Reverse abdominal breathing intro, shoot 2 arrows from sides, front view - 09/15/10 (Summer)
On page 22 of his book TAI CHI DYNAMICS, Robert Chuckrow relates this wonderful story about his encounter with T.T. Liang:
"When I was studying with William C.C. Chen in the mid 1970s, I often arrived early to warm up and stretch. One day, I came to a studio that was empty except for an elderly Chinese gentleman standing in the center of the room. I immediately recognized him to be T.T. Liang. I said hello and, after a while, approached him saying, 'Can I ask you a question?' He answered, 'I'm retired' and waved me away. I said, 'The question is about qi.' He said, 'What's qi?' I tried my best to give him an answer even though I realized that he was playing with me. Next he said, 'Put your hands on my waist.' He powerfully expanded his whole waist area - - front, back and sides. Then he said, 'learn that,' and walked away."
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On page 107 of ZHENG MANQING'S UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS ON TAIJIQUAN, QIGONG, AND HEALTH, WITH NEW BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES (translated by Douglas Wile), Zheng Manqing writes:
"The Martial Spirit and Dantian Power in Taijiquan"
"... the more you train the more closely they become related so that the dantian and the body's movements become unified. They open and close together and arrive together. When it comes to issuing energy, it is like a camera flash that disappears in an instant. Before issuing energy, the whole body is relaxed, and after issuing energy, the whole body is relaxed. But during that instant of issuing energy, the dantian and every cell in the body are like a bomb that explodes and shoots out in all directions. Of course, this must be coordinated with the breath. In general, issuing energy is on the exhalation, and gathering energy is on the inhalation. During inhalation, the qi gathers in the lungs (this includes the qi inhaled through the nose and the internal qi that is raised up). During exhalation, it is also divided into two streams: internal and external. The external is exhaled through the nose or mouth; the internal rushes to the dantian and is transmitted to the whole body."
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On pages 25-26 of T'AI CHI CH'UAN FOR HEALTH AND SELF-DEFENSE, T.T. Liang translates, then comments on this famous line from the Tai Chi Classics:
"To store up energy is like drawing a bow; to release energy is like shooting an arrow."
"In attacking, the intrinsic energy reserved within your body is as full as the energy of a bowstring, drawn to the fullest extent, ready to shoot... You are like a bow, and your opponent is like an arrow. Your attacking energy is so strong and fast that your opponent is cast out like an arrow shot from a bow."
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In this video I am demonstrating the martial power of REVERSE ABDOMINAL BREATHING. My abdomen expands rapidly in all directions, sufficient to propel 2 projectiles in opposite directions at the same time. My abdomen does not just expand forward. It also expands to the sides, pushing these 2 projectiles outward, away from my body.
Like a powerful sneeze - - "aaa-choo!" Aaa = draw the bow. Choo! = release the arrows.
It's not just the expansion of my abdomen which sends the projectiles several feet away from my body. The rapid expansion of my abdomen coincides with the release of total body power which starts at the connection of my feet to the ground and involves all 5 bows of my body - - 2 bent legs, 2 bent arms, and my elastic spine. All these springy elements help propel the projectiles away from my center.
The same elastic, tensile, sinewy total body power I utilize to send projectiles shooting out of my expanding abdomen during an exhalation could also be used to propel an opponent away during tai chi push hands practice, or form applications.
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Mark Pitner, Ken Doyle, Fletcher Bright, Deirdre NiChonghaile, Bob Chuckrow, and Joseph Decosimoby mmfolk280 views
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