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Dear Robin Siheng
I decided to revisit your magnificent posts on applications for Grasping Sparrow's Tail almost a year after you first published them. I hope this revitalises interest amongst the online readers to look at the complete set of posts on this subject on your website.
What really stands out for me is the extent of chin-na opportunities in different guises. In particular, to link so clearly the compassionate art of chin-na with such a foundation taijiquan exercise as Grasping Sparrow's Tail is most telling of the underlying philosophy and beliefs of taijiquan.
These applications truly highlight key strategies such as:
1. avoidance of the attack by shifting away
2. deflecting the energy of the attack
3. turning that energy back onto the attacker with minimum effort
4. securing the attacker with a pin or lock
5. still having the option to apply a strike at this point
They highlight the gentle yin aspects of these core taijiquan strategies, whilst producing a definitive martial yang outcome.
I would also like to open further discussion of this topic to include contributions from anyone who attended Sifu's "Grasping Sparrow's Tail" course in Costa Rica in March 2010. Come on guys, let's have a few more applications to add to Robin Siheng's posts and any other insights offered by Sifu.
Best wishes
Michael
"It's easier to grasp a notion than it is to grasp a sparrow's tail".
I can still remember when Sifu first showed me that every movement of 'GST' () could be used for Chin Na. I was amazed. I was amazed because I hadn't seen what was staring me in the face and amazed because the Chin Na techniques are so effective.
I've recently realised I still have a lot to learn about 'Grasping the Sparrows Tail', and as usual the learning has to do with the skill of the movement.
It is such a profound pattern it almost unreal. I still feel like I know only about 10% of the depth of it.
Ah, I'm glad this thread is back again. Maybe more people will express their opinions and theory about the movements.
Robin, I know what you mean about the applications. I think the movements were designed to be simple in form to allow many applications. The taiji movements in my mind are expressing an idea, a philosophy through motion. Once the principals of taiji are understood (flow, yielding, softness, etc.) the many applications become clear. I gotta go right now, but I'll be back with some applications that might not have been discussed using Peng, Lu, Ji, Ahn.
Peng's traditional application: Yield and adhere to the outside of the opponent's wrist with your ward-off arm when he tries to strike you. If his arm is very stiff when he strikes, you can repulse him with a waist turn.
Other applications:
- changing the move slightly, you can use it as a strike.
ex. Opponent strikes with his right hand. Deflect to your right with your left hand (this is the first part of peng when you are carrying the ball of chi). Move into right ward-off with and strike his right temple with your ward-off hand. You can use the back of the palm or the fingers.
There are two applications of peng in which you can break the elbow (against a punch). Does anybody have any idea?
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Wonderful.
) could be used for Chin Na. I was amazed. I was amazed because I hadn't seen what was staring me in the face and amazed because the Chin Na techniques are so effective.
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