Fixed Point and Lever

http://practicalmethod.com/2015/06/fixed-point-and-lever/

Bouncing

At a very high level, one can basically lock you up whether you want or not, and then bounce you out.

At a low level, the lock up part needs to be cooperated by the opponent, but that's a stage for learning this.

That is just to fix a variable and focus on a particular part of the training.

Whether you get bounced or sent to the ground is a matter of choice by the issuer if he is really good.

With the mat, we can train to get to the ground direction in a safer environment.

Every action should be a separation of yin and yang. In one perspective, having a non-moving point with some associated action to it.

There has to be a relationship between the action and fixed point, but the action cannot affect the fixed point and cause that point to move.

Having a staff going through a fixed ring is also separation of yin and yang.

Some of the moves actually work like that. I guess that is the same as bullet coming out of a gun barrel.

Bouncing people is like that. The head and feet of the opponent do not want to move, and you apply force to the middle section of the opponent, the opponent looks like he is being pulled back. If the opponent has good structure, he will be bounced. If he does not have a good structure, he falls

down.

If you can't hold him, he steps backwards, nothing happens.

I always have the image of a trampoline for bouncing. Put the trampoline vertically. If the punch in the middle can not overcome the stretching ability of the fabric, you can bounced back.  If the punch can overcome that, the sides of the trampoline is pulled in the direction of the punch.

To issue up, you can also achieve it by having a fixed point, and you press down on a lever. So in theory, one part presses down, one part sends it through the ring or tube.

20 Yilu Challenge

http://practicalmethod.com/2015/05/20-yilu-challenge-success/

In reflection, I have observed improvement in the following areas:

1. stability of the central axis
2. isolation of non-moving and moving parts of the body
3. ability to perform fajin-like actions in more places of the form (although I don't really know what fajin is, one definition that Master Chen Zhonghua gave is speeding up the actions)
4. redirecting incoming energy to the ground
5. understanding where incoming energy meets the reflective energy from the ground, and how that point can be used as fixed point
6. transfer of energy to the middle finger tip from the ground
7. range of motion in both kuas

Kelvin Ho Practical Method Yilu in Toronto on Mar. 29, 2015

穿地龙与跌岔

穿地龙与跌岔：这两个动作的右膝盖基本是一样的：很难！

膝盖的要求要做到像活页一样：能伸展开但是紧紧地固定在一起。活页的两边相交的轴的部位一定锁住，不能有任何地方凸出。所有的关节都要有这种合住和活开的劲。

洪均生关於学拳的三字经

学太极，须懂劲，
初学时，便应问
求懂劲，也不难，
手八法，式中全
每一动，细究研，
凡接手，堋在前
采捋列，引为先，
挤肘靠，三节换。
梢中根，互循环
手背挤，掌心按
挤按法，可互换，
顺逆缠，翻掌间。
角度难，速度先，
柔克刚，全在圆。
争速度，在转关。
任一转，无数点
点对点，劲发焉
方向对，时机准。
懂劲诀，着为先，
逐一式，作试验。
方向者，顺逆缠，
自转中，兼公转，
公转法，反正旋，
劲开合，时后先，
一切要，因敌变，
虽毫厘，莫紊乱
如识字，辨点画，
点画变，同八法
一拳式，等于句，
全套路，同作文
熟读书，文易成，
临考试，心气平，
练架子，如有人，
交手时，如无人。
彼怎来，我怎应，
心镇静，平日功。

Reaching 10,000 Yilus

On Jan. 6, 2015, I have finally completed the long term goal of 10,000 yilus. I started counting on Aug. 4, 2010, and so it took 4 years and 5 months to reach the goal.



Master Chen's comment on the yilu from the video above:
The head is not pulled up enough. If the head is pulled up, the curved back is good, otherwise it is bad.  You still need to train to form a central axis.

In this video, Master Chen showed how to have a vertical line when doing yilu:
http://www.shiyongquanfa.cn/archives/16310