Should we tuck the tailbone throughout the entire form or only in certain postures

[Anonymous]

I am trying to figure out if the tailbone is dropped during commencement and remains dropped throughout all movements of the form to the very end posture… The postures as well as the linking movements… Or only at specific points in the form?

Thanks,

Fred

[Anonymous]

Always. The opposite of dropping it would be tensing certain muscles which we obviously don’t want. That said it’s a very difficult area to relax in my opinion.

[Anonymous]

I’d agree with Cameron… but as (in the other post about “dropping the tailbone” I commented how I see this as being misinterped usually, or at least confusing 2 different issues). Thereby I’d say its more a state of the system (like steady full even-connected breathing- ever present in the form, but before that can be done “in the form” it has to become natural… “first separate, and then combine”. likewise open/close (KaiHe) and dropping tailbone… if you are “pressing it down” or even if continually readjusting the tailbone during the movement, that’s different than when the alteration of your system has happened (by working towards that alt via how you are doing the form to develop the “TaiChiChuan Body-state”)

Another example like not lean the head far to one side as do the form. may sound obvious (or not) but all parts of the “stacked” weight lined up over the support point is easier then leaning (as can fall over) .. as much as leaning back or fwd (that last, as opposed to Wu fwd bow-lean- still the “weight” is not fwd of the root-point).
Now nearly all have tensions and bindings that have little bends and leaning-tilts up the form (as increase sensitivity feel more, as let go of some feel more) and many zigzag (a lean to the left has a lean to the right above it.. so seems to cancel out the “top” but still not straight” vs if all lean left… “top” is clearly tipped). This being an example than if bound up, can just “push up straight” as that’s just tense, until the soft-tissue is relased-align changed, etc. but once the alignment is lined up… you check “straightness” in the same way you can notice staggering-lean as you walk (“sailor’s walk” or how walk on land after at sea? ) vs walking normal… tailbone (and all other lift-drop-roundings- etc.) becomes like that.

At least that’s in my exper.. I hope that adds something- best of luck with your practice

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