I've decided I only have about another year left in Taiwan so my shifu has said that we basically have time for two things. He wants to teach me the yang form again, (which I've learned two other ways in the past) and then, from what I catch from his pronunciation, baji.. (not sure if he's said baji chuan or baji shi) He only mentioned it once or twice.
If we had more time he says that perhaps we could move to chen style, but my body needs to be correct and he feels the best way to get there is to first understand the movement in the yang style form, progress to a baji, and then.....see what happens.
Anyone know anything about baji? It's the first time I've come across it. Seems to use a lot of very loose elbow strikes, etc.., with explosive stomping, snatching, twists, drops, and kicks. Various qigong exercises, like the baduanjin and the wuqinxi, he wants me to work on quite often. Then there're a few others, but he says that when I start baji I can just forget about them, that the additional ones are simply to help me prepare for baji.
Any info is good info... Thanks!!
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If we had more time he says that perhaps we could move to chen style, but my body needs to be correct and he feels the best way to get there is to first understand the movement in the yang style form, progress to a baji, and then.....see what happens.
Anyone know anything about baji? It's the first time I've come across it. Seems to use a lot of very loose elbow strikes, etc.., with explosive stomping, snatching, twists, drops, and kicks. Various qigong exercises, like the baduanjin and the wuqinxi, he wants me to work on quite often. Then there're a few others, but he says that when I start baji I can just forget about them, that the additional ones are simply to help me prepare for baji.
Any info is good info... Thanks!!
g
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