Notes for Stretch in Push Hand video

http://practicalmethod.com/2015/03/stretch-in-push-hand-online-video-trailer/

Notes:

0:10 The common mistake we have is that we move the shoulder after we use the upper body to lock the opponent.  Master Chen instructed Brennan (the student in white T-shirt) after locking, instead of moving the shoulder, he should rotate the waist (or the dantian area) to cause the hand to continue its trajectory.

1:05 When we lock one part, it cannot change or move anymore when the 2nd action is added. The 2nd action must hit the same part that is locked.

2:30 With the part that is locked, the 2nd action will cause the power to come out of the first locked part.

2:49 In the two demonstrations of the leg movements, what's the difference?  The first one is using the underside of the front leg to pull the rear leg up. The 2nd one is using the rear leg to push forward.

4:42 Within our body, we find a position to lock something, and then stretch something else.  In the demonstration, the right shoulder is locked to the right kua, the right hand is then stretched out from that shoulder-kua axis.

6:15 The appearance of water can go over/around a rock demonstrates its ability to stretch from one spot to another. We normally view that as the flow of water.  The image of a slinky going down a staircase comes to mind. Movements are created by differential in pressure, e.g. there is no wind if there is no difference in air pressure.

8:40 Master Chen typically will touch the opponent 3 times, to make the opponent think that he is at a certain place, but the 4th time he is no longer there.

9:28 Master Chen showed clearly how he made the student feel the power at the student's chest on the initial contact, then Master Chen switched to a different spot on the student's body.  He used the stick to illustrate that he moved something that the opponent couldn't see.

11:07 Watch carefully the two different actions he did. The first one is moving the front forward, the second one is moving the back backward. We need to reach a level that we are doing all sorts of things, but the opponent totally is unaware of them.

13:15 Eventually, all the important moves are done 100% without detection by the opponent.

14:30 We need to have good foundation. We use the ground a lot because it is typically not moving. However, if there is something over your head that is not moving, that can be used as foundation as well.