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first, you should contact their blade lightly, stick and follow.
Perhaps their time will come once we tame our egos.
When we cut, and even more so when we thrust, we must do it softly.
Feel the energy as with a bow on violin strings.
FA JING is a blast of force delivered to a target by the aligned and focused internal energies.
“Merge beyond an understanding, in a oneness.”
…we must acknowledge it by touching that place (the French “touché”)…
There exists a conundrum while fencing, as in all aspects of Tai Chi, we must be relaxed “Yin”.
Sword strategies We get strength from our centre, speed from the O. When neutralising, we let the O’s blade barely miss us, so that his realisation that he has missed is delayed. If the O shows a weak grip, use one of the disarming techniques, as in the kicks before […]