Yeung Family Style Tai Chi Chuan 108 Long form
Deze vorm lijkt totaal niet op de kortere makkelijke modern "park vorm" die in het openbaar in China en Hong Kong wordt gegeven. Wereldwijd wordt Tai Chi vaak gegeven op een dusdanige manier dat een hoog percentage van de belangrijke bewegingen en principes worden weggelaten of verkeerd uitgevoerd. De meeste mensen zijn zich hier echter niet bewust van omdat ze de echte vorm niet kennen.
“Tai Chi is based on the Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang. Yin means softness and inactivity, whereas Yang means strength and activity. Strength can be hidden in softness and activity is camouflaged in inactivity. Constant practice of Tai Chi will enable you to acquire peace of mind, relaxation of body, not flabby but flexible muscles and an excellent physique regardless of your health at the start, rank, profession, age or sex.” — Yeung Sau Chung
The Tai Chi 4 You
Tai Chi Chuan & Chi Kung
Yang Cheng Fu’s Essentials
Important Principles of Tai Chi Chuan:
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The energy at the top of the head should be light and sensitive. The head must be held as if suspended from above. The back of the neck being gently held straight, this will allow your “shen” (Chi, spirit) to naturally flow to the top of the head and reach the last Yang point at the top lip.
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Raise the back and Sink the chest Correct position of the chest and back: Keep the chest slightly inwards (do not protrude your chest!), hollowing your chest will allow your chi to naturally reach your dan tien (lower belly - chi hoi 6) Pull your spine gently up as if suspended from above.
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Relax the waist. Paying particular attention to the middle section of you torso and hips, = “Sung” (Relax).
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Distinguish full and empty. Show the difference between Yin and Yang of the whole body – in other words, between full and empty.
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Sink the shoulders and drop the elbows.
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Use your mind not strength.
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Unity of the upper and lower body. Keep the backbone straight and vertical Stel het bovenste en het onderste gedeelte van je lichaam op een lijn.
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The unity and harmony between the internal and external.
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Continuity without interruption. Movements are always practiced in continuous spiralling circles, which are unbroken and flowing from beginning to end.
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Seek the stillness within the movement.
Nr 7.
“An”
Push/Raise upward,.
Fire
Li
Clinging
Fire
Light-giving
Clarity
Nr 8.
Zhou, Chou,
Elbow strike
Lake
Tui
Happiness
Lake
Joyousness
The Eight Directions & Techniques.
Nr. 1
Peng:
Wardoff
Heaven
Ch’ien
Creative
Heaven
Strong, active
Nr 2.
Cai. Tsai,
Pull Down/change.
Wind
Sun
Gentleness
Wind/Wood
Penetrating
Enduring
Nr 3.
Chai of Ji,
Press/squeeze.
Water
K’an
keeping still
Water
Dangerous
Nr 4.
Ko of Kao
Shoulder stroke
Mountain
K’en
Keeping still
Mountain
Resting calm
Firm strong and quite
Nr 6.
Lie
Split
Thunder
Chen
Arousing
Thunder
Inciting movement
Nr. 5.
Lu
Rollback
Earth
K’un
Receptive
Earth
Yielding
Devoted
Tai Chi Chuan Yang Family 13 rules.
Appear in chapter VIII of Wile's book YANG FAMILY SECRET TRANSMISSIONS.
There are thirteen important rules which should merit your attention and be observed strictly in practising Tai Chi Chuan. They are listed as follows:
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Set the shoulders down and lower the elbows.
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Raise the back and hollow the chest.
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Keep the energy leisurely down to the naval psychic-centre (the capacity 3" below the naval) by hollowing the chest and loosening the waist. The navel psychic-centre is the place where the energy is cultivated and reserved. After a long time of Practice, the potential energy forms a forceful impetus which, when required, can be sent out to attack and to defend.
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Keep the head upright and the body well-balanced.
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Loosen the waist.
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Shift the centre of gravity as required.
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Every part of the body is well co-ordinated.
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Do not exert force, but the idea is there.
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Action and idea should be in harmony.
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The energy and the idea should be in agreement.
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Action is included in inactivity.
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Appear in chapter VIII of Wile's book YANG FAMILY SECRET TRANSMISSIONS.