johnwang wrote:windwalker wrote:No right or left, front or back, up or down ...all is "taiji"
The 108 moves Yang Taiji only has right outside crescent kick toward the end of the form. If you train solo form only without training drills, you will never be able to train left leg outside crescent kick.
My question is simple. Why do you want to train the outside crescent on your right leg, but not on your left leg?
The outside crescent kick can be used to escape your opponent's leg attack. When you have right leg forward, if your opponent kick/sweep your leading right leg, your right leg outside crescent kick can escape out of that attack. My simple question is what if you have your left leg forward when your opponent attacks your left leg?
donno, its not part of the way I train nor how I learned to practice..
In China the practice was single movements,,,feeling how they'er used and why...
Once a certain level was achieved the next movement was added
As a group all would follow the master, leading what we called the formal exercise ie form...
taking some 45min to an hour or more...The time, tempo of the practice thought to build certain qualities
that took time to manifest. Usually 20 min is said to be enough to allow the "qi" to circulate full cycle among other things
“Always keep your qi round, which is actually a kind of resultant force, and seek your own resultant force to be zero. The body is balanced in all directions, there is no collision, obstacle, or involvement, and it is flexible in all aspects.
try to get rid of the idea of "opponent"
for most this gets in the way of the practice...
As mentioned many different ways to practice