17 Bagua sword applications and the fulcrum.

23. Low stance training for hips, the so-called hip opening, what exactly is being opened?

22Yin-Yang Circle (Part 3), Extension and Rising-Falling of Three Joints, Use Hips Rather Than......

16 Grip methods for the Chinese sword: applying the sword’s leverage.

15 The Chinese sword’s hilt and methods of holding.

21 Yin-Yang Ring (II): Move your hands together, using your hips to drive the spine to rotate.

20 Yin-Yang Ring (I), with the supporting leg hip rotation, the center of gravity should not shif...

19 In Bagua spear use, the spear must hold the cente.

14 Bagua sword basics: Pick Sword, Roaming Sword, and Circle Walking.

13 Bagua sword basics: Lift Sword and Wring Sword.

12In training, “relaxation” alone isn’t enough; the body must be refined with fine practice.

18 Bagua spear applications—body method and footwork are crucial.

11 Mind–body–spirit should start from developing the body.

10 Sword-Finger Circle-Walking: The tougher the spot, the more pivotal it is.

09 Sword-Finger Circle-Walking: Joint extension–flexion and bracing–traction are key.

08 Sword and Scabbard: The Skills of Sheathing and Drawing.

07 Bagua Sword: Training the Shen with the Sword, and the Importance of the Sword Fingers (Jian Zhi)

06 The more you can’t get through it, the more you must train it.

05 Directional sense and physical conditions in sword training.

04 If you can’t tell the sword tip from the edge, what sword are you practicing?

03 Basic Steps of the Baguà Sword, Close-in Straight-Line Walking (Side View).

02 Basic Steps of the Baguà Sword, Close-in Straight-Line Walking (Front View).

01 Basic Steps of the Baguà Sword.

27 Feel the strength and direction of bracing the posterior knee tendons.

26 The key to “propping tendon, drawing bone” is to open the joints.

25 Place your fist at the knee pit to test the knee’s backward force.

24Stand up and squat by using the dāng; pull the dāng as if sitting on a chair.

23 Squat down with an upright torso; brace the knees and rise slowly.

22Upward supporting force through the groin reduces the knee’s compressive load.

21How to rise without hurting the knees—the importance of upward bracing force.

20Stance training can’t be just downward pressure; over time it will damage the knees.

19Low-stance posture: how to rise, using supporting force to bring out the movement.

18Brace the hamstring tendons behind the knee; get the knee’s backward direction right.

17Brace the hamstring tendons behind the knee; pull the front knee toward the rear knee.

16 Start from the hamstrings behind the knee to develop whole-body sinew bracing-and-drawing power.

15 Groin/adductor power: a convenient method to train the groin.

14 Stand–squat practice: the difference between training the sinews and training qi.

13 Stand–squat to train the hamstrings; keep the backward pull of the knees continuous.

12 Standing and squatting are also practice: use the hamstrings behind the knee; pull the knees back

11 try kneading open the tight spots to loosen the tense sinews.

10 Relax the kua to turn the leg: one leg rotates, the other must stay stable.

09 Using the kua as the axis, twist to move the leg.

08 Relax the kua to Rotate the Leg—The Critical Difference Between Using the Hips and Using Knees.

07 Relax the kua to Rotate the Leg—Can Your Hips Rotate?

06 Relax the kua to Rotate the Leg—Find Stable Support on One Leg.

05 Find the Support Dynamics of Moving and Static Postures—Relaxation vs. Tension Is Key.

04 Only by Loosening Can You Micro-Control; Overusing Force to Hold Posture Locks the Joints Tighter

03 Link-Transform Step: Stabilize the Front Kua so the Back Leg Can Relax and Release.