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Motion Capture Fetch Water 5

by ksloke on 2013/11/05

Mr. Hong Junsheng’s Taijiquan Science and Philosophy (a translation) i

by ksloke on 2013/01/08

Hong Junsheng Taijiquan Philosophy – As I See it

By Zhang Yanhai 张延海 (Translated from http://chenzhonghua.cn)

Mr. Hong Junsheng (1907-1996) of Yu County, Henan Province was an indoor Taijiquan disciple of Mr. Chen Fake for 15 years and as the result has received true transmission of the art. After many years of inheriting the tradition and developing it, Mr. Hong has brought the essence of Taijiquan to a scientific and philosophical level and provided a systematic analysis of the inherent laws of Taijiquan; and at the same time able to demonstrate them visually in front of everyone. He is the first to propose the use of the mechanical concept of “neutral equilibrium” in Taiji. He has his own unique perspective on “rotation” and “silk reeling”.

On Adhering and Sticking 6

by ksloke on 2013/01/02

This is a part translation of a section from Lin Ketong’s Chinese Blog. Any errors, omission and mistakes are from the mistranslation. Read more

Learning about body alignment and full body strength from the Avengers 1

by ksloke on 2012/03/16

The Wired article in Geekdad reviews the body structure and alignment required for drawing the bow.

Quote: Now compare the grip; Hawkeye is gripping the bow mostly from the side; his fingers wrapped solidly around the handle, with his wrist off to the side in an attempt to get it out of the way, hence the first arm guard. By contrast, Brady’s hand is holding the bow very lightly, just a couple of fingertips resting on it. The bow is pressed against the base of his thumb, his palm is at a 45-degree angle, and his wrist bones point directly into the center of the bow. This makes for a lot less bow movement and a much more accurate shot. Read more