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| bio | website | hosheng.blogspot.com |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | May 14 at 22:51 | |
| stats | profile views | 9 |
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Feb 1 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Oct 4 |
awarded | Talkative |
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Oct 3 |
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What does it mean to “uproot” someone in tai chi? Yes, I am aware that you gave yourself an exception to book knowledge. I don't see how that is different from reverse engineering, though it is obviously acceptable to SE in general. In addition, you provided a bunch of your own opinions, conclusions, and interpretation based on those quotes in the last two paragraphs. |
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Oct 3 |
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What does it mean to “uproot” someone in tai chi? -1, theoretical speculation unbacked by personal experience or experimentation. Question is asked about "uproot for someone in taiji", but the author does not practice taijiquan or any of the related arts. |
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Oct 2 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? @DaveLiepmann You are absolutely right. I suppose that little bit of Northern Preying Mantis I learned from a Northern Shaolin lineage holder did not give me enough depth to properly analyze this stance, especially since I only just remembered that after I wrote the answer off the top of my head, and I've only seen him do it a couple times. I will keep in mind your standards when next time you write or quote about taijiquan, xingiyquan, or baguazhang in the future. |
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Oct 2 |
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What strength and conditioning exercises are used in tai chi? @DaveLiepmann Right. Armchair. Noted. Thanks for clearing that up, I have been wondering about that. |
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Oct 1 |
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What strength and conditioning exercises are used in tai chi? Since you seem to have a personal standard you're holding others to, I ask you: are you receiving a transmission from a particular taijiquan teacher, or is all of this merely armchair answer? |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? edited title |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? @DaveLiepmann You sure are assuming a lot of things. For one thing, according to the story, the OP is not receiving the transmission. The purpose is to exercise functional fluidity in order to enhance your primary art, not to say that "I know Mantis". Ah well, the bigger the tree, the bigger it falls :-) |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? @DaveLiepmann Wow, whatever floats your boat, man. |
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Oct 1 |
answered | For a total beginner, is tai chi a good start? |
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Oct 1 |
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How do I improve my attack speed? added 128 characters in body |
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Oct 1 |
answered | What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? So while I know you are trying to say, you don't know Seven-Star Praying Mantis, saying "I don't know Kung-Fu" is like saying "I don't know budo" when referring to Aikido. |
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Oct 1 |
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance? The question is awkward. Not only is it written badly, it also encourages functional fixedness instead of functional fluidity. It should be changed to, "What are some applications for this particular Seven-Star Mantis stance?" If possible, the name of this shi (勢) should be determined and substituted for "this particular ... stance". |
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Sep 24 |
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how to overcome “freeze”? added 53 characters in body |
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Sep 24 |
answered | how to overcome “freeze”? |
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Sep 19 |
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Drills for teaching range analysis edited body |
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Sep 18 |
answered | Drills for teaching range analysis |
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Jun 26 |
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How do I improve my attack speed? @DaveLiepmann I've seen this training outside of my primary art. By default, do the forms much slower and lower and do not "fall" into the step. If you do them at slow speed, it forces you to remain balanced on a single leg until the probing leg touches the next spot. Over time, you become more difficult to uproot. Xingyi has specifically a footwork called "half step", where the first step is 1.5 strides ahead, and the other foot follow steps. It appears so often in the forms that you end up practicing that the most. |
