Taiji

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Notes for 间接力脚到手 video

https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/20301

Notes:

间接力是实用拳法的主概念。手跟脚成一条线。如要手往外走，我们不能直接动手，只能做别的动作驱动手。手脚中间有肩胯。我们先开前肩，把手躯前一点，然后开后跨，又再把手躯前多一点。手跟脚两点在这里没动过。脚不动容易，因为在地上。手不动很难，因为在空中。手跟脚硬硬的撑着，才能挂上档。这样，肩开胯开才能间接地躯动手。

我们要往前走，其实不能直接往前走，要以撞墙反弹方式间接地向前走。实际做的时候，动的是自己，墙的也是自己。把自己变成两个，分出阴阳来，间接力才能在自己身体中体现。

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Kelvin Ho's 2020 Review and 2021 Plan

2020 was a very different year. The world suffered from covid-19, everyone had to experience a lot of changes. Master Chen Zhonghua used to hold workshops all over the world non-stop throughout the year, which was inevitably halted, but Practical Method seeked to adapt and developed an online teaching platform with the latest technology. From a set of random classes to regularly scheduled classes by the beginning of 2021, the participating students made rapid progress and benefited a lot from them. This was largely due to being able to have more timely access to Master Chen Zhonghua and his instructors for guidance. The pandemic created an opportunity to allow Practical Method to soar to a higher level in the new year.

2020 Review

The goals set at the beginning of 2020: https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/100087
Yearly goal of 6001 yilus was achieved, and a lifetime total of 30,000 yilus on April 6.

Yilu

Sword:

Nov 8: https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/123216

John Upshaw and I spent five sunday evenings to learn the broadsword routine..
The number of local students doubled.
Weekday group morning practices was suspended in mid-March due to covid-19.
From March 7-11, Master Chen Zhonghua's Practical Method Toronto workshop was organized.
A local Cannon Fist class started in January, was suspended in mid-March due to the epidemic, restarted in July, and became suspended again in November.
A new Yilu class was opened in Channels of Wellness in February. Students are very interested in Practical Method. The class was too suspended in early March. After two weeks, it continued online. In fact, as early as 2013, there were already practice sessions with students from the United States and India leveraging video conferences: http://practicalmethod.com/2013/04/notes-for-online-practice-sessions-using-video-conferencing/.
From February onwards, I started providing video guidance for Practical Method videos every week, so far 92 Chinese and 23 English vidoes were completed, including 23 new English video trailers were produced.
On May 9, I was interviewed in a Practical Method Podcast hosted by Levi Sowers and John Upshaw: http://practicalmethod.com/2020/05/pm-taijiquan-podcast-interview-with-kelvin-ho/
In July, the Saturday Cannon Fist class and the Sunday Yilu class were resumed.
In August, a Power Hour course was held online for the first time with three lessons per week: http://practicalmethod.com/2020/08/pm-power-hour-classes/

Each one-hour live broadcast Power Hour class was conducted in both Chinese and English in August on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with a total of 12 classes. This course focused of the material taught in the Yilu First 13 Moves Power Points 20200717 video, plus any additional exercises introduced by Master Chen during his August online classes. Three hundred attendees participated in this course, including students from China, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Singapore. The students also shared their notes in https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/116248.

In August, a Sunday sword private class started.
On August 24, I started practicing with John Upshaw at 5:30am in early morning every day. Using wireless earphones, we were able to move around freely, and it felt like practicing along each other in person.
Starting from the Absolute Beginner course in August, I participated in Master Chen's online classes: 30 lessons in Chinese and 23 lessons in English in total.
Starting in September, I began to teach online the Chinese-speaking students on Mondays and Wednesdays on foundations and yilu.

Teaching online allowed me to improve on my level of Mandarin skill.
Kelvin Ho's Chinese Online Class Videos
Average number of students attending the class: 70

In November, an Practical Method introductory class was held as part of the Fountain of Youth Qi evening online class.
Begining in the middle of November, the PM Friday Night Practice Club was formed including members from US, Canada, and New Zealand: John Upshaw, Edward Liaw, Winston Wang, Yuxin Liu and myself.
Starting from December, I also began to teach online the English-speaking students on Mondays and Tuesdays on foundations and yilu.

Kelvin Ho's English Online Class Videos

On December 11, 2020, I was invited for the 2nd year to perform taiji with my students during the online year end celebration of Fountain of Youth Qi.

For the first time, the students and I were individually at home performing online together through zoom.

