Taiji Application
Thanks once again to Graham Barlow at The Tai Chi Notebook for sharing this interesting post on ‘play guitar’ (pipa, lute etc.).
It talks through the application (or otherwise) of this technique as shown in the following video…
I am not enough of an expert to comment on the ‘usability’ of the techniques and whether it is Taiji.
But I was interested in learning more about the teacher that was featured.
According to this bio, Zongqing Lin of Phoenix Mountain Taichi, is based in California and…
…dived into studying the Neijia Arts. This term refers to Tai Chi, Xingyi, Bagua, and other kungfu methods that uses Neijin, internal force. I was very fortunate to meet great teachers of these methods who shared their treasured knowledge with me.
Through their tutelage, I attained the following ranks:
- 5th generation instructor of Yang Family Taichi
- 20th generation instructor of the Chen Family Large Frame Taichi
- 5th generation instructor of Yin style Bagua
- 4th generation instructor of Plum Flower Praying Mantis
- 5th generation instructor of Eight Step Praying Mantis
- 3rd degree black belt in Shaolin Kungfu as passed down by the Nanjing Martial Arts Institute.
I traveled with my teachers to competitions, including ones in Shandong, China, where I have received medals for swordsmanship and Shaolin and Northern Chinese martial arts.
Resumé sounds good!
In my humble opinion, he also seems to have at least a theoretical grasp of Thai Boxing, Western Boxing and wrestling.
Martial arts videos are just like Pringles, I can’t have just one of them, so I went down the rabbit hole at warp factor 9.
Then…
And…
Finally…
Again, I am not experienced enough to comment on the validity of these techniques, but I was fascinated by all of them.
Enjoy!
Credits: Featured Image Phoenix Icon
