Footwork
| Ten Principles Of Yang Family Tai Chi Source Yang Jun Speech 2008 Word in brackets are my take. Comments on Footwork Be clear about your footwork. Empty / Full clear. During practice. Each time empty to full have to be natural. Don't make footwork too big. Heel to Ball to Toe. Naturally taking out and putting back. Footwork. Two leading steps. 1. Bow Stance. One toe direction point to 45 degrees. Other toe point straight forward. Clear with stance. Front leg bent, but knee doesn't go over toe, back leg straight but not locked. Naturally straight. Around shoulder width length between feet. Crotch rounded, spaced. Not too narrow. Empty footwork, toe direction same. Two kinds of empty footwork. 1. Touching with heel 1. Touching with ball of foot. Knee / Toe in line, but this time more weight in back leg, less in front. That's why we call empty footwork. Feet don't have shoulder width, this time it's a centre line (Narrow) work. Don't cross the line with front foot. (Stance is Neko Ashi Dachi. Cat stance). When you are touching with heel your front leg is more straight, when touching with ball, knee is bent slightly. Also have footwork standing with One Leg movement. When you are picking up your knee. Leg high enough (to achieve a high kick, try to raise your knee high and lower it down into the straight line, not knee up followed by foot) toe point down. Standing leg naturally straight, (not too bent or locked) direction as before, leg to front, back foot to 45 degrees. (Drop stance) Right toe open to rear corner from bow stance. Knee follow toe, sit down, front leg naturally straight. (easy to cause injury to knees if you go to low). Older people usually have to keep higher. Younger people can sit deeper. Back to Ten Principles |
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| "Be clear about your footwork. Empty / Full clear. During practice. Each time empty to full have to be natural. Don't make footwork too big. Heel to Ball to Toe. Naturally taking out and putting back." Yang Jun |