These requirements are universal throughout the system of YSB, for postures and turning these requirements should remain largely the same.
☰Qian trigram requirement: lifting the crown of the head, tilted slightly forward tucking the chin
☵Kan trigram requirement: full in the middle, the dantien is full and solid
☶Gen trigram requirement: the back is rounded
☳Zhen trigram requirement: the toes grasp the ground
☴Xun trigram requirement: tuck the tailbone slightly under
☲Li trigram requirement: hollow the chest
☷Dui trigram requirement: tongue to the roof of the mouth, completes the governor vessel (Du meridian).
☱Kun trigram requirement: lift the testicles, “seal the grain duct” or lift at the hunyuan cavity. This completes the conception vessel (Ren Meridian).
From chat GPT:
In traditional Chinese medicine, the completion or connection of the Governor Vessel (Du Meridian) and Conception Vessel (Ren Meridian) is considered significant for achieving balance and harmony in the body's energy system. This connection forms a circular pathway known as the Microcosmic Orbit or the Small Heavenly Cycle.
When the Governor and Conception Meridians are properly connected, it is believed to facilitate the smooth flow of Qi (vital energy) throughout the body, promoting overall health and well-being. It can help balance and harmonize the Yin and Yang energies, enhance the circulation of Qi and blood, strengthen the body's defensive Qi, and support the optimal functioning of the organs and systems.
The completion of the Microcosmic Orbit is often associated with various benefits, including improved energy circulation, enhanced vitality, increased mental clarity, stress reduction, and a deeper sense of balance and relaxation.
Here I introduce the basic elements of the snake system. I will be putting together some of my favorite snake combos in the coming weeks. I’ll try to also upload some run throughs of the applications as I am able.
Here I discuss using the rear hand to directly attack and open the opponent as opposed to the first two methods that address a more responsive role, responding to the opponent by rushing or withdrawing. Here we will initiate an attack in order to cause and utilize the response. Soft and leaning strikes are introduced as well as the method of turning the back.
In this clip I explain how the withdrawing attack method specializes in stepping and how that can be utilized based on the forms and direction changes of the bear system. Drilling these short combos can be beneficial to those new to the art as a way to get familiar with the different systems and strategies. Drilling these combos can also benefit more seasoned practitioners by giving them an idea of how to apply the art in real life situations.
Yin style Bagua is first a combative art. Unlike many traditional arts these days we study strictly for combative use. YSB contains no watered down flamboyance as is found in many other traditional arts in current times. Training of Yin style Bagua is strictly for self defense and is taught as it has been handed down to us from the practitioners who came before us.
Dong Hai Chuan passed down the art of Bagua to Yin Fu, his greatest and longest studied student, to whom this branch of Bagua is named for. Yin Style Bagua differs from other styles of Bagua in many ways. Yin Fu passed his art on to Men Baozhen, who in turn taught Xie Peiqi. Dr Xie trained He Jinbao fully in the combative aspects of this art. All these practitioners hailed from Beijing, where He Jinbao resides to this day. He Jinbao teaches workshop across the United States and Europe annually. There are many study groups in the States that train regularly and come together to attend these workshops throughout the years. ...
Tomorrow our group will be running the interlocking shooting form, from 2024, as well as introducing the new form Matt Bild just uploaded to the Facebook group page, the turning the back shooting form. Should be a blast. Finally have a temperate day here on the east coast for a change.
Slight departure from the snake content but this is what the group studied yesterday. The following post is from the group Facebook page:
Training Lion system yesterday in our study group. Focusing on the different uses of the waist to generate force in the strikes. Moving with the waist, moving against the waist, and expanding the waist.
-The rising sweeping strike was used to emphasize the waist moving with the strike.
-The inward sweeping strike was utilized to place emphasis on the method of the waist moving against the strike.
-And lastly the upright chopping strike was used to emphasize more of a dropping or expanding usage of the waist.
First we started with a stationary strike drilling method to work on the waist and the arm/strike coordination. We then added in a step, using the triangle stepping in place or an advancing-withdrawing type of one step drilling method.
This allowed us to add in hand-foot harmony to the already used hand-eyes and waist-strike coordination. Thus turning...
