyprogressandsomeinformationwhichIuploadmaynotbetherighttheories/
ideas.ButItreatthislikealearningprocessanduploadingmyknowledgehereismymotivationformyselfandothertaichipractioners.

Buttock,KuaandDang
Buttocks
Followdirectionofthespine
Perpendiculartotheground
Avoidprotrudingbuttocksortuckingintoomuchthismaycreatetensionandpreventslegsfrommovingfreely
Kua
Kuaneedstoberelaxed
Itspurposeistofacilitatethecoordinationofupperandlowerbodymovements
Turningofthewaistfromlefttorightandshiftingofweightsinthelegsrelyonkuabeingrelaxedandloose.
Whenthekuaisrelaxed,theweightburdenonlegsincreases.Iflegsarenotstrongenough,thekuawilltighten.Asaresult,kneeextendoverthetoes,
abdominalsandcheststickout,andthebodyleaningbackwards.
Relaxedkua+smoothturningofwaist=smoothweighttransferring.Fromthis,upperbodyisabletorealizelightnessorsolidity.
Dang
Theshapeofthelegswheninastance.
Theoveralllookofthestance(frompelvisdownward)shouldbelikeanupsidedownUandnotlikeaVshape.
Musclesintheinnerthighhavethefeelingofslightlypushingoutward.
Thedangshouldbelight,flexibleandrelaxed.
Collapsingdang:whenbuttocksdropbelowlevelofknees.
Theangleofbentlegsshouldnotbelessthan90degrees.
Keepingthedangroundedandopenedincreasesstrengthinthelegs.

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