In their wisdom the ancient masters evolved the forms and passed them down. The forms are of a nature that when they are practised they inform us as…
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Do we use force? – We do.
What force? – Mostly Yin, some Yang.
Tai Chi approaches fencing pragmatically. Its function is martial; its purpose is therapeutic and philosophical.
Blocking or pushing an attacking blade aside instead of moving the body out of the way.
I totally forgot about it. Happy I found it during clean up my old images …
Move slowly ‘ as if ’ moving fast. Move in air ‘ as if ’ moving in water. Move ‘ as if ’ still. Be still ‘ as if ’ moving. If one practises with a feather, respecting it ‘ as if ’ it were steel, ultimately steel may be […]
We are sending each other particular intelligence on our intentions, skill level and vulnerability.
In the beginning you will find fencing with various people as a ‘difference’ experience. The sooner you are able to harmonise with the O the sooner it will become a ‘self similar’ experience.
If you observe Tai Chi people fencing you will hear more laughter than in any other Tai Chi action, and you may have noticed if you have seen the films of Professor Cheng fencing, that he was definitely ‘amused ’ .
Since Cheng Man Ching‘s birthday is the 29th of July I decided to start with this one.