Although this blog is mainly for me, I have not been doing much writing. The reason is that there is work to be done. Focus and emphasize seng. That is where the honey is at. Everything else is secondary. And communication is tertiary. It is of seldom use.
There are three main things I have noticed. They work in conjunction with one another and allow for a better understanding of rising. They are: 1) Rising and falling (relaxing) together. Rising is done only through the spine. But this does not mean the entire body should feel like its rising. No. The rest of …
1) Why does the arm feel light when focusing on the spine? The arm feels light because the muscles aren’t holding it. When you are holding the arm up, or when you are holding any of the limbs up – arm or leg, against gravity, your using, when the muscles tighten up to hold it, …
Here are ideas I complied of MWC. They are based on the responses the instructors gave. Paraphrased – I cannot recall everything so correctly… Seb: Doing only localized decreases effectiveness (versus focusing on rising and the spine instead). How much attention can you keep on the other arm – the arm not moving? There should be equal …
(1) Is there concentrated effort to rise up or does it occur naturally due to no blockage in the spine? “Yes, there is a concentration or an intention of rising up but it’s very light. It’s very subtle. If your using too much effort, it’ll become tension. That’s why I say, in the beginning, observe …
Tai gong: Sing (rise) Balance in centerline Relax Intention Keep the shape Focus on spine Rise Help partner by going on outside of circle. Help them with their shape Punching drills: Continual punching – see below for variations: Counterstrike Punch Grab Tan sau emitting from chest Bong and then tan sau – bong is opponents …
I am currently focusing on the transfer of mass and am finding it damn amazing. It’s so clever how the mind can be used to transfer mass to various areas of the body. I have known the mind to be capable of doing many things – theoretically! But doing them practically, via one’s own intentions …
A few days after coming back to India, I started working on pushing my shoulders back. In my opinion, there are a handful of ways to achieve the state of “your shoulder sitting in the back.” The first is manually forcing it to stay there as much as you can during the day. This method …
I have noticed a few simple things in Wing Chun – the CST method. There are a couple of observations here. The first is my exposition of what is meant by the 3 things CST was told by Ip man. The second is the different levels of mastery in this kung fu. The third is …
I am able to link the mind with the limbs now. It’s a great feeling. Still have ways to improve but making progress provides motivation to further myself. I am watching John Kaufman’s videos. It’s interesting to hear another perspective. I like the linking mass with limbs mass is a small marble or dot which is always …
