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Hello Bruce,
on the forum we had a discussion about the angle of the left foot in single hand peng, double hand peng and Ji:.
– in single hand peng both feet end up 45° in a parallelogram (month 2 video 2a at about 02min45)
– then in double hand peng we have to bring in the rear/ left foot in to a maximum of 45° (month 2 video 15 at about 05min37), but shouldn’t it already be there since we finished single hand peng?
– when we shift the weight to the front in Ji (month 3 video 14 at about 04min25), we have to turn the foot to at least 45° (better 30 if possible). But if I didn’t miss anything the left foot still was at the 45° position since we finished single/ double hand peng?Thanks for your help,
Larissa
In video of the Old Yang style, Bruce cautions that the arm movements should never cross the center line of the body, but does not elaborate. Yet, in the modern Yang short form style, the arms repeatedly cross the body’s center line in the Cloud Hands movement.. Can anyone shed light on this difference? What is the affect of crossing vs. not crossing the center line? Thanks, Jerry
Jerry,
In Cloud Hands (Modern or Old Yang), don’t the arms follow the turning of the waist? And, if the four points of the torso are kept in-line (shoulder’s nest and kwa) as the kwa folds, do the hands cross the body’s center line or just reach the center?
Perhaps, good explanation. In Dr. Lamb’s Sun forms, Cloud Hands movement originate at the center of the chest and move outward. Yet, in the modern Yang form as I was taught, the arms do a full swing from shoulder to shoulder. Maybe that is incorrect?
I understand the movements of energy, but not the connection to the opening and closing of joints. I’ve tried to sense/feel open/close of the joints but I’m missing something. Help!
Also, Bruce you mentioned not crossing the center line of the body while doing cloud hands. Yet, I was taught, in modern yang form, to do full swings of arms/hands as you step in either direction. Also Dr. Lamb’s modified cloud hands appears to swing within the 4-point rectangle box, but the center line is still crossed. Incorrect?
Push Hands
Hello,
I did not choose to be a participant in the Taichi Mastery Program when you released it, so I don’t have access to the Push Hands materials it contains. I would be extremely interested in getting access to Push Hands instructions, to complement the practice of the Old Yang form. Are there plans to release the Push Hands program independently, or as part of the Training Circle ?
Best regards,
Erwan
I understand the movements of energy, but not the connection to the opening and closing of joints. I’ve tried to sense/feel open/close of the joints but I’m missing something. Help!
Also, Bruce you mentioned not crossing the center line of the body while doing cloud hands. Yet, I was taught, in modern yang form, to do full swings of arms/hands as you step in either direction. Also Dr. Lamb’s modified cloud hands appears to swing within the 4-point rectangle box, but the center line is still crossed. Incorrect?
In video of the Old Yang style, Bruce cautions that the arm movements should never cross the center line of the body, but does not elaborate. Yet, in the modern Yang short form style, the arms repeatedly cross the body’s center line in the Cloud Hands movement.. Can anyone shed light on this difference? What is the affect of crossing vs. not crossing the center line? Thanks, Jerry
Twisting in the back
Hello,
When doing the Old Yang form, is it OK for the feeling of twisting in the arms to go all the way into the back muscles or should it stop at the shoulders ?
Same question with the legs (although I haven’t felt the twisting in my legs yet).
Thanks in advance
Erwan
Hi Bruce,
I am 27 and have been doing Energy Gates for about 8 years.
I’ve always had this question and am pleased to finally be able to ask.My right leg is ~3/4 inch longer than my left.
How do I deal with a leg length discrepancy while standing?
The same question applies for moving practices as well.I’ve tried many things and have never felt like I’ve found “the right” solution.
It’s something that’s effected my practice for a long time and I will really value your response.
Here’s some extra info:
-I am fairly tall and thin (6’4″, 185 lbs) and I currently do not wear a lift
-To compensate for the longer leg, my hips have twisted to minimize the tilt of my hips from R to L.
-My hips will begin to untwist while standing, but this makes the tilt of my hips increase, throwing out my alignments.And some more specific questions:
Should I wear a lift?
How should i handle these twisted hips?
Should I let them untwist while standing or not?How should i handle my already tilted hips?
Should I bend the long leg more than the short one?
Should I shift my weight and hips over to the short leg?Like I said, I’ve experimented with many different things and never found one that felt “Just So”
I’d like to take a moment to thank you, as well, for all the invaluable teachings you’ve opened up to the West.
Energy Gates has easily changed my entire life and way of being in the world. I can not thank you enough.I’d like to send my best and most enduring wishes for you and the whole team at Energy Arts,
Thanks again,
-Gabriel Bisio
From the standpoint of Qigong medicine, what understandings and regimens would be beneficial to dealing with prostate cancer?
For a raw beginner, is learning more than one style of tai chi at a time too much? I’m doing the Tai Chi for Beginners and this, and, it personally doesn’t feel like too much, however, I’m wondering if I’m not mitigating gains I could be making by focusing on one. I look at it as, as you say, driving the car and listening to the radio or chewing gum and walking down the street; also because this training circle features marriage of heaven and earth qi gong with old yang. I just want to make sure I’m not potentially getting in the way of maximizing my practice, at least in this manner.
Another question, in this vein, is about spiritual greed; when do you know that you are acquiring things for the sake of acquisition and when are you simply enthusiastic? This is obviously something everyone has to figure out for themselves, I just feel there might be some signposts along the path of spiritual greed vs interest. I can be a bit neurotic about following the rules, or a bit dogmatic, and I really love all that is offered here. I’m trying to distinguish between my inherent greed and my proclivity.
I also like what you’ve posted on taichimaster.com, they’ve been very helpful and I hope to see more posts in the future; from you or anyone.
Hi Bruce,
I’m Julien, 35 years, a real motivated raw beginner, practising for about one year now, on a daily basis.
I’m sticking to all your advice for not hurting the body at 99% but… 1% is enough to get injured…
While practising the standing posture, I focused on upper back breathing and I took one 120% breathing, bad idea. I heard like a cracking sounds and very strange feelings. Since I feel pain each time I focus on upper back breathing, having no idea if it is a ligament, muscle, bone or lung problem. I have the impression that it is the back of my lungs which hurt me.
tank in advance for anything you could tell me to repair the damages.
All the best
Julien
I am an online student, not an Energy Arts instructor at any level; however, I have experience with the question. When my tai chi/qigong teacher was alive, she instructed me to use my intent to invite qi to sink to the dantian. She gave no further instruction. After many months of daily practice I was able to sink qi to my dantian and to feel the qi. What I learned is that there are no words adequate for describing what it feels like, but you will know that you actually felt it if you feel it. Your intent must be a gentle as inviting a butterfly to land on your shoulder. Intent must be used with no more effort than returning your focus to the road when you realize your mind has drifted when driving a car. Trying to sink qi or feel qi blocks it.
In ‘fist under elbow’ Bruce instructs that the fist needs to be under the elbow. If the fist needs to be exactly under (vertically below) the elbow, then in order not to have the fist cross the centre line the elbow needs to come in to the centre line. That said, at no time is this configuration demonstrated. Is the instruction primarily referring to the relative position, in the sense that the fist needs to be below the level of the elbow, not vertically beneath it. Also, is the punch forward or into the left diagonal?
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