Practical Practice - Part II

Rou Shou, Push Hands, Yuejia Sanshou and Fun...

Some basic practical ideas with my students for Rou Shou, Push Hands and Basic Shuia ideas...

Again, these ideas here are very raw in approach and energy, as I am refining via the practical practices. I use my students in a raw approach so they can get the basic foundations of the ideas and connected flow of the two people, by simple transmission through the playing. I allow them to use power and force if they catch me then great, its a learning process after all...

I use my students as training partners (not students with no skill) and as myself practicing ideas so i can learn deeper of the internal mechanisms and connections. What looks subtle, soft and flowery is nothing of the kind. I am around 5ft1 and 135 lbs, I cannot use power to do what I show, its logistics, size and strength, all which I just don't have...

Here is a great comment, translated from a chinese forum...

"Good, it really shows how Taiji can make the small overcome the strong. In the first clip, the foreign students use physical force, dumb strength against their teacher. They have not grasped Taiji's usage of smart power; their waists and upperbodies are too stiff, they don't have twisting and turning, their centers move along with their strength, once their teacher dissolves their power they will immediately lose their balance. They have not yet understand the theory of the necessity of having both Yin and Yang, upward and downward powers, left and right movements etc. In the second clip is all pushing exercises, to test the Zhanzhuang/stances. We welcome Mike Laoshi to Beijing this summer for cultural exchange."

I want to share because it explains exactly what I am trying to achieve myself and to teach the foundations to my students...

It is hard ideas because one needs to be soft but not empty, relaxed and full as to be able to allow someone else's force to be placed on our body for feedback... If the force causes the muscles, tendons to get stiffness's then more relaxed practicing conditioning is needed... Conversely when is able to have a huge a force on them relaxed then one needs to play with the force softly to exercise the inner connections to build stronger... Yin reinforces Yang, without Yang getting stiff and so on....

Of course these are all training methods that allow two people to play soft or strong, but not get to hurt and explore methods and train the IMA...

I hope all enjoy objectively.
mike martello

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[ScottishFoxx]

Why is white shirt so reckless with his balance? He over-extends constantly and ends up pedalling to recover balance. Mike is clearly good at this, but white shirt is focused far too much on Mike and far too little on his own stability.

[mikemartello]

Scott; That is a great eye you have, and very true. To answer also, white is trying to use a lot of power, in fact too much as you say, but for training it is needed? Why? It gives the neutral opponent a chance to train skills instead of meet power to power to work. If he did not use power then I would have to focus on using my intentions solely to make a skill work. Hold...

[mikemartello]

Its like when teaching and some just raises there arm without forward punch power and stand there arm punch extended and expect a skill to work. A forward punch with weight and power is need to work ideas. This is no different... Great topic for people to train better... I hope this helped.... Thanks... peace - mikemartello

[ishetrying]

Is that Tai Chi? What's that question supposed to mean?

[mikemartello]

ishetrying, taichi along with other practices for helping learn about forces or incoming forces...

the question below not sure, they didnt read my side comments then...

mikemartello

[JMEASWHO]

is that a true power? or just transmitting the power, energy of the opponent?

[xxxoptixxx]

is that Tai Chi ???

[Tianshanwarrior]

keep it up Mike!

[rhinokung]

It was great, thanks for share