View Full Version : throwing the taiji sphere
gnugear
07-15-2002, 04:57 PM
Has anyone done this before?
http://www.quantumpsychology.com/Chen.html
Just curious as to what it's supposed to do .... train you to absorb incoming energy?
Kumkuat
07-15-2002, 05:22 PM
It's just a recent power training tool. It's kinda like pole shaking. It's used to strengthen the dantien. You throw it up using the dantien. And I guess you catch it the same way. The main usage is to move/throw the ball with the dantien.
gnugear
07-16-2002, 09:45 AM
Thanks wujidude!
I will ask Carl this weekend.
I tried tossing it around on my own yesterday and it seems to train the body to absorb incoming energy (or redirect it?). Catching it in a static position hurts, so you need to engage you entire body like a spring ... legs, dan tien etc.
I'm probably way off the mark, but I thought it was fun and interesting ... almost self correcting. I'm probably not using minimal movement or engaging the dan tien though.
I used a bowling ball and proceeded to put several small craters in my lawn :)
zguy1
07-24-2002, 06:23 PM
Dear Wujidude
you mentioned a video on the taiji sphere. do you have a source for it?
Regards
Z
Here's a nice little section of a tai chi ball set.
http://www.yangfukui.com/ball.mov
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