Over the past weekend at the Hong Kong workshop, Master Chen’s move on KT trigged the fall detection feature on the Apple Watch Series 4:
https://www.popsci.com/apple-watch-fall-detection
The incredible thing was that KT hasn’t fallen. He merely was knocked away from Master Chen. Obviously, this blow has enough acceleration and gyration on KT and in turn the Apple Watch asked if KT needs medical attention.
Will we see the day that we can use the watch replacing the needs for mats?
Any engineers here can shed some light on the physics?
I was privileged to spend a couple of days with Master and Master Sun. Here are my notes:
The opponent completes the circuit. When you are about to fall, that is when your power transfers. This goes back to an explanation where Master propped up two cards leaning on each other. Master said that his previous videos showing this technique received a lot of flack since it looked like he was stumbling.
The shoulder has to rotate while the Kua moves up. What is outside is outside. Inside is inside. Hand coming in is the result of failing to achieve this.
Elbow in is the only focus. Any other focus causes power to go to other parts.
Only up and down. No sideways. I have been leaning during Walk Obliquely. Read more
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
-No move, only rotate
-Rotation –> power
-Friction (feet) eventually on the opponent
-Action and Attachment
-Movement without movement
-move –> you become dead (like a top spinning, then starting to wobble, then falling over)
-Stretch –> life Read more
Day one
Moving Steps positive circle instructions
Do not involve torso, Do not lean
Torso and elbow are locked, isolate torso from hand and foot, Stretch is a must.
Use front of the torso to catch the opponent at 45 to front
And use rear Kua and elbow to throw the opponent
Elbow coming and Kua going out must be like a pair of scissors
If the elbow is on Kua it’s locked and if it’s not connected there is no bite.
Initially, do not worry about power, only direction.
Train your body to become a pair of scissors.
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The ability to lock the opponent is an important one we need to continuously to improve on in Practical Method. In order to send the opponent to the floor in what seemingly an effortless manner (in reality, it is not really effortless), we always need to lock the opponent first. However, more often than not, especially at the beginning of our learning, we use a lot of brute force to keep the opponent in certain position. However, locking the component simply means disallowing him or her to move. As long as the opponent is not moving, the objective is achieved. Read more
CHEN STYLE TAIJIQUAN PRACTICAL METHOD TESTIMONIAL
JAN GOULD and ROSS McLACHLAN, October 2018, Phoenix
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