![]() ![]() To be able to perform simultaneous nullification and expulsion, besides external training, one needs to cultivate and nurture internal yi, internal movement, internal nullification, internal mobilization and internal expulsion. In the case of expulsion, this is not due to the application of brute force but the result of the interchange between receiving and expulsion that evolved from extreme softness to hardness and the instant interchangeability of yin and yang which gives rise to simultaneous nullification and expulsion. Not being pushed over is not a result of affixing your footwork but is the result of non-reception of external force, as one is extremely soft with the ability to execute complete emptying and nullification. Only then, agility will arise which results in the non-reception of external force and with that, expulsion will follow naturally. When practicing song, one has to be thorough and empty. He always said “when learning taiji, one has to first learn to be soft and to be song while remaining in softness. When one is able to achieve soft nullification, expulsion will arise due to the extreme softness. In his later years of teaching, Grandmaster Huang Shen Shyan put heavy emphasis on soft nullification. ![]() ![]() The application of force in this manner is not natural which results in a dragging effect and when an opponent is applying great force, in view of the inability to fully nullify such force, the result is being stuck to each other as each try to outdo the other. On the other hand, sinking and standing firm alone do not result in complete song and if one were to attempt to repulse, then some force is needed to achieve this. This is as a result of the extreme softness giving rise to hardness which causes the repulsion and the development of jin. This totally contradicts with another concept of ‘thoroughly song, empty and agile’ because when the body is ‘thoroughly song, empty and agile’ the feet that touch the ground will never be firmly affixed to the ground. In the process of learning taijiquan, one of the most important aspects that needs to be thoroughly experimented with is “song”.Īccording to normal understanding, when the body is song and starts sinking, rooting will result but this could be mistaken as the relaxation of the body causing the force to accumulate at the soles of the feet and that gets affixed to the ground so as to remain firm and immobile. All this is due to most people putting up a strong front with the attitude of showing off and wanting to win at all costs. Lao Zi said “the weak overcoming the strong and the soft overcoming the hard is common knowledge but it is difficult to apply this knowledge.” This is to say that the weak is able to overcome the strong and the soft can overcome the hard everybody seems to understand but very few are able to thoroughly experiment with it. Taijiquan was founded by sages based on the principle of softness overcoming hardness. Song & Sinking, Rooting, Expulsion, Thoroughly Song & Non-Reception of Force, Rooting with Non-Reception of ForceĪn article written on the occasion of the 8th Yang style Taijiquan Expert Forum with Grandmaster Zheng Man Qing’s 110th birthday commemoration in Taipei, Taiwan 2010 by Tai Chi Huang China Chief Instructor, Master Foong Choon Sang & translated by Len Lee Nam. ![]()
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