- Reference points: counting is to establish a standard for us to be able to teach and communicate
- Direction: must not lose the aim. Don’t lose the 45 degree facing when practicing the foundational exercises
- Positive circle 3 count: 1. in elbow; back shoulder to forward foot is the axis. 2. rotate waist don’t involve spine and don’t lose previous axis. 3. push foot, aim at hand. There is a split in the middle. Again don’t lose previous two axes
- Feels like your body is splitting apart
- Five bows in body are in five directions
- Double heavy – two parts next to the other are “joined” in movement. The error is when they are stuck together
- It’s important to stick to the system to learn. Don’t overthink the principle just follow the method and it will lead to the principle
- Changing the pivot changes the size
- 3 lines in positive circle; keep each of them without losing any and add the others
- The dantien and knees (the dang) – being able to switch the pivot between the three points
- 覆蓋對吞 apply (gauze), to cover / aim / swallow. Method of fighting – to swallow and spit
- Lancayi and other stepping moves – front shoulder and kua can’t move forward with foot
- 360 turn has to have axis down shoulder
- Rubber cord example: Learn how to not move the root, then how to not move the tip, then eventually how to not move a point in the center to match
- Don’t move the hand!
Day 2 notes
- Revolution vs rotation. They happen in different dimensions. Rotation inside structure / revolution outside structure. Hard to understand because in one dimension, one part is not moving but in another dimension it is moving. Movement is relative
- 5 points outside the body create the external structure; inside one dot
- Real movements are not linear; there is an allowable amount of give but the bend is aimed by the dot
- 合力 he li (combined force) is invisible but more sophisticated.
- Hooks and anchors- relationships between different points. Have to be able to see the points and how they relate by observing Master Chen
- Must pay attention to minute details in the action. Don’t get it because you aren’t listening and in your own dimension or have deviated from the original lesson
- Arch has to be empty inside. Gave an example using his phone tripod with a stick interrupting the middle of the tripod to make it unsteady. The feet have to have the arch
- Special positions / weak points qiao. You want it to be in your dantien. Guan (fortress) guard the strategic spots. 玄? Xuan (mysterious) sort of like timing and positioning – being in the right place at the right time?
- Get the feeling of making the large movement. Did an exercise to make the line with the front kua as in the second step of positive circle, except with a large movement disregarding other restriction
- First, when joint is not moving, next joint can move. The not moving joint can transfer the movement to other joints.
- Two ends of my thigh have to rotate in different directions
- The front has to be dead or else the aim changes
- We talked about resonance and Master Chen described how he applies it to measure and apply power. From a physics perspective resonance seems to relate size with efficiency
- Real learning happens when you don’t understand and discover it after being able to do it – train the system and you will find the concepts when you become capable
- Withdrawing elbow have to make sure not to add with shoulder and add the heel
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