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By Yang Zheng Ji
Tai Chi and Kung Fu
Translated by Peter Lim Tian Tek Clothes Custom Made
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Yang style Taijiquan is very particular
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about the method of using the eyes.

Tradition has it that when Yang Cheng

Fu pushed hands or engaged in

combat, when emitting jing would look

at the opponent and  the opponent on

receiving the strength would fall in the

direction which he looked. Looking at

Yang Shao Hou’s precious image, his

eyes appears to have brightness

shooting forth, this is a result of long

term training fully concentrating on BLOG POSTS

the eyes as well as the internal qi.
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Yang Cheng Fu said: ” The eyes though should look forward levelly, sometimes

following the body and so shift, the line of sight though may be fixed on Famous Yang Style Masters

emptiness is an essential movement in the change, this compensates the body

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method’s inadequacies”.
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Yang style Taijiquan’s requirements regarding the eyes are: Yang Cheng Fu’s Ten Principles on
Tai Chi Chuan
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1. The eyes should look forward levelly. In normal circumstances, the eyes look Yang Style Eye Usage
levelly forward, looking through the hand in front towards the front, caring for

the hand, but not fixed dead on the hand. The eyes can also look downward to Words of Experience by Tung Ying
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the front, it must follow the boxing posture’s main hand movement and so

determine the direction to look.

2. The expression of the eyes is in accordance to the movements, the principle 1 Improve Your English
of the eyes turning follows the body’s movements. The body moves the eyes - Start Using English
follow, the body faces what direction, the eyes gaze towards that direction. Master English Speaking Today.
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Taijiquan’s practice has continuous forward advancing backward retreating left
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and right turns, when forward advancing backward retreating, left turn right

rotate depends on the waist and body turning, the eyes in left looking right
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glancing must follow the waist and body’s turning to turn.
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3. The eyes and the intent are consistent. The eyes are the mind’s focal point, kreni na put.
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what the mind is considering, the eyes is concentrated upon, if the eyes and the

movements are not in accordance the internal and external are also not in

agreement, the usage of the eyes have an important use in push hands,
necessary to observe the opponent’s upper and lower portions, closely observing

the direction of movement of the opponent’s back, in the course of movement

catching hold of the opportune time to cause the opponent to be in a

predicament.

4. The method of the eyes must be natural. When utilizing the eyes, do not

stare, do not close the eyes, keep the spirit held within. The correct use of the

expression of the eyes has a relationship with the energy at the top is light and

sensitive (xu ling ding jing), the energy at the top is light and sensitive, then

the spirit can be raised, then the eyes will naturally have expression. TSKF Academia
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– Yang Zheng Ji is the son of the famous Yang Cheng Fu – Mundial - Equilíbrio em
todos os sentidos
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E Rose Brown ·
University of Colorado Boulder
Very interesting....eyes holding the spirit within.
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Gunther M Weil ·
Works at Value Mentors LLC
The eyes express Shen
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William Palminteri ·
Studio Director / Production Designer at Roxy Interformat
I practice blindfolded.
My balance has gotten MUCH better.
Try it and see how BAD your balance is....
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Judith A Mills ·
Ludlow, Massachusetts
Ordered DVd yesterday when several were posted.
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Harvard University
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Neha
April 23, 2014 at 12:13 pm

Hello,
Thanks for the good repository of useful articles.

Rgrds,
Neha

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