Find the gap 找缝

When the satellite orbits around the earth, it does not leave the earth nor fall back onto the the earth. It follows a certain track known as an orbit. How is this track created? It is created by one force pulling the satellite towards the earth, and another force moving the satellite perpendicular to the earth. The two forces must be balancing each other out. If the perdendicular one is too large, the satellite will leave the earth, and if the other force is too large, the satellite will fall back down to the earth. The gap/orbit/track is the one that separates the two forces, in other words, allows the two forces to harmoniously co-exist at the same time. When you are running on that track, you will not feel either force, but they both exist. When we push hands, we must find this gap. One way to find the gap is to rub/grind 搓/碾 to cause a rotation. We must continue to find the next gap once the one is used up (or we run to the end of the gap). The gap disappears when the opponent changes the posture, the way they apply force, or the timing. We must always match these things with the opponent before we can find the gap.

Notes for Iowa Camp 2023

出一个 Something comes out of nothing Twisting the towel: one third from dantian to head ine third from dantian to each foot Move the dantian a little bit to kick start everything Story: Grandma rubbering fibers to make a thread Learn something to do it right, don't learn something to solve a problem When you do it right, the problem will not be a problem. Learn the principle and not the application. The application is only used to illustrate the principle. Pushing hands is linking and delinking. 磨刀不误砍柴工 Taiji is Static Action. opening of the dang exercise the inside of the leg pushes the knee out while the outside of the leg pulls the knee back in. The knee appears to not move but a lot is going on. I was holding shifu's lower calf and the inside of the thigh. Arm Wrestling Press the elbow onto the table to make the hand and elbow one piece. Inside the arm you need to create a lever, with the pivot at the table. Lock 3 points and rotate the arm together Smoothess comes from years of grindng. Move the base to catch yourself, like catchimg a ping pong ball. Big and Small Six Sealing Four Closing Look for the thing with front, power from the back Mercedes Logo 3 prongs, two halved Switching of the axes in Six Sealing Four Closing Yao Dang Zhuan Hua 腰裆转换 I need to open my lower back, stretch it verticaly. Concave circle, incoming energy slides back out Convex circle, incoming energy goes back to me to make me feel good. Front hand/Back hand bie Back hand never moves, finger changes to adapt the front hand position to create the bie. Positive Circle Turn with waist, lock the rear kua by sitting the rear kua into the rear heel, move the front kua Out with hand, fill and lock the front kua, move the rear kua 润笔 means to buy the painting. Lock the point little below the sternum and stretch the mingmun down Six Seaing Four Closing Lock my top, lower my bottom in the direction that is just off the opponent's fixed point Fist protecting heart Turn up the opponent's elbow and lock hist wrist with left hand, touch the point above the elbow tip, press down to create bie, stretch my back to create a downward force and rotate my right forearm on the opponent at the same time. Moving Step Positive Circle Break down the move such that the transitional move is not part of the forward or backward movement. Take out the negative space Take away the chair before someone sits down Yilu Correction: Butt Protrusion made my center of gravity in the chest and a little bit more forward, the rotation is in my chest instead of the waist. Using fajin in yilu made the alignment deviate Doing fajin in foundation is easier to keep alignment as the movement is simpler