Tai Chi Push Hands: Turbocharge Skills With Single Hand Mastery

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Phoenix Mountain Taichi

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@Allen2saint 7 ай бұрын

Never seen it taught like this. Excellent detail.

@phoenixmountaintaichi 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! These are the teachings passed down by the inner door members from the time of Yang Jianhou and Yang Shaohou. I wanted to share them so that we can all enjoy Tai Chi at a higher and deeper level. Thank you for the comment!

@christoddes Жыл бұрын

I see peng, Liu, and an. Which makes sense in single hand push hands.

@christoddes Жыл бұрын

As you turn the waist, is that elbow energy in conjunction with Liu?

@phoenixmountaintaichi Жыл бұрын

Yes that's right. Elbow and Lu works together in that your elbow is where your intention goes to direct your opponent. If your intention is in your hand or forearms it is easy to get too tight and stiff. It's possible, especially as your skill with Yi improves but it's helpful to start in an easier setup, is it not? And then Lu adds the intention of elongating their movement, inviting them in deeper beyond their balance, both physically and mentally, so that you can gain the upper hand. Good question!

@davesurman2322 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work! Thanks for sharing

@phoenixmountaintaichi 6 ай бұрын

Thank you and thank you for commenting!

@littlecannon 3 ай бұрын

Linking into your Peng video, once you’ve balanced out your donut of yin and yang, I found that Peng contained rollback and visa versa, with potential for other energies. Basically they start to mix and what appears yang is actually yin and again in reverse.

@phoenixmountaintaichi 3 ай бұрын

Super great comment! It's amazing how you can begin to experience the Yin Yang symbol as a real representation of the transformations and energies in your body, isn't it?

@gklpang 5 ай бұрын

thank you

@christoddes Жыл бұрын

Do you have drills/applications for the 8 energies? (Other than push hands)

@phoenixmountaintaichi Жыл бұрын

That's a really good question! Because before we learned to write sentences we learned words first, and specific exercises to improve each word is helpful isn't it? If fighting is like a conversation, then the long form is like a story book, push hands are like common phrases and sentences, and the energies, the words. We do practice drills for each of the 8 energies to build a solid and intuitive foundation. Maybe a series of videos on them will be a good idea! Thank you for the inspiration. 🙏

@cplim4842 2 ай бұрын

Does it matter which feet are in front whilst you doing single push hand using the right hand?

@phoenixmountaintaichi 2 ай бұрын

Start with whichever is more relating and comfortable and then eventually work on both. 😃🙌

@inmemoryofin Жыл бұрын

When the word "float" is used in taiji, is it referring to the unbalanced state of the partner who has lost their balance? That they are "floating" in that unbalanced state? Or if I may use a Japanese word here so I can relate to anything familiar, is it like what one experiences during "kuzushi" with Aikido, Judo, Jiu Jitsu etc? Not so much the actual taking of one's balance but that state of...well, floating, that is experienced? Is that what float kinda means in taiji? Thank you Sifu.

@phoenixmountaintaichi 7 ай бұрын

Yes that's a very good way of putting it! Causing them to experience a sensation of floating, a loss of anchoring, so that when they seek to regain their balance, they knowingly or unknowingly attach to you and become susceptible to you. Thank you for asking a great question!

@ragemydream 7 ай бұрын

Sifu, I would like to increase the strength of my Yi projection. I do Qi Gong every day with my focus on the horizon but in testing, with more experienced, the Yi just seem stuck at the person rather than beyong them. Is there any solo exericses that can help with this?

@phoenixmountaintaichi 6 ай бұрын

Ah! The key is that your intent is where you awareness goes, so when you let go of worrying about the person, your awareness is free from them. And as your awareness goes to the horizon, so will your Yi. See if this helps you, let me know what you experience!