THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BODY-MOVEMENT
Many people talk about “shen-fa” or body-movement in Taijiquan. If both your hands are “closed” and you have been pressed back into an awkward position, an effective way to counter this is to use body-movement. The movement comes from the waist, and the exponent's arms do not move much although there is a huge shift of arm position. Body-movement harmonizes with hand-movement and footwork, constituting the three external harmonies. The movement must be elegant, the internal energy flowing and the mind focused and relaxed, constituting the three internal harmonies.
Significance of Body-Movement in Taijiquan from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.
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