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Ancient Bell Body

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The 2/4 Dots, 3 Passes, 3 Chi Rings and 5 Bows are put into practice through the Ancient Bell Body.

In Yang-22 we use the analogy of the body as akin to an ancient Chinese bell. The Ancient Bell Body is actualized through the use of the intent to flesh out what is not real into something that can be felt but not seen.

Your mind dictates the command to create the Ancient Bell Body and your mind sees it being created. However, it is what you feel as the Ancient Bell Body is being created that informs you if you are doing it correctly. This is the most important reason for spending some time to practice and refine the Commencement Movement.

The 5 Bows

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The 2/4 Dots, the 3 Passes, the 3 Chi Rings and the 5 Bows are all related topics in the learning of Yang-22.

They are integral to the storing and release of energy by converting kinetic energy to potential energy which is then released back as kinetic energy as part of the process of power generation.

In this sense, you can say that the entire 22-form is an exercise in how to use movement to manipulate energy and apply it for various purposes such as neutralizing and issuing force.

The 3 Chi Rings Part 3

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The 3 Chi Rings particularly the Shoulder Chi Ring plays an important role in the force generation process.

There are different ways to use intent generated force in Yang-22. The majority of these force models rely on the use of the body’s 5 Bows to compress, store and release the force.

In Yang-22 each arm is a bow by itself. However, both arms can also be likened to a gigantic bow. The gigantic bow uses the Open-Close track to bring in the opponent’s strength in the manner of loading an arrow.

Once the arrow is loaded you can then release the arrow. You can think of it as the use of opening and closing in an instant to huajing and fajing. The actual opening and closing process is more complicated than what I am describing here for outsiders to get an idea of what we do.

To be able to generate a strong force that can power a strike that causes internal injury you would need to develop a strong bow that can send your force out like a lighting strike. You will know if your strike is spot on when you tap your target and instead of flying off he just drops in pain on the spot.

If you are not aware of this part of the training, here’s a hint – pay attention to the technique of Play Pipa. This technique uses the Open-Close track and Shoulder Chi Ring to generate the internal force. As you get used to it, you will find that you can use all the Chi Rings for the power generation.

The 3 Chi Rings Part 2

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Where exactly do you place your arms in space when you execute a technique?

In Wing Chun we keep the elbows closer to the body since its a close quarters combat system. However, in Pok Khek Kuen we keep our elbows away from the body since we abide by the principle of an inch longer gives us greater power.

In Yang-22 we use the Shoulder Chi Ring to inform us where to pose our arms for the technique. The Waist Chi Ring is used to anchor and connect the elbows to our waist while the Kua Chi Ring helps us to keep the lower body in coordination with the upper body.

When we move the arms inwards and then outwards we use the Shoulder Chi Ring together with the Open-Close track defined by the Mountain Character to guide the movement of the arms.

The training for the Open-Close track in tandem with the use of the Mountain Character is covered in Part 3 of the Neigong training set. If you are into fajing pay attention to this training because it is integral to the force generation process.

The 3 Chi Rings

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This is not a post about how to use intent to create the 3 Chi Rings. Instead, I would touch on why we have the 3 Chi Rings.

In Yang-22 we practice our form such that the internal and the external harmonizes. Yes, that’s what other Tai Chi styles say too but in Yang-22 we are very specific about how to bring this about.

Our intent is internal, in the mind, it cannot be grasped. Our body is the external shell, we can see and feel it. What is outside our body can be internal or external.

For example, the wall next to you, that you can touch is external. However, our relationship to the wall, how we connect to it is not visible, nor can it be seen – this is internal. Our internal intent maps the relationship between our external body to the wall internally. Our external body creates another relationship to the wall by mapping the connection.

Sounds confusing, right, all this talk about internal and external?

The last movement in Step Back, Repulse Monkey is an example of what I mentioned above. In the final movement, we hold a pose that looks a lot like the Xingyiquan’s Santi posture. However, we are not practicing zhanzhuang here. Our pose is momentary, like a runner getting ready to take off.

When we get into the Santi-like posture we quickly map our mind to an active Chi Dot that is in the air, some 36 inches away (I am just using an arbitrary number here). In our lead hand we have a Small Chi Sphere. Then in our mind we see the Chi Dot.

We quickly gather our body (you know, those steps you do in the Commencement Posture), get ready, Small Chi Sphere in lead hand. Then as soon as the Chi Dot disintegrates, our Small Chi Sphere also does the same. In that moment there is no obstruction between our lead hand and where the Chi Dot used to be.

In the next instant, it is over. The Small Chi Sphere is back in our lead hand. Then our internal Chest Cross communicates with the external Cross. We feel the re-balancing adjustment. Then the technique of Repulse Monkey is over.

And how do we pose our arms?

Using the 3 Chi Rings, of course.

I will continue this in the second part since there’s already too much information here.