tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37711025.post6706923912051200013..comments2024-02-29T23:14:59.074+09:00Comments on My Taiji Journal: Inkling on Pushing... AgainTeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589745097996186208noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37711025.post-91011745298717637482012-06-06T00:13:08.343+09:002012-06-06T00:13:08.343+09:00Thanks Levi and Nomad for adding to the depth of t...Thanks Levi and Nomad for adding to the depth of this post. If I ever go to Minneapolis, I will be sure to leave a note here to see if we can link up. If you guys ever come to Singapore and want to say hi, just let me know.Teckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589745097996186208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37711025.post-88066798452427294052012-06-05T11:04:59.798+09:002012-06-05T11:04:59.798+09:00I'll hazard a guess at the science. When you r...I'll hazard a guess at the science. When you relax, you effectively diffuse the force towards you. Your opponent, having felt his disappearing force will instinctively be on guard, thus retreating his force. You are then actually borrowing his retreating force and amplifying it with your own force.Tai Chi Nomadhttp://taichinomad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37711025.post-89613050404961094272012-06-04T14:10:20.978+09:002012-06-04T14:10:20.978+09:00In our school, instead of calling it relaxing, we ...In our school, instead of calling it relaxing, we call it settling. <br />Too many students collapse their structure when we tell them to relax. Instead, we tell them to settle the structure. It usually has the desired effect. <br /><br />I focus on the force that builds between a push and a static resistance, and think of settling that energy into a good structure, almost like it bounces off my root and upsets my partner, giving me the opening to push again.<br /><br />Press, settle, press. Unless your partner is very good or wise to the trick, it will almost always break their defense.<br /><br />Thanks for the great blog. I've been following for a long time. If you ever find yourself in Minneapolis, I'd love to push with you for a while.Levi M.noreply@blogger.com