Started to produce a video series of yilu corrections: http://practicalmethod.com/tag/john-upshaw-yilu-correction-series-2020/, this project is to be completed in 2021.
Publish articles include:

Chinese

English

Performed daily operation and upgrade of the Practical Method official website

Added encryption (from http to https) to the Chinese website.
Moving the Chinese website using the latest cloud technology to create the website backend and increase the database capacity.
Upgrade to support WeChat payment.
Developed software to support background zoom automatic payment and registration system.
Implemented a new search system for the Chinese website.
Chinese website maintenance.
Arranged and managed zoom online classes.

2021 Plan

Personal training goals:

3000 yilus
500 cannon fists
500 times of swords
500 times of broadsword
Focus on strengthen training
Improve push hand skills

Organize a local push hands workshop or course.
Continue to teach weekly online classes, and expand to other course subjects in 2021.

Saturday, January 9, 2021

何家伟2020年的回顾与2021年的计划

2020年是跟以往不一样的一年，世界发生了一场新冠肺炎的瘟疫。世界的运作有很大的改变。陈老师以往每年不停地到世界各地举办讲座，这也免不了搁置一下，但实用拳法却没有停顿下来，积极以高端科技发展网上直播教学平台。从开始不定时上课，到2021初已有12个时段定时上课。学员进步很快，获益良多。这有赖于能跟得到陈中华老师与教练们的及时提点、指导，比疫情前接觸更多。每月还举办一些免费公益网上讲座。疫情成就契机，使实用拳法的发展将在新一年更上一层楼。

2020年个人回顾

2020年初定的目标：https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/100087
达标完成6001趟一路练习，并在四月六日达到合计30,000趟一路。

一路视频：

一月五日：https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/100358
十一月八日：https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/123289

太极剑视频：

十一月八日：https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/123216

跟John Upshaw一起用了五个周日晚上学习了太极刀套路。
本地学生人数曾加了一倍。
周一至周五团体晨练，三月中因疫情暂停。
3月组织了陈中华老师的多伦多讲座。
一月开始了多伦多本地炮捶课，三月中因疫情暂停，七月重启，十一月又再次暂停。
二月在Channels of Wellness新开了一路课程，学生对实用拳法兴趣浓厚，须在三月实体课遭暂停，两星期后，转到网上继续上课。其实早在2013年已有以视像会议形式跟美国与印度的同学进行练习: http://practicalmethod.com/2013/04/notes-for-online-practice-sessions-using-video-conferencing/
从二月开始每星期导读实用拳法视频：中文：92个，英文：23个。

制作了23个英文视频花絮

于五月九日制作了实用拳法Podcast，接受了访问：http://practicalmethod.com/2020/05/pm-taijiquan-podcast-interview-with-kelvin-ho/
七月重启了本地周六的炮捶课和周日的一路课。
八月首次举办了以网上直播课形式上课的力量一小时 (Power Hour) 课程，每周三课：https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/118196

力量一小时直播课以中、英语在2020年8月份进行在逢周二、四、六，共十二堂课。本课程主要是一同学习一路前十三式的用力重点 20200717视频，期间也加入了深化陈中华老师直播课中课题的重点练习。三百人次曾参加本课程，包括了在中国、加拿大、美国、英国、印尼、新加坡的学员。同学们也分享了他们的笔记在https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/116248中。

八月开始了周日太极剑私课。
八月二十四日开始与John Upshaw每天早上5:30am以视像会议形式练拳。用了无线耳筒，动作无阻，感觉与他亲身一起练拳一样。
从八月零基础课开始，参加了师父的网上直播课：中文 30课，英文：23课。
从九月开始了现在的Zoom网上直播课的中文教学，每周一、三上课教授基本功和一路详解，学员反应热烈。

这个机会是我自己的普通话得以提升。
何家伟中文直播课回放视频
现在平均上课学员人数：70

在十一月在太极韵導引養生功培訓中心举办了网上公益课介绍实用拳法。
从十一月中开始了周五晚练会, 成员来自美国、加拿大与纽西兰：John Upshaw, 廖翊宏, 王书凡, 刘育鑫, 与何家伟.
从十二月开始了Zoom网上直播课的英文教学，每周一、二上课，教授基本功和一路详解。

何家伟英文直播课回放视频

于2020年12月11日再度被邀请再太极韵導引養生功培訓中心网上晚会中跟学生一起表演十三式。第一次跟学生各自在家中，在zoom会议上作表演。
开始制作了英文一路改拳视频系列：http://practicalmethod.com/tag/john-upshaw-yilu-correction-series-2020/，有待在2021年完成。
发表文章

