It is said a great tai chi text compresses 50 years of study into the text, but it takes 50 years to learn it. I had theFu Zhongwen text “Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan” for many years before I realized it had some interesting information on the use of fractals in Tai Chi.
I
don’t want to make you enter the world of tai chi literature and most of the
terms. But this is an important understanding. First my personal understanding
of Jin. It represents those points where energy is released into the attacker’s
limb, torso, head. And in the performance the points continually change and
move. To me this is similar to the fractals of karate motion finding uses
against attacks.
“The
energy points (jidian) of Taijiquan
follow the movements and ceaselessly vary. There fore the movements must
“continuous and unbroken” and “move as if drawing silk.” Now taking the
components of Grasp the Sparrows Tail as our
example, the following table indicates the location and the important features of
their jin, as a convenient reference for the student to consider and
intuitively comprehend.”
Components
of Grasp the Sparrows Tail
1.
Left
and Right Ward Off (Peng)
2.
Roll
Back (Lu)
3.
Press
(Ji)
4.
Push
(An)
The
Grasp Sparrows Tale is this section of Fu Zhongwen’s Yang Tai Chi form.
Moving Jin
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Figure Number
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Right
Hand Jin Point
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Left
Hand Jin Point
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Principle Part
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4
|
In
the wrist, on the Ulna side
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In
the heel, of the palm, on the little finger side
|
Right
Hand
|
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5
|
Shifts
to Ulna
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Shifts
to Radius
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Shifts
to Left Hand
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6
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Shifts
to little finger side of the heel of the palm
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Shifts
to Radius, near the wrist
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Left
Hand
|
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7
|
As
it lifts up, in the region of the index finger and the thumb
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While
sinking the elbow, passes through the ulna to the heel of the palm near the
little finger
|
Moves
to Right Hand
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8
|
Shifts
to the Radius
|
Shifts
to the heel of the palm
|
In
the Right Hand
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9
|
Shifts
near the wrist near the Radius
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Heel
of the Palm
|
In
the Right Hand
|
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10
|
Shifts
to little finger side of the wrist
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Shifts
to area of the index finger and the thumb
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In
the Right Hand
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11
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Shifts
to near the wrist in the Ulna
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Shifts
to near the wrist in the Radius
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In
the Right Hand
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12
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Shifts
to the little finger side of the heel of the palm
|
Shifts
to the area of the index finger and the thumb
|
In
the Right Hand
|
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13
|
Shifts
to the outside of the forearm
|
Shifts
to the little finger side of the heel of the palm
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|
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14
|
Shifts
to the wrist of the outside of the forearm
|
Shifts
to the heel of the palm
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In
both Hands
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15
|
Shifts
to the fingers
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Shifts
to the fingers
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In
both Hands
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16
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Shifts
to the little finger side of the heel of the palm
|
Shifts
to the little finger side of the heel of the palm
|
In
both Hands
|
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17
|
Shifts
to the heel of the palm
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Shifts
to the heel of the palm
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In
both Hands
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Of
course it is much more involved than just the points. Zhongwen states,”..one
can coordinate all the movements of the “Hands, eyes, torso, methods and steps.””
The
is a correlation to karate potential.
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