Longfei Taijiquan Association of Great Britain

Classic Corner - Number 5
Longfei News Letters - Volume 4, Issue 1

Yang Cheng Fu, grandson of Yang Lu Chan the creator of Yang Style Taiji, left ten instructional insights to correct training. The newsletter will carry an introduction to these one, at a time so they can be studied and cherished.

Yang Cheng-Fu, Grandson of Yang Lu-Chan the creator of Yang Style Taijiquan, left ten instructional insights to correct training methods. The newsletter will carry an introduction to these one at a time so they can be studied and cherished.

To lower the elbows will naturally draw the shoulders down so one really implies the other. With the shoulders lifted one cannot lower the diaphragm and therefore bring the energy to the Dan Tien. With either elbows or shoulders lifted it is impossible to relax the upper body so one of the prime rules of Taiji is violated. With the elbows and shoulders raised it will be difficult to bring the Qi to the hands and fingers and execute the method of Fajin. (Master Chu King Hung said with the upper limbs elevated the Qi escapes from the elbow or flies from the shoulder).

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