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Photo: Thrusting Palm Tai Chi

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Al Simon - Thrusting Palm Tai Chi

Here’s a photo of me, performing Tai Chi’s Thrusting Palm movement in Noble Woods Park, Hillsboro, Oregon a few years ago. Noble Woods Park is about five miles from my house.

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Written by Al Simon

October 30, 2009 at 9:42 am

Posted in Photo, Tai Chi and Qigong

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  1. I was taught: at the finish of a bow stance in this case the torso should be balanced between the feet with 70% of the weight forward and 30% on the back foot and the tailbone drawn towards the navel
    …..maybe only for particular postures?

    Matthew

    November 29, 2009 at 8:04 am

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  2. Hi Matthew -

    What you describe applies to some Yang styles. But the above photo is of a Wu style posture.

    Different styles have different purposes, so they developed different models of how to use the body to accomplish those purposes.

    So it’s not so much as “for particular postures” as you said. It’s more like “for particular purposes.”

    Best wishes,
    Al

    Al Simon

    November 29, 2009 at 8:21 am

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