Peng Jin

DRILL FOR ACQUIRING WARD OFF  Taijiquan has been called Peng Jin Quan or Ward Off Boxing by some. It is Ward Off that allows for the cultivation of soft effortless power and it is softness that creates an environment for Ward Off to occur. If one attempts to aquire […]

DRILL FOR ACQUIRING WARD OFF

WEAVING THE MECHANIC INTO YOUR MOVEMENTS BP Chan spoke of the opening and closing of the form as well as the opening and closing of the Five Animal Frolics for over two hours one day . This alerted me to the importance of the subject matter. Essentially, you never look […]

WEAVING THE MECHANIC INTO YOUR MOVEMENTS

Identify & Remove Unconscious Movement with Single Hand Push Hands     Single Hand Fixed Foot Push Hands is one of the mosh underrated and one of the most important drills in Taijiquan’s curriculum . Because the exercise has a preset pattern or ” a known” , we can use […]

Identify & Remove Unconscious Movement with Single Hand Push Hands

    YIQUAN YANG SHENG SET TRANSITIONAL METHOD         The Yiquan Yang Sheng Set is a great standing set for balancing the body both structurally and energetically . i have used the set for years to chase away all manner of illness from Cancer to Osteo Necrosis […]

Yiquan Transitional Method

USING THE EYES TO GENERATE AHN JIN BP Chan spoke about this action for 2 hours one day . i paid attention and endeavored to develop this skill. i then began the task of applying this concept to all of my actions . i read about the training of a […]

USING THE EYES TO GENERATE AHN JIN

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BP Chan Quote of the Day : “Just Do , No Expectations ” This is one of my favorite quotes of Mr. Chan . It is a life principle to live by. It is also a principle that i encountered very early in my training . i was training I […]

” just do, no expectations”

  STRUCTURAL BUILDING BLOCKS When training in I Chuan with BP Chan , when i would ask where to put my hands he would answer ” you don’t put the hands any where” or “That’s a good question, you should ask your teacher” . The teacher that BP Chan was […]

STRUCTURAL BUILDING BLOCKS

    TAI CHI RULER & PROPORTION The Tai Chi Ruler has been seen as having a relation to the Proportion of the human body. The word Chih or Ruler denotes measure. This is the measure of the human body. The Tai Chi Ruler is 10 1/2″ long and 2 […]

TAI CHI RULER & PROPORTION

This is an example of how to use Taijiquan ‘s Ward Off against a tackle . The method is to align your forward arm across your opponent’s collar bone and receive his force . Your opponent will essentially run into a wedge. ***WARNING *** this has been tested and it […]

Taijiquan’s Ward Off vs a Tackle Attack