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Dodge and display the sabre

July-August 2024 Updates

Lots of problems to overcome in these last two months:

  • The footage I had shot two months ago was unusable due to being out of focus.
  • Then I was stuck with an ankle injury that prevented me from filming.
  • There was a heatwave and it was too hot to film outside when the light was good.
  • Finally, I get all that behind me, record the new videos and then the platform running everything acts up: The videos are all over the place instead of in their folders and uploading doesn’t seem to work. I checked with a few members and it seems to be good again now, but I still have a ticket running with the helpdesk to sort it all out.

So my apologies for the lateness of the videos. I tried to make it up to you by doing a big push for the sabre form and drills you can use to advance more quickly.

  • For the sabre form, there are four new videos, advancing us in a big leap deeper into the form:
    • 11 Sabre form – Lying fish style to Stab the face
    • 12 Sabre form – Turn around and chop to Searching the sea
    • 13 Sabre form – Retrieving the moon from the sea to Opening the window to watch the moon
    • 14 Sabre form – Seven stars style to Stab the face
  • Three new sabre drills to help you get lots of repetitions in and get skilled more quickly.:
    • Sabre Drills – 03 Basic manipulation
    • Sabre Drills – 04 Dodge and display the sabre to Picking a star on the left
    • Sabre Drills 05 – Picking a star on the left to Advance to tease the genitals

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November 2023 Updates

These are a bit late due to technical problems, but here are the new videos that are available as of November 2023

  • Live Training Recording – November 2023: This was requested by one of the Premium members as not everybody can join the live training sessions due to time zone differences (we have members on almost every continent…) The caveat is this: not every Premium or VIP member wants to be recorded and I will always respect their privacy. So depending on who attends, there will be a recording. That said, I very much recommend trying to join them. It creates the opportunity to ask me direct questions and get immediate feedback. As we are both on camera at the same time, we can instantly show what we mean instead of having to interpret things by writing it down, which is always much harder.
  • Sabre Form: “02 Separating the sabre to Dodge and display the sabre”: We now get into the first movements of the form where the assumption is that the opponent is also armed. The weapon has been drawn and you start using it as such. This application also demonstrates one of the particularities of our style in the use of the empty hand.
  • Sabre applications: Dodge and display the sabre 01: This application has a specific misunderstanding built-in. In this video, I clarify how to avoid falling into that trap.
  • Q&A 38 – Which books on Tai Chi Chuan should you read? This is a good question as there are several books available on our style. I give some context on these and explain the best reading order for students. You can find direct links here on the resources page.

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