The Eight Tai Chi "Energies" Explained in 8-Part YouTube Series
What are the "Eight Energies of Tai Chi?" Now, you can learn about them in eight short videos that I have produced for members of my website, but they are available for free to the public through a YouTube playlist available at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaVqaOc-eCYcYeiJ6BNLzezm0qD_WCV35
I have been writing about the "energies" for years. They are mentioned in videos on my website and DVDs. It is much more accurate to call them "methods" instead of energies.
Here are the eight energies:
1. Peng Jin (Ward-Off Energy)
2. Lu Jin (Roll Back Energy)
3. Ji Jin (Press Energy)
4. An Jin (Push Energy)
5. Lie Jin (Split Energy)
6. Cai Jin (Pluck Energy)
7. Zhou Jin (Elbow Energy)
8. Kao Jin (Shoulder Energy)
There is nothing mystical about them. It has nothing at all to do with some specific types of different "energy" that flows through our bodies.
If you strip the semi-mystical, abstract, metaphorical language from Taijiquan, what you get are principles of self-defense that help you develop relaxed power, and the ability to achieve Taiji self-defense:
Maintain your center and your mental and physical balance while your opponent loses his.
No hocus-pocus is required. There is no magic and no mystical mumbo-jumbo.
Just good, solid internal body mechanics and clear principles of movement.
I invite you to watch the series at the playlist linked above, then, if you are not a member of the website, try two weeks completely free and get access to around 1,000 step-by-step video lessons and live classes each week and even private lessons at no extra cost.
Please watch the YouTube series first, and if you have ever seen this information presented as clearly (you probably have not seen this shared at all) please let me know.
--by Ken Gullette
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