Catch that Bird!

[Robin]

Hey Charles,

Glad you like it!!!

Now I have a bit of time, I'm planning on pumping much more info on there.

In particular I'll put more Taijiquan application on the site, as there seems to be such a shortage of it on the internet.

Mark Blohm is coming for a visit to Hatyai in a few days, so he's going to help me with getting some more pics and stuff done.

best

Robin

[David Langford]

I adore this sequence, I try to practice it at least 50-100 times a day, a far cry from what Yang Lu Chan did, but I hope to work up to that amount...some day. It just seems so versatile and just.... down right cool. If I had to choose one sequence to practice the rest of my life it would be this one.

I loved those applications Sifu Robin, I am still looking them over, over and over, it looks like there are lots of good tips can be found on your web site.
I look forward to seeing what else you put up there, keep up the fantastic work.

[Daoist]

Peng, Lu, Ji, and Ahn, the four original energies of Taijiquan. They are versatile because they are simple techniques. Using the principles of the movement, they can be used to do just about anything. Of the two, Peng and Lu are especially important. Peng and Lu work together like yang and yin, taiji in motion. Peng energy moves up and out, Lu energy down and in. If you learn to exchange these two together, your opponent will not be able to hit you. Ji and Ahn are the yang pair of energies and mainly used to attack. Ji sticks and follows the opponent to attack. Ahn attacks freely.

Yin = Peng (yang) and Lu (yin)
Yang = Ji (yin) and Ahn (yang)

[David Langford]

Originally Posted by Daoist

Peng, Lu, Ji, and Ahn, the four original energies of Taijiquan. They are versatile because they are simple techniques. Using the principles of the movement, they can be used to do just about anything. Of the two, Peng and Lu are especially important. Peng and Lu work together like yang and yin, taiji in motion. Peng energy moves up and out, Lu energy down and in. If you learn to exchange these two together, your opponent will not be able to hit you. Ji and Ahn are the yang pair of energies and mainly used to attack. Ji sticks and follows the opponent to attack. Ahn attacks freely.

Yin = Peng (yang) and Lu (yin)
Yang = Ji (yin) and Ahn (yang)

Well said.

[Robin]

Yeah

Thanks Daoist. You touched on an important point. That it's skills and not number of techniques that are really useful. Once you have the skills and force there are hundreds of uses, even from just Peng and Lu!

Best

Robin

[AColarusso]

Dear Robin Sihen,

Excellent post, my I kindly ask if I can translate some of your material for my web site. I of course mention that is your writing and include a link to your Blog Spot.

Thank you

[Andrea]

In particular I'll put more Taijiquan application on the site, as there seems to be such a shortage of it on the internet.

Mark Blohm is coming for a visit to Hatyai in a few days, so he's going to help me with getting some more pics and stuff done.

Wonderful.

This rarety of application materials is probably also an important reason why so many people do not even know Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art.

Thank you for preparing all these materials Sisook!

Andrea