yes another lesson I really knew intuitively but did not adapt or follow, maybe because of seeing other people move externally. thanks for a stark reminder, I look forward to putting this into practice
Thanks for posting this comment. Many teachers who manifest the nei jin (expansive strength) required for creating roundness find nei jin difficult to teach. So students have to get it by “osmosis.” Part of the problem is the widespread belief that muscles are unable to extend., so mystical explanations are utilized, which can hold students back.
In push-hands practice, having your body expanded and whatever your partner touches feeling like the surface of a ball, it is easy to roll him/her off. Thanks for your suggestion, and I’ll try to make a video of that.
The ‘power’ starts from the earth, is controlled by the center and is expressed in the limbs. This is the basis of all movement, including holding the ball. So this needs to occur naturally, as you demonstrated. Everything is round, no sharp curves. As you showed in the beginning, most people hold it like an actual small ball, palms facing each other. When you look at the forming of ward of left from the starting position, the arms never stop. The left arm follows the body to the right and just before the body moves again to the left and forward, there is a brief moment where the left hand and right hand could be considered to be in a hold a ball position before moving to ward off left position. As the classics say, when one part of the body moves, everything moves; upper and lower body, left and right. When one part stops, everything stops. Like ward off left is only briefly there because the body keeps on turning left and therefore takes the hand with it , while causing the right hand to move left. When the body is at highest extension to the left it causes to go back to the right again and briefly position both hands in a hold the ball position again on the left side. The hands are in both ‘ball’ situations either at shoulder height and center height. Having both hands on one side helps with the balance of stepping with the opposite foot. The movement of the body helps shifting the balance in the feet, freeing a foot for the stepping. This is of course my opinion, and the way that I feel in my whole body the logical progression in the movement and balance. It s a constant shifting in Yin and Yang. There is already so much to explore and discover in these few positions. Still keep discovering new layers .
Excellent description.
BE the ball - genius.
yes another lesson I really knew intuitively but did not adapt or follow, maybe because of seeing other people move externally. thanks for a stark reminder, I look forward to putting this into practice
Thanks for posting this comment. Many teachers who manifest the nei jin (expansive strength) required for creating roundness find nei jin difficult to teach. So students have to get it by “osmosis.” Part of the problem is the widespread belief that muscles are unable to extend., so mystical explanations are utilized, which can hold students back.
Very helpful. But now I have to start all over again.
I'm glad that it was helpful, and thanks for saying so!
Your opinion is the truth.
Great video! I would love to see these differences expressed in a partner's reaction.
In push-hands practice, having your body expanded and whatever your partner touches feeling like the surface of a ball, it is easy to roll him/her off. Thanks for your suggestion, and I’ll try to make a video of that.
@@dsfgnk4 Looking forward to it 🙂
The ‘power’ starts from the earth, is controlled by the center and is expressed in the limbs. This is the basis of all movement, including holding the ball. So this needs to occur naturally, as you demonstrated. Everything is round, no sharp curves. As you showed in the beginning, most people hold it like an actual small ball, palms facing each other.
When you look at the forming of ward of left from the starting position, the arms never stop. The left arm follows the body to the right and just before the body moves again to the left and forward, there is a brief moment where the left hand and right hand could be considered to be in a hold a ball position before moving to ward off left position. As the classics say, when one part of the body moves, everything moves; upper and lower body, left and right. When one part stops, everything stops. Like ward off left is only briefly there because the body keeps on turning left and therefore takes the hand with it , while causing the right hand to move left. When the body is at highest extension to the left it causes to go back to the right again and briefly position both hands in a hold the ball position again on the left side. The hands are in both ‘ball’ situations either at shoulder height and center height. Having both hands on one side helps with the balance of stepping with the opposite foot. The movement of the body helps shifting the balance in the feet, freeing a foot for the stepping.
This is of course my opinion, and the way that I feel in my whole body the logical progression in the movement and balance. It s a constant shifting in Yin and Yang. There is already so much to explore and discover in these few positions. Still keep discovering new layers .
As my current teacher says, "There is no 'hold the ball' in Yang style taiji.".
Myth busting in Tai Chi!