hugo

I'm glad I found this board, seems like a real working, cohesive, chaotic, cesspool of knowledge - just the way I like it! A bit about me - most of my life I've practiced Vipassana meditation, been doing some of the Taoist stuff for about 1 year now. Also practice Aikido and Baguazhang(though that has mainly been the external side of it until the last 12 months or so). Thanks for having me here!

YJM is not my teacher but I've had the opportunity to train with him at some seminars before - while I myself am not the bees knees when it comes to MA I can recognize someone with skill and YJM is a master at what he does. His softness and ability to redirect power and energy are at the point where externally it looks like he's doing nothing special, but his ability to move people in something like push hands is like me picking up a cup of tea. It's been argued that his internal power comes from white crane not tai chi - I'm not knowledgeable enough to say either way but I will say that his strikes are phenomenal - relaxed, even on impact yet feel like being hit with a 150lb marlin.