The "woo way" of taijiquan
Okay after I got home after Wednesday's taijiquan training I posted this YouTube video, taken during the class. It is simply me teaching (as are all my videos): there is nothing rehearsed and nothing contrived. What you see is what happened spontaneously on the night. I also posted it on a Facebook page called " The Fajin Project " - an excellent group (created by my friend Stuart Shaw) that is "dedicated to advancing the empirical and practical investigation of Fajin within the Chinese Martial Arts" (Fā Jìn, 發勁, is translated as "launching power"). I did so with the following comment: "I think my video from last night's class illustrates the need for good basics. And also the need not to deify a teacher. If you look closely you'll see that when my basic technique is off, the application doesn't work. When my basic technique is on, it does work. In other words, my students aren't giving me a free pass." Chen Man Ch...