An Jin: The “Push of No Push,” Part 3- Make it smaller.
Big movements allow us to bring a magnifying glass to all the little components, stuff that might get overlooked otherwise.
An Jin: The “Push of No Push,” Part 2
In Part 1 of “An Jin: The “Push of No Push,” I broke down Jin and what makes it so powerful. I then explained the mysterious An Jin, the “push of no push,” and how it needs both Song and Fang to work. This post gets right down to how to train it.
Song Kua: Clarification
I devoted a chapter to the kua in Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate and it’s time to clarify what is meant by song kua. (pronounced soong) I recently posted the steps to take to get more from your kua and I’d like to sharpen the focus a little here. For...Song
When the body is calm and the mind uncluttered, only then can one observe the subtle. Chang San-Feng I lead off Chapter 13 (“Beyond Relaxation”) of Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate with this quote from Chang San-Feng, Daoist sage and legendary founder...
