Xingyi Five Elements Correspondences
Each of the Xingyi Five elements corresponds with several other elements that we need to pay attention to as we practice the fist forms. The Xingyi five elements correspondences give us insights and focus for…
... a mostly random collection of thoughts that range over 40 years of practice, teaching, and learning
Each of the Xingyi Five elements corresponds with several other elements that we need to pay attention to as we practice the fist forms. The Xingyi five elements correspondences give us insights and focus for…
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In Taiji as well as in Xingyi, we pay attention to the 5 elements: metal, water, wood, fire, earth. They combine with the 8 directions to form the 13 postures of taiji. Among the elements,…