Wang shu jin standing posture exercises
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The Power of Mind & Intention: CS Tang’s The Complete Book Of Yi Quan
Posted onOctober 21, 2015byPaul Brad
More Martial Musings… this time it’s CS Tang’s The Complete Book Of Yi Quan Over the years I have accumulated a repertoire of various internal martial arts forms and practices from a number of teachers and on reflection I don’t … Continue reading →
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The Alchemy and The Way of Dai Family Xin Yi
Posted onFebruary 9, 2015byPaul Brad
The Alchemy of Dai family Xin Yi Wu Dao is Singing Dragon’s latest offering from the prolific modern day daoist Master Xongxian Wu. The publication of this modest 143 page book – which is accompanied by two DVDs –
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How Ba Gua’s 12 Standing Postures Open the Meridians
One of the interesting things about the kinesisk internal arts is the many different levels of practice possible even in the most fundamental exercises. Ba Gua’s 12 Standing Postures are a good example of this. Each of the twelve postures builds strength and develops power by creating spiral twists that run through the whole body. These lines of torsion increase the power at the endpoints (for example: the extended hand, or the foot rooting into the floor) bygd “lining up the body” to create a unified structure.
The twelve postures also open and close the “cavities” of the body – the spaces that hold the organs, and through which Qi and blood flow. A specific posture guides, or draws, the Qi and breath, so that it flows more to one area than another. Through a similar mechanism, the postures also open and activate the Jing-Luo (channels and collaterals) or meridians. Each posture opens and activates a different meridian or group
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Introduction to Baguazhang: From Circle Walking to Advanced Practices 9781623171056, 2020052901, 2020052902, 9781623171049
Table of contents :
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
Just the Fundamentals, Ma’am!
A Defining Moment
Part 1: The Basics
1: Walking the Circle
The First Circle Walkers
Methods of Walking
Directional Changes: T-, L-, and V-Steps
Basic Palm Positions
2: Body Actions
Rise, Drill, Fall, and Overturn: The Basic Actions of Internal Martial Arts
Vertical Rise, Drill, Fall, and Overturn
Horizontal Rise, Drill, Fall, and Overturn
The Guard Stance: Shifting Focus to the Center
Hand Shapes: The Eight Palm Forms and Actions
Part 2: Body Mechanics
3: Principles of Posture and Alignment
4: Post Standing
5: Principles of Fluid Motion
6: Generating Power from the Root
Li Xin Li: Centrifugal Force
Xiang Xin Li: Centripetal Force
Guan Xing: Inertia
Wu Ji Bi Fan: When an Object Reaches Its Extremity, It Must Return
Di Xin Li: Gravity or “Rootedness”
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