Vol 1, Issue 3/2000

When Yin and Yang stagnate

The »double weight distribution” in Taijiquan.
By Jan Silberstorff

There are different interpretations of the problem of »double weight distribution”. Jan Silberstorff explains that, at an advanced level of training, the concrete weight strain plays a subordinate role. It is much more a matter of the comprehensive differentiation of Yin and Yang in the body, which allows a flexible reaction to any application of strength. The increasingly smaller and denser spirals of energy in the body become more and more difficult to follow for an opponent who therefore cannot find a point to attack.


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