Sunday, January 15, 2006

Rounded postures: Full of Chi

It worked! After trying to do the routine with emphasis on qi, i am starting to feel the qi in my arms and hands. Looking closely at the pictures of Cloud Hands in Mastering the Yang Style Taijiquan, i also found some errors in my movements.
The Cloud hands should be rounded and have the idea of Peng(Ward off). This is very important. It should not be done with hands like a car wiper, or with the forearms almost 90 degrees straight. The forearms should be about 30 to 40 degrees from horizontal. I also realised that doing it this way enhances the feeling of the qi running through your hands! Thus giving you a better Peng.
This made me try out the positions and i found out that doing rounded postures create better qi flow.

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