Chin To Toe Stretch

The old requirement for learning Tai Chi was to be able to perform the Chin to Toe, or Biting the Toe stretch.

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• Chin
• To
• Toe
• Biting
• Stretch

[JianChuanTaiChi]

Was Gm Kuo Lien Ying a disciple or a student of Yang Shao Hou. As far as I know, in history, the top known students of Yang SH were Gm Wu Kung Yi and his brother Gm Wu Kung Cho, Wu Tu Nan and maybe one other. The rest of his students left early due to the tough training which i dont believe required the extended Stretch. Although personally i think the stretch is awesome.

[fundiweeks]

Kuo had learnt his Taijiquan from Wang Chiao Yu in Beijing from a young age. Wang himself was a student under Yang Pan Hou.

Huo Chi Kwang and Lu Hung Ping were two other students of Yang Shao Hou who were with him for a long period of time, my teacher learned from both of them.

[wtrtgr]

it is a prerequisite to teaching.

[fundiweeks]

I've heard that Kuo Lin Yin, and his wife Simone Kuo require it as a prerequisite to teaching, but from what I've heard, in the old days, the Yang Family required it of students before they began learning. They would give the new student 100 days to attain it, if they could not, they were not taken on as students. Either way, its an invaluable exercise in one's development.

[fundiweeks]

Alas, these traditions are passing away because people do not possess the patience and fortitude to attain to these kind of levels any more. I'm just glad that there are a few real masters left to teach the Old Tradition. I'm not disrespecting what you know or your lineage, but you simply don't get it. TCC was a secret within the family for a long time, and as it got more popular, it became more watered down with each generation.

[fundiweeks]

Universal Post posture is another good example. We hold it for one hour, that's basic, but most people either don't do it at all, or hold only a few minutes, then talk about relaxation. I'm not trying to convince you of anything, I know from my own practice that these things are of great value.

[stretch4859]

I seen a magazine article many many years ago with YC Chiang doing this very stretch and he is a formidable master of Guang Ping Yang Pai style of Tai Chi. I thought it was awesome and still do.

[pinkdiva181]

ouch!!

[ctjuggles]

Crazy! Awesome.

[darthmal]

Kudos tou you my friend. This is an awesome exercise which takes a long time to achieve. It is known as "The Phoenix searching for the ashes" during the early stage. Once you actually achive chin-to-toe, it is known as "The Phoenix eating it's ashes" and it is supposed to put you at a higher level of awareness. My sifu can do it with his leg up against a wall. I believe it is unique to the Guang Ping Yang Pai style.

[taichifist]

Well done Sir! I have heard of this stretch before. I need to work on it. Thank you.

[dhjmckenzie]

All I can say is that my Sifu, Wu Kwong Yu, is the 5th generation direct descendant of Wu Chuan Yau (the founder of Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan), who was an "inside door" disciple of Yang Lu Chan (the founder of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan). The Wu family has kept Yang Lu Chan's traditional Tai Chi Chuan knowledge intact to the current generation.