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

Updated25/12/12ToclarifywhatImeantby"bodyalignmentduringtransitions"iswhenwe'resteppingout,shiftingweightorstablizingourweight,ourbodyalignmentwillchangeduringthesetransitions.Forabeginnertotakeontothenextstageofpractice,theywillhavetobemindfulofhowtheirbodyactsduringtransitions.Atmycurrentstageofpractice,thisiswhatIhaveexperienceandhopetoshareitwitheveryone.MerryChristmas!

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27/11/12StagesinStanding(accordingtomyunderstanding)

AdjustmentmadeaftervisitingourteacherChenYingjun

GuidelinesforAdvanceTaiChiTraining~June20121)Learnthetaichiprinciplesthanbrutestrengthpracticetoimproverelaxationandproperbodyalignmentratherthanmuscularstrength2)Trainthesourceratherthanthemanifestationthinkandfeelinternallythanhavingagoodposture3)Trainthebodyratherthanthetechniquepracticetaichiaccordingtoyourownstandardsandnottogolowstanceiftheprinciplesoftaichiarelost.

FromthebookTheEssenceofTaijiquan,byDavidGaffney&DavidineSiawVoonSim2009

ZhanZhuang(StandingPoleStance)~Feb2012Fundamentalpracticeoftaichipractioners.

Rootinginitialstage(August2011)Anotherblogonmyprocess.Thisistoshowthepressureofthefeetduringaweighttransfermovement.

Rootinginitialstage(June2011)Anotherblogonmytaichiprogress.Again,nothingthatI'mmentioninghereisdefinite,butjustsharingmyexperienceasIlearn.Enjoy!

Hipmovement(May2011)ThisisthelatestdiscoveryinmyChentaichitraining.I'veputadateheresoIknowmyprogressandsomeinformationwhichIuploadmaynotbetherighttheories/ideas.ButItreatthislikealearningprocessanduploadingmyknowledgehereismymotivationformyselfandothertaichipractioners.

Buttock,KuaandDang

Buttocks

FollowdirectionofthespinePerpendiculartothegroundAvoidprotrudingbuttocksortuckingintoomuchthismaycreatetensionandpreventslegsfrommovingfreely

Kua

KuaneedstoberelaxedItspurposeistofacilitatethecoordinationofupperandlowerbodymovementsTurningofthewaistfromlefttorightandshiftingofweightsinthelegsrelyonkuabeingrelaxedandloose.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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