tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590726566895170666.post1977546238938538288..comments2024-01-27T16:45:09.723-08:00Comments on Talking Chen Taijiquan with David Gaffney: Timing and Taijiquan's Movement System...David Gaffneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378830531925450649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590726566895170666.post-64264010972696951292020-08-15T07:08:09.642-07:002020-08-15T07:08:09.642-07:00Timing and coordination to me are very closely rel...Timing and coordination to me are very closely related. It’s the Taijiquan paradox that everything is together but they are also separate entities. So for instance, we have to exactly coordinate the turning of the arms (while fulfilling energetic requirements) and then at precisely the correct moment (timing) change weight and unfold the arm. All the time trying to experience any movement as a whole body action (“concentrate on one thing, lose everything”).<br /><br />David Gaffneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378830531925450649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1590726566895170666.post-31473077998031679342020-08-13T15:01:58.699-07:002020-08-13T15:01:58.699-07:00It's not clear to me what you mean by "ti...It's not clear to me what you mean by "timing". You say that CXW was referring to "coordination", but I'm still not certain what you mean because there are several ways to interpret what you're saying. Could you use the example of just the top part of the circle in the standard arm-circle in silk-reeling practice, and describe how the "timing" or "coordination" or "internal sensation" works in that brief movement where the hand goes out/away from the body? I'm not sure how "timing", for instance, would apply. "Coordination" might apply, but it leaves open normal, muscular movement. And so on. Clarification would be appreciated.Mike Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115617506502197753noreply@blogger.com