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Category Archives: Theory
Make it Routine
Particularly in Yi Chuan a little bit of practice each day is far better than a bunch of practice once a week. Building a daily habit to practice your routine (aka take your medicine) is a crucial component of getting results. … Continue reading
Posted in Application, Practice, Theory
Tagged Balance, Casual, Experiential Learning, Integrated Strength, Internal Strength, Jam Jong, Standing Post, Zhan Zhuang
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Establish Clear Goals
In order to develop training habits that your improve your skill you need clear and reachable goals. Its just common sense that often gets obscured by the excitement of learning something new. I remember being admonished by my teacher on many occasions for putting … Continue reading
Posted in Practice, Theory
Tagged Integrated Strength, Internal Strength, Jam Jong, Practice, Standing Post, Zhan Zhuang
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Torque
An interesting aspect of integrated strength is the internalization of momentum, which in our lineage is referred to as martial velocity or torque. The presence of torque within a gesture is one of the reasons integrated strength can be applied … Continue reading
Posted in Testing, Theory
Tagged Bouncing, External Orbit, Internal Orbit, Martial Velocity, Momentum, Push Hands, Route, Testing Strength, Torque
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Ride the Wave
Integrated strength exhibits characteristics that differentiate it from ordinary strength. In Yi Chuan the procedures for testing integrated strength are designed to help the practitioner recognize these differences. In many cases the practitioner will fail the test if he or she is … Continue reading
Testing Strength
Testing Strength is Yi Chuan’s way of helping transform the results of solo training into functional skill. Consider this video clip of my teacher testing his strength on me. My role in this scenario is to provide a committed attack to my … Continue reading
Posted in Testing, Theory
Tagged Casual, Integrated Strength, Internal Orbit, Internal Strength, Push Hands, Testing Strength
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