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Tile hand and my crooked little fingers 2

by EsterBos on 2019/09/07

For as long as I can remember my mother has been telling me that I have two crooked little fingers just like she has. It is nothing serious, if you look carefully, you may notice a little hump. As a young girl my mother had tried to make her little fingers straight by squashing them between the lid of her school desk. Somewhere along the line she must have come to peace with her crooked little fingers because she seems kind of proud that I inherited this quality from her.

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Tile hand: my crooked little finger

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The Functions of the hand i

by Chen Zhonghua Taiji Academy on 2010/05/05

The hand must have two functions in Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method.

  1. Fixer. The hand is used to catch the opponent. In this sense it functions as a hook, rope, or vice. It only needs to apply enough strength to affix the hand on the opponent.
  2. The hand acts as a CV joint to deliver the power from the body. This power can be a push or a pull.

Common mistakes:

  1. The hand moves after contacting the opponent, resulting in inability to affix to opponent.
  2. The hand applies power in an attempt to fight the opponent. This will result in not having enough power. This stops the power from the whole body from going to the opponent.

“Absolute” 1

by admin on 2010/03/22

Recently, I received a comment on my Chinese language blog that considered one of my posts “too absolute”. Here is the principle in question: Read more