Kim Hoe: … Would you write a/multiple posts that explain about the proposed training flow for Siu Lim Tao from beginning till the end (integration of what you proposed in posts before, but no more mechanism, only focus on training)… Also, please share your experiences what you felt within your body/joint/part when you manage toContinue reading “Training Flow and Experience for Siu Nim Tau Practice? – Mok Kim Hoe”
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Sinking Around Skeleton, Parts vs Whole? – Mickael Claude
Mickael: Centered (expansion in spine, in skeleton) and sinking around skeleton, around bones. Ok but sometimes I have this process (hanger effect) in an area not in whole body. And it’s not always the same area. Ideas to spread this? Ideas to connect the different parts where it’s work? Me: Soften-melting to uncover the skeletonContinue reading “Sinking Around Skeleton, Parts vs Whole? – Mickael Claude”
Nim Tau State? – Phil Aberhart
Phil: I would love to know what the Nim Tao state means to you Eddie, and what one would expect to feel when or if we attain it? Many thanks. Me: Maybe I go straight to directly describe how I feel when I want to do the Wing Chun way. These things, though described inContinue reading “Nim Tau State? – Phil Aberhart”
Joint and Socket Separate – Joint Rotating Endows Forces with Multi-directionality
In a number of my previous posts, I have emphasised the importance and the role of multi-directional forces. In this short post, I try to give a supplementary explanation, which is kept simple and hopefully can help practice. To simplify for the sake of discussion, let’s regard that whenever there is a joint, there isContinue reading “Joint and Socket Separate – Joint Rotating Endows Forces with Multi-directionality”
Forward Momentum – Body Mass is the Only Power Source
By now (read the previous post Where is the Friction from the Floor? – Force Transfer on Scale and Mahjong Tile), I hope you can at least accept that it is possible to counteract a horizontal push by a vertical reactionary force without a horizontal friction from the floor. Let’s go further to see howContinue reading “Forward Momentum – Body Mass is the Only Power Source”
Where is the Friction from the Floor? – Force Transfer on Scale and Mahjong Tile
Intuitive: When someone pushes you (hands in touch), there must exist a horizontal force counteracting the horizontal push. This counteracting force is usually understood to be the friction produced by the feet pressing (often with toes grabbing) against the floor. Such depiction makes a lot of sense particularly when you regard your entire body largelyContinue reading “Where is the Friction from the Floor? – Force Transfer on Scale and Mahjong Tile”
Counterintuitive Stance: Stacking vs Rooting; Floating vs Leaning
This is intuitive: A stance in martial art, apart from carrying the body weight, is to supply power to the body by drawing support from the floor, mostly through holding tightly with the toes and a wide separation of the legs. You may describe it as “rooting”. It is then natural that in order toContinue reading “Counterintuitive Stance: Stacking vs Rooting; Floating vs Leaning”
Biu Jiu Speedy?: Outer Linear Speed vs Inner Angular Acceleration
When we say to do Biu Jee one should move speedily, it can mean different things. In one scenario of “speedy” elbowing (Common mechanism 1 in the post Kneeing Elbow in Biu Jee – Tangential Force and Sucking in Whirlpool Analogy), the arm does so by travelling at high speed throughout a very noticeable distance.Continue reading “Biu Jiu Speedy?: Outer Linear Speed vs Inner Angular Acceleration”
Swirling: Active Rib Cage Circling Shoulder Joint Socket
This post is a continuation of the post Kneeing Elbow in Biu Jee – Tangential Force and Sucking in Whirlpool Analogy, which ends with the pending question: What is still lacking for creating the whirlpool effect? Recall the 5-gear analogy put forward in The Book of Wing Chun (Vol. 1, pp. 225-229; also refer toContinue reading “Swirling: Active Rib Cage Circling Shoulder Joint Socket”
Kneeing Elbow in Biu Jee – Tangential Force and Sucking in Whirlpool Analogy
The consecutive elbow-kneeing is an iconic move of Biu Jee. (“Kneeing elbow” is translated from a term in Chinese used by Grandmaster Chu in his Book of Wing Chun.) It refers to the elbowing moves in the first few parts of Biu Jee, and often serves as the preparatory drill before actually practising the BiuContinue reading “Kneeing Elbow in Biu Jee – Tangential Force and Sucking in Whirlpool Analogy”
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