Monthly Archives: October 2015

SNAKE CREEPS DOWN APPLICATIONS Snake Creeps Down can be used in a variety of ways. I can shift backward causing my opponent to over extend ,allowing his elbow past his knee and weakening his posture. This allows me to adhere to his wrist and elbow, rolling him back and into […]

SNAKE CREEPS DOWN APPLICATIONS

CHOPPING FIST CONNECTION DRILL This drill is used to train how to use your contact point to ” climb up ” your opponent’s arm. Your partner will grasp your wrist with a same side grip. Your partner will then step backward pulling your wrist with their step. Drill your grasped […]

CHOPPING FIST CONNECTION DRIll

MORE CLOUD HANDS Cloud Hands can be used if the wrist is grabbed be stepping and wrapping the opponent’s forearm with an Embracing Palm . These combined actions will pull your opponent into your elbow strike. The natural roundness of cloud Hands allows one to transform easily into other postures. […]

MORE CLOUD HANDS

CLOUD HANDS APPLICATION Taijiquan’s Cloud Hands Posture can be used to defensively roll off blows to the upper body ( in this example) . This action also allows one to trap and break their opponents elbow . i first step and turn to ” open the door” letting the opponent’s […]

CLOUD HANDS APPLICATION

DIAGONAL FLYING POSTURE APPLICATION The application of Diagonal Flying Posture is very effective if one neutralizes and change steps simultaneously, and applies a measured dose of Kao Jin/Bump /shoulder/hip energy. The change step allows your opponent to fall into emptiness while stepping behind your opponent , Bumping and scissoring between […]

DIAGONAL FLYING POSTURE APPLICATION

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STEP BACK TO REPULSE THE MONKEY KEY POINTS When applying Step Back to Repulse the Monkey , It is important to WRAP the grasped hand by first yielding , following , and grounding your opponent’s pulling force. Following the grasped hand with your own centerline, you drill down and into […]

STEP BACK TO REPULSE THE MONKEY KEY POINTS

MANNY KEEPIN IT TIGHT This is an exercise inspired by the Monkey Steps Posture . The defensive actions are led slight waist turns causing the shots to glance off . The elbows are used like hands and defend their own zone . This type of posture is used when “fighting […]

MANNY KEEPIN IT TIGHT

MONKEY STEPS STIR UP Monkey Steps Posture from the Five Animal Frolics is used in this example to stir up my opponent’s footing . I parry Jim Galloway’s punch to my left by turning slightly to the left. I then hook /contract/sink pulling him into pinning his own feet enticing […]

MONKEY STEPS STIR UP

This footage has always been an inspiration to me . This is because of these mens advanced age as well as the complete time that they are “playing”. i’m struck with the image of two young men playing around only these young men have old looking heads . The waist […]

XINGYIQUAN INSPIRATION -DUI LIAN

CARRY TIGER BACK TO MOUNTAIN APPLICATION Carry Tiger Back to Mountain Or Retreat to Mountain Camp for Rematch as William CC Chen calls it , can be used as a defense against a Chin Na attack. The method is to let them have your hand and follow their circle and […]

CARRY TIGER BACK TO MOUNTAIN APPLICATION