中文

英文

实用拳法网站日常事务与升级工程：

网站加密，从http到https。
网站搬迁，利用最新云端技术创建网站后台，加大数据库容量。
升级支持微信支付。
编写代码支持后台zoom自动付费与进入系统。
编写网站新搜索系统。
网站维修。
安排与管理网上直播课。

2021年的计划

个人训练：

3000趟一路
500趟二路
500趟剑
500趟刀
加强力量的训练
提升推手技术

举办一个本地推手讲座或课程。
继续每周网上直播课，在2021年拓展其他课程。

Friday Night Practice on Jan 8, 2021

After Punch to the Groin, don't move the fist and shoulder, only move the elbow. The elbow needs to be like scooping ice-cream.That's all the arm does. The waist turns 90 degrees to the left to make the overall scooping action bigger. The common mistake is that we move the arm without locking the fist.
White Ape Presents Fruit: The fist should now point at 45 degrees. After the scooping, we must be able to stand on the left leg steadily before present the fruit. We push the chest in and right shoulder down to open the right armpit to squeeze the right fist out. We must not move the fist itself. The right elbow can only go into the line between the right fist and right shoulder.
To get to the Small Change Palms Three Times, the right foot leaps out horizontally while the right arm is still at 45 degrees.. These two directions allow us to catch/hit the opponent in between. our structure must be solid.
Third Cloud Hands: We walk horizontally (not 45 degrees forward), with the right foot crossing in front.
High Pat on Horse: We start at 45 degrees (let's say facing Northwest) with double negative downward squeeze hand out, then negative circle elbow in. Switch to feet by turning left to face Southwest. Do elbow-in to squeeze the right hand out. The right elbow stretches to the left against both feet, hold the elbow in place, stretch the right hand out. The right hand must stretch the right elbow, and continues to stretch against the right kua. Lock that, and open the right kua to further stretch against the right hand and the left knee, both of which should not move. Stretch so much that right shoulder-kua axis can be locked in place. Release the left foot, so that it can spin around the right shoulder-kua axis. This is related to switching as in this Chinese video: https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/126632
At this point, the right arm and the chest are at 135 degrees. After spinning the body to the right, and it will get to a point where it becomes one piece with the right arm, at which time, they can be tied together and move together.

Friday, January 8, 2021

Notes for 两手关系20200825 video

https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/118071

2021年1月9日星期六上午8:00 (中国时间），何家伟教练带领我们来学习这个《两手关系20200825》视频。

Notes:

两只手要保持在一条线上。但你可能会问任何两点都可以成一线，那么这条线实际在那里呢？动作开始前两手成就的那条线才算数。有了这条线，跟着的所有动作就不能破坏这条线。这线就是路轨，两手只能在路轨上来回。我们常说手不能动，这就是说只能用其他部位驱动两只手。只能拉或推木头车一样。手是木头车，自己不能动。有了这条线就像有了一根横着放的棍一样。身体转的时候，这根棍要保持着，才能用来的人。陈老师在视频里示范了在拧毛巾、提水和六封四闭怎样伸缩这根棍。这根棍是两手的关系，要实实在在地存在的。

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Notes for 双正圈：2015带格子系列 video

https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/20165

2021年1月8日星期五上午8:00 (中国时间），何家伟教练带领我们来学习这个《双正圈：2015带格子系列》视频。

Notes:

双正圈是左右两个正圈。做这个动作的时候，要保持百会到会阴的竖轴。转的是多个关节。定住眼睛望着前方，躯干不能左右摇摆。在一路里面叫云手，在炮捶里面叫大红拳、小红拳。活步做的时候，上身动作跟下身的动作要分开。相关的看一看《上步》的视频。

https://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/7110

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Stretch

To create a stick, we, we need to stretch.

Think of pushing down the middle point, B, of a triangle with the two other points, A and C. locked. The stretch is between A and C, and the stick is formed between A and C.

To rotate, we also need to stretch.

Think of a non-moving rod. A rubber band is tied to it, and stretched outward away from the rod. When it can't stretch any further, a small force tangential to the stretch will cause the stretched rubber band to go around the rod.

In both cases, there are both restrictions and the attempts to break the restriction.

In the first case, A and C are restricted from moving, while B is forced to break the A and C apart along the A-C line.

In the second case, the rod is restricted from moving, while the rubber band is pulled and stretched away from the rod. If the rubber band is ever loose, the little nudge cannot cause the rotation.