William CC Chen 60 Movement Form Applications
2 BP Chan Quote of the day : ” I want to knowing who’s hand this is ” BP Chan when asked why we do these things he would often say ” I want to knowing who’s hand this is ” . When he would attempt to explain , he would […]
” I want to knowing who’s hand this is “
2 THE FORMULA FOR EFFORTLESS POWER When applying power upward , there are 3 ways that one can progress through to achieve something Internal as a mechanism . The Tai Chi Tu or ” Yin Yang Diagram” is the visual expression of a Universal Principle that could be explained as opposing […]
THE FORMULA FOR EFFORTLESS POWER
TAIJQUAN’S KICKS When i was young i trained in all manner of high and spinning kicks and scoffed at anything less. It seemed that if they weren’t kicking high, it was because they couldn’t . While a kick to the head is impressive, it could kill your assailant […]
TAIJIQUAN’S KICKS
2 BP Chan quote of the Day : ” Tai Chi principle – Expression of the Hands ” i often recommend watching slow motion photography of flowers blooming to Fellow Practitioners. This is similar to watching a posture ” Bloom” . The movement unfurls from the root to the middle to […]
EXPRESSION OF THE HANDS
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
FAN THROUGH BACK APPLICATION Fan Through Back or Spread Arms Like a Fan as William CC Chen terms it is not double weighted if you think of the upper hand as “the Handle of the Whip” . When pulled forcefully one may need to take a step […]
FAN THROUGH BACK APPLICATION
THE TAI CHI POINT All movement in Taijiquan is driven by the turning of the waist. BP Chan used to say ” it’s easy ; turn to the left, turn to the right “. i want to follow the incoming force with my waist turn ( open the door) causing […]
THE TAI CHI POINT
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
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 […]