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Taijiquan Applications by The Master

The document discusses a conversation the author had with Jasmine Dong about Taijiquan applications. She relayed a story from former students of her father and brother about pushing hands exercises. They noted that when pushing with Dong Yingjie, they felt almost no touch from him but were sent flying a long way. When pushing with others, they could feel the touch but were only flown a short distance. The author resolves to work on being as light and responsive as possible when pushing, and finding just the right spot so that his partner feels almost nothing while the effect is great.

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Taijiquan Applications by The Master

The document discusses a conversation the author had with Jasmine Dong about Taijiquan applications. She relayed a story from former students of her father and brother about pushing hands exercises. They noted that when pushing with Dong Yingjie, they felt almost no touch from him but were sent flying a long way. When pushing with others, they could feel the touch but were only flown a short distance. The author resolves to work on being as light and responsive as possible when pushing, and finding just the right spot so that his partner feels almost nothing while the effect is great.

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Taijiquan Applications by the Master Or Whats he got that I aint got?

By Chip Ellis

I was talking with Jasmine Dong in February, 2005. She gave me a gold nugget that (hopefully) has changed my approach to using Taijiquan in martial arts. Jasmine, also known as Dong Mo Li, is the daughter of Dong Yingjie and sister of Dong Huling. She told me of a conversation she had with some former students of her father and brother. The subject was Push Hands. They told her of their experiences in pushing with Dong Yingjie and with others. Quoting (more or less) When you pushed with Dong Yingjie you hardly felt his touch. He was so light. When he pushed, you felt almost nothing, but you were sent flying a long way! When you pushed with others, you could feel their touch. And when they pushed, you only flew a short distance. So my quest for improvement continues. Since this is only recently Chinese New Years I guess Ill make a New Years Resolution: I will try my best to be as light and responsive as possible. And when I push I will try my best to find just the right spot so that both my partner and I feel almost nothing while the effect is great. Patience, humility, invest in loss, no force-against-force, use those 4 ounces to move the 1000 pounds. Keep trying, maybe some day success will come. Aloha, Chip

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