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5 Nos: 1. No Hands; 2. No Waist; 3. No Hips/Buttocks; 4. No Shoulders; 5. No Knees
Author: Chen Zhonghua Length: 17 min. In: English Year: 2010 Difficulty:1/5 At:Edmonton
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Very good video. Clear explanation on why excessive hand movement is not good and desirable, for it impedes lining up the hand with/to the foot. I had never heard it explained like that. Also, good explanation on how the knees should and shouldn’t move.
This video ties together the principle of the line with practical examples of the functions of major body parts. Without the line, there is no Taiji power. Power can leak out through untrained body parts. The video precisely shows how we must properly control the movement of these parts in order to maintain the connected line.
Gene
Helpful video. It’s shows the major body parts that can cause “protrusions” that create “leaks” in our foot to hand alignment.
Thank you Master Chen for another great discussion. I think this helps me find that connection to the rear foot. I have been taught about this concept many times. But, I still struggle to have any consistency with that connection. The no’s
help clarify how to make that connection and keep it. It shows me some ways to chip away at the excess movements.
Super lesson !
A student asked the master, “What is the essence of Tai Chi?”
The master replied, “In all things, Yin and Yang embrace. Heavy hands rest like a mountain, unmoved, though they seem weightless.”
The student, puzzled, asked, “Then how do I move my hands?”
The master said, “Do not move them; let your hands be as still as the sky, while your body flows like water beneath.”
The student persisted, “What must I avoid?”
The master smiled.
“Five ‘No’s guide you:
No hands that reach,
No waist that sways,
No hips that break,
No shoulders that rise,
No knees that stray.”
The student asked, “And what of the elbow?”
The master held up his arm. “When the elbow rests, it is both weapon and whisper. You need only feel where it points.”
The student bowed,
And in the stillness, felt movement within stillness.