Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 3

“Unlocking the Elbow Gate,” Part 1 and Part 2, were written to bring attention to the most underrated of the Eight Bamen (gates, or energies) of taijiquan. The Chinese name is zhou (pronounced “joe,” with the “j” sound having a...

Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 2

I hope you had a chance to check out Unlocking the Elbow Gate, Part 1. If not, please read that now. This post will build on what we covered there. I feel a little like Nicolas Cage discovering some hidden map or document hidden in plain sight. I have been using...