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The Truth About Tai Chi Chuan!

Ancient monks reading tattered and worn scrolls, executing arcane movements

in the depths of secret caves where sacred candles flicker and...actually, some people

view Tai Chi Chuan in this manner.

Itʼs the mysticism, you see, the mystery, the things that you donʼt understand.

And, itʼs all wrong.

Oh, I donʼt mean the art, except in certain specific instances where it breaks the

rules of the universe.

Let me tell you the truth about Tai Chi Chuan.

To understand the

truth of Tai Chi Chuan one

must understand one of the

core principles of Neutron-

ics. Neutronics, just so you

know, is the study of mo-

tion from a fixed position.

There are other definitions,

but this will do for now.

And, just so you

know, I invented Neutron-

ics. (Exhale upon knuckles,

rub knuckles on chest.)

The fundamental core principle behind Neutronics is that the universe, and eve-

rything in it, is a motor.

A motor is defined as two poles between which there is tension (push or pull).

This includes the proton and electron of an atom, the elements in a cell, the

structures utilized in engineering, and so on throughout everything in the universe

Now, a planet (or sun or other celestial body) is a lump of matter which spins,

and in the spinning creates electro-magnetic-gravitic forces. Just like the armature (ro-

tor) of a motor.

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There is a lot more to it,

and I recommend

HowStuffWorks.com for your

quick and painless education,

but for now, all we have to

know is that energy goes in,

the rotor (planet) spins, and

energy goes out.

So youʼre doing your tai

chi form, and mystical things

are happening, energies are

flowing