Thank you! We are four mature women who practice twice a week. Showing us the movement in a way we can do it was so helpful. We appreciate your explanation and knowledge. Thank you.
You have to remember to make sure that your legs are wide enough apart so that your feet are not in a direct line once you get the opponent on your back you step up and toss them you don't remain in that squat position like that you step up so that you're in a full squat and then you step push up and throw them My teacher could do it so fast you would be on the floor before you knew what happened
Good explanations Chris. My Taiji teacher has shown me different approaches to this movement, but it's all based on "principles" and an understanding of "application". In the form, he says, we should be training the principles. The low stance snake creeps down can have application, but in rare situations. It is mainly for "exhibition" in competitions, or for younger practitioners who are still using strength and flexibility to achieve many of the movements. I'm not saying that is wrong, it's just a different approach and emphasis. By practising a more balanced and "less extreme" snake creeps down, it can have much more effective and responsive application to various situations, as well as benefitting health and gradually improving flexibility, openness of the kua and power in the waist and legs through relaxed concentration. The key should always be the "intention" and the turning of the "waist", from which all else should follow like a "string of pearls". This is why it must be practised very slowly, in order to go deeper into the principles. Eventually, not that I've got there yet, the movements will end up being instinctive, natural and flowing instead of analytical, clumsy and awkward.
![Quando Rondo - Grow Up [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8zFnCg3BO4Q/mqdefault.jpg)
Thank you! We are four mature women who practice twice a week. Showing us the movement in a way we can do it was so helpful. We appreciate your explanation and knowledge. Thank you.
That's awesome! So glad to hear it! Enjoy your practice!
Excellent presentation , thank you !
Bill P.
Thank you!
@@Greendragontaichiandqigong You're welcome ! 😀
Great Tai Chi practioners can touch "teeth to toes"!
Excellent as usual! Thanks for this-getting low is not as important as getting a good stretch in the kua and maintaining structure.
Very True! You're welcome!
You have to remember to make sure that your legs are wide enough apart so that your feet are not in a direct line once you get the opponent on your back you step up and toss them you don't remain in that squat position like that you step up so that you're in a full squat and then you step push up and throw them My teacher could do it so fast you would be on the floor before you knew what happened
Hell yeah! That's the stuff.
Good explanations Chris. My Taiji teacher has shown me different approaches to this movement, but it's all based on "principles" and an understanding of "application". In the form, he says, we should be training the principles.
The low stance snake creeps down can have application, but in rare situations. It is mainly for "exhibition" in competitions, or for younger practitioners who are still using strength and flexibility to achieve many of the movements. I'm not saying that is wrong, it's just a different approach and emphasis.
By practising a more balanced and "less extreme" snake creeps down, it can have much more effective and responsive application to various situations, as well as benefitting health and gradually improving flexibility, openness of the kua and power in the waist and legs through relaxed concentration.
The key should always be the "intention" and the turning of the "waist", from which all else should follow like a "string of pearls". This is why it must be practised very slowly, in order to go deeper into the principles. Eventually, not that I've got there yet, the movements will end up being instinctive, natural and flowing instead of analytical, clumsy and awkward.
Excellent explanation. Thank you!
Brother Chris
Excellent as always. Thank you for sharing your skills, knowledge and experience 🙏
Thank you brother Steve!
bend right knee