In a martial sense, facing an attack by advancing rather than leaning backwards or taking a step backwards! Intermezzo Nasser was a wonderful host. Between one segment and another, Nasser moved like a cat in the Studio taking pictures both, during our practice and in funny poses, to always keep the energy of the group high. This encouraged learning and practice in a collaborative and constructive environment. In the business world where I come from - working in a marketing consulting firm - this means making a team capable of producing outstanding results! In the evening, after the practice, Nasser procured pizza, chicken, kebabs and a delicious cake with cream and chocolate for everyone to eat in The Studio. We enjoyed everything and finally relaxed after a busy day for the mind and body. Day 3 We arrived at the final day of the Campus on Sunday 18 August ... Putting all together. Nasser explained how in every posture of the form one can recognize any configuration of the palms described above. For example, in P’eng the upper hand is in the mother palm, whereas in Double P’eng one hand is in the mother palm, the hand behind is a father palm, etc. There are eight energies present in Taiji: the primary energies of P’eng, Lu, Ji, Arn and the secondary energies of Lieh, Tsai, Chou, K’ao. Combined with the five step directions form the Thirteen Dynamics of Taijiquan. These dynamics are found combined in every posture of the Form and only after a lot of training and sensitivity can you learn to use them in a real fight. P’eng is the energy used in all postures and Double Peng is a reinforcement of P'eng. But there is also Rollback with the energy of the spiral and so on. As an example, Nasser showed how a typical low-to-rib street attack on our left side could be stopped with a double P’eng smashing down on the attacking arm. Immediately hooking the opponent with the right palm under his arm at armpit height while controlling with our right leg and do a rollback spiraling down to the right throwing the attacker to the ground. n other words, we used the two energies of P’eng and Rollback within the sequence.
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