Today we did the 15th instalment of the Chen Taiji Spear. GM Tse started with a seminar on the meaning of Yin-Jin-Luo-Kong (引進落空). Yin-Jin-Luo-Kong describes the energetics of the various stages of interaction with an opponent and how much yin and yang these stages contain and how this can also be related to the time of day.
Yin is contacting and following the opponent
(midnight to 6 am, maximum yin to 50/50)
Jin is leading the opponent
(6 am to noon, 50/50 to maximum yang)
Luo is controlling and letting them drop
(noon to 6 pm, maximum yang to 50/50)
Kong is emptiness where the opponent can’t do anything and you finish them
(6 pm to midnight, 50/50 to maximum yin)
We then polished the form with GM Tse and in breakout rooms. This allowed us to practise the parts we had already learned, which was great as we then had to be individually tested. Everybody that was tested did really well despite the high complexity of the form with its many twists and turns, so literally getting turned around is not out of the question! This marks the halfway point of the form, so still a lot more to go. Looking forward to seeing what the next seminars have in store for us.
by Tom Hogg
Student Comments
Great to polish. Interesting lecture on yin jin le kong.
Thank you, Sigong.
Paul Hogg
It was good to polish the first half of the form today as I am still having trouble remembering the order. It’s very helpful to see the whole section repeated many times. Hopefully my leaky memory will be able to retain it for next time! Thank you Sigong. Peter Hogg
A really interesting lecture on how phases of the day relate to Taiji Quan principles. It was also great to be able to start to consolidate the Chen Spear form as it is already quite long, and we’re only half way through! There is still so much detail to capture and challenge is what’s make it such an amazing form to learn. Thank you Sigong. Sam
Great to hear the lecture about energy and how to react to an opponent. The first half of the form is now easier to understand and I am glad I was able to go through it and connect all the movements all the way through. Being able to see and ask questions and work together really helped me understand the later part of the form. Thank you Sifu!
-Radu
Fascinating lecture on the connection between Yin and Yang symbol and Tui Shou / self defense process. Having been through the first half of the form in two parts it seems quite short, so sometimes I have doubts if I have missed any part and check my notes. Definitely need to concentrate whilst practicing so not to get lost in the form! Thank you Sigong. Christine