In Wu Meng-Hsia's "9 secret transmissions of T'ai Chi Ch'uan" from Touchstones (secrets he got from his teacher who received it directly from Pan-Hou), there is a part that says:
Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain demonstrates pull down and split.
I can see the first movement from cross hands going into Embrace Tiger as a pull down, is this the meaning? I have always viewed the finish of embrace Tiger as a hand strike much like brush knee hand strike. Could this be a split? At first I could not recall any splits that did not occur while 100% on the rear leg, but then I remembered the transitional split between separate left and right.
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Mark M. wrote:...Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain...split...
The spliting action is created when one catches the duifang's leg with the right hand & scoops it up, lifting & pulling it to the right just as the left palm strikes the duifang's chest knocking him back in the opposite direction. If timed properly, this results in the sheering action that is lie (spliting).
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Which leg is th duifung kicking with?
Moreso are we "scooping" from the inside or outside of the centreline of the duifung?
Is this mainly suited to kicks with a forward momentum as opposed to a crescent or roundhouse kick, ie kick to temple, floating rib, knee as is common to some external styles such as muay thai?
Moreso are we "scooping" from the inside or outside of the centreline of the duifung?
Is this mainly suited to kicks with a forward momentum as opposed to a crescent or roundhouse kick, ie kick to temple, floating rib, knee as is common to some external styles such as muay thai?
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