Gilman Studio
On-Line Lessons
Yang Style
Tai Chi
Dao/Saber/Broadsword
[Home] [Return
to Lesson Index]
Lesson 22:
This Lesson Contains:
Movement # 22 – Right Foot Kick With Toe
We continue with movements from the Long Form that use the bare hand and saber pommel for close infighting. The opponent punches towards my face with her right fist. I neutralize it to the right, circle her arm to off balance her, and then kick her lower body with my right toe.
|
|
1) If I don’t do anything, Stephie lands a punch to my face. 2)
Instead, I move my face slightly to the left and join her wrist with my right
hand. |
|
|
1) I circle her arm down and around. 2) I
open her center and deliver a toe kick. |
|
|
I join with her wrist in order to neutralize. Shift the weight onto the right foot and as you do turn the torso to face the right knee. The hands rise up the front of the body and separate at the upper chest level. The right palm faces outward. This is similar to Cross Hands in the Long Form. Focus on the right hand for joining. |
|
|
The hands start to close. Start to
shift the weight back onto the left foot and turn the torso back to the left. The two
arms circle outward and down, as if squeezing something. Focus on
the right hand for sticking and leading. |
|
|
The leading continues. The
weight is completely shifted onto the left foot and the torso has turned to
face the direction the left toe is headed (halfway between north and west). The two
arms cross with the left hand slightly in front of the right. In the
application there would be a bit of separation between the two wrists. The wrists
are in front of the lower Dantien. Focus on
the right wrist for sticking and leading. |
|
|
I start to open the opponent for the kick. Roll up
the right foot onto the toe, sinking deeper into the left Kua. Gaze to the
right. The
crossed wrists rise up the center of the body and start to open when they get
to the upper chest level. The palms start to open outward. Keep the shoulders
and elbows relaxed. Focus on
the right hand for sticking and leading and notice where the opponent is
vulnerable. |
|
|
Starting the kick. Lift up
the right leg until the upper leg is basically parallel to the ground. Keep
the foot relaxed with the toe pointing down. Keep the weight sinking into the
left foot. The arms
continue to separate at the shoulder level. Both arms are moving from the
center at the same time and with the same Peng energy. Focus on
the right arm for sticking and leading, the left arm for Duei La (balance of
energy), and the target. |
|
|
I kick the lower body of the opponent. The right
lower leg is snapped upward until it is basically straight. In the form, the
lower leg is gently and slowly raised to that level. Keep some flex in the
left leg. The kick is headed slightly to the right of north, but not all the
way to the corner. The two arms separate until they are outside
the shoulders. The right palm faces forward. The saber is comfortably resting
on the elbow. Focus on
the right toe for the kick and the two arms for balance. |
