Today, I read the Tai Chi yang style 24 forms book regarding ‘Tao’ meaning to my daughter before she sleep. I know she won’t understand what I read to her as she is just 3 years old, but at least I got chance to read one more time to understand it for myself.
She just remember sky and earth, dragon and tiger, up and down, white and black, and she repeated few times on this. Actually, the main purpose here is to tell us the ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ is from ‘Tao’, and today Tai Chi is also integrated the ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ in every movement.
From the way we move our body, hands, legs or waist, our strength won’t always be the same for both hands or legs or upper / bottom part of body. Usually is 30% one site, then another 70% on another site to become the meaning like one site almost end, but another site is getting start again. It just like our symbol of ‘Ba Gua’, it is never begin and is never end.
So, in the application of Tai Chi, it is very easy to understand why people said ‘四两拨千斤’mean just use a little strength then can move the heavy thing. You will notice that when people punch forward, usually their center of gravity is in front of body and is more than 95%, so if we understand how to use the ‘ying’ and ‘yang’, then just need to use a litter strength to push his/her back, then he or her will fall down. This is the same concept when we are practicing the pushing hand.
We have to remember when we practice Tai Chi Chuan, 30% vs 70% is one of the important point. It is apply to our life too, don’t over commit if we can’t make it, and try not to stuck in a grey area where 50/50 percent without success, and think without acting to start make it happen.
I am thinking ‘Chi’ is it related to ‘ying’ and ‘yang’? Then, if ‘Chi’ is ‘ying’, then what is ‘yang’? And if ‘Chi’ = Energy, then what is the another side of energy? Tonight, need to think more before sleep…
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