Yang's Root Methods Volume 4

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Yang Lu-ch'an's Root Methods Volume 4
This volume carries on from V. 3 covering those postures and movements from the Old Yang Style of Yang Lu-ch'an from Step Up, Parry & Punch to Fist Under Elbow and a brief look at the Tripping Repulse Monkey group of postures.
Yang Lu-ch'an invented a brief fighting solo form for each of the main self defence postures in his Old Form. These are called "Root" forms. Every posture has many fighting applications so to make it easier to take the great fighting and healing benefits from the postures, Lu-ch'an gives us a form to practice. These forms teach us about fa-jing, dim-mak and how internalize the postures thus making the maximum use of one's body for healing and self defence.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Tai Chi
• Bagua
• Erle Montaigue
• karate
• dim mak
• knife fighting
• weapons
• self defenc

[ocinraalegov]

i have a question... if wind water earth fire are all forms of chi energy. is it possible to cultivate the forms of energy and pass them on viz strikes. second is... is it possible to project the chi from strike to remote areas of the body , through intention perhaps?

[Moontagu]

Thank you. If you THINK about it, you will lose! Don'[t think, don't theorize, just do it is the rule :) If you HAVE fa-jing and you HAVE "sung", the Qi WILL indeed do what it is supposed to do in a self defence real life situation.

[ocinraalegov]

thank you sir i appreciate the reply. i do understand the concept wei wu wei . i am somewhat of a daoist .i was just curious to see if at higher levels, better chi manipulation was possible. the problem i have with my fa-jing it the starting point is random rather than drawing energy up from the ground it will originate in lets say my shoulder .. any thoughts on that?  thank u again sifu

[Moontagu]

Thank you if it goes to your shoulder, then you have tension there. I am not a Taoist, as The Wudang arts were more Buddhist. However, I am nothing, if anything I am of the "Family" and Love. As soon as you try to "manipulate" Qi as you say, the conscious mind must be present and therefore you are defeated. Qi cannot be manipulated. If just happens (after training) when needed. So if you need to heal someone, you will but if you need to attack someone you will

Kind regards

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[ocinraalegov]

i will meditate on this ........ you have thrown me a curve ball with this  reply. i apologize im very curious about these matters so i am full of questions. my master dose not include chi into his curriculum and i feel like i am at a disadvantage. so all knowledge i have is through personal theory study. (any advice as to what i should be studying?) thank you again sir have a wonderful day.

[Moontagu]

@ocinraalegov Yes, "Begin" :)

[Moontagu]

Thank you, much appreciated. :)

[zerostao]

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