Notes for Iowa 2018-5

http://practicalmethod.com/2018/09/iowa-2018-5-online-video-trailer/

Every correct move is going to be dangerous. We don't want to go there, that's why taiji is so difficult.

2020年7月18日星期六上午8:00 (中国时间），何家伟教练带领我们来学习《Iowa 2018-5 陈中华美国爱荷华讲座英文》这个视频。
正确的动作将会是危险的，我们是不想去做的。太极拳就是这样的难。

Notes:

0:30  Master Chen demonstrated the difference between a push and a split. When it is split, in this case, the right arm went forward while the left arm went backwards. I didn't do it correctly because my buttocks were not fixed. By the right hand going forward, and the right heel going backwards, a split was created with the middle (the buttocks) not moving.

0:30 陈老师展示了推与分开的区别。分开在示范中是指右臂向前动时，左臂向后动。我没有正确地做，因为我的臀部没有固定。右手向前动，右脚后跟向后动，这是分开因为中间（臀部）不动。

1:05 Master Chen demonstrated the use of the waist to create the split vs arm muscles.

1:05 陈老师演示了用腰去分开，而不是用手臂肌肉去对开。

1:54 A move going forward must be matched by a move going backward. In this case, the right (front) hand was going forward while the left (rear) leg was going backward.

1:54 向前的动作必须与往后的动作对称。在示范中，右（前）手向前，而左（后）腿向后。

2:15 Watch closely that Master Chen's front kua didn't move, the right hand and left foot were moving proportionly. The key is finding a position where the middle (front kua) does not move. This is like an auger. This is "fix the middle, move the two ends".

2:15 仔细观察陈老师的前掌没有动，右手和左脚按比例动。关键是找到中间（前胯）不动的位置。这就像一个螺旋钻。这是“定住中间动两头”。

2:55 Master Chen demonstrated the front hands matched by his tail bone going backwards.

2:55 陈老师示范了前手向前动作跟尾骨往后动作对上。

3:32 My two hands are the two points that formed a non-moving line. Master Chen dropped his kua to go under the line to the other side. Because the two points didn't move, there was no fight when he dropped his kua. I get no feedback, and I can't react to his move.

3:32 我的两只手形成一条不动线。陈老师沉下他的胯，走到了线的另一边。由于我的两手（点）没有被他推动，所以当他沉下他的胯时，他没有跟我对抗。我感觉不到他的动作，而不能作出反应。

3:50 When Master Chen dropped his left kua, something shot up to go over the line and over me to cause me to fall down.

3:50 当陈老师沉下他的左胯时，另一股力往上越过了一条定住的线，使我跌倒了。

4:00 Every correct move would seem very dangerous, and nobody wants to put himself there. That's why taiji is so difficult.

4:00 正确的动作似乎非常危险（自己会倒），没有人愿意把自己摆在那里。这就是为什么太极这么难的原因。

4:50 In order to reverse the move by the opponent, we need to get outside of the control of the opponent first without really leaving the opponent. That move itself is very dangerous.

4:50 为了把对手的动作反过来，我们需要首先不受对手的控制，但又不能完全脱离对手。这一动作本身是非常危险的。

7:30 We must make ourselves longer. In this demonstration, since Master Chen is trying to create a horizontal force against me. At the beginning position, let's say the ground distance between his kua and his rear foot is X. When he put his rear foot more backward without moving his front kua, the ground distance has increased, it is now more than X. Eventually, we will realize that to make it longer without moving is to rotate.

7:30 我们必须让自变得更长。在这示范中，由于陈老师试图对我施加横向力量。在开始位置，比方说，他的胯与后脚之间的地面距离为X。当他将后脚向后移而不动前胯时，地面距离就会增加，现在大于X。最终，我们会意识到，在不动情况下，使其更长就是旋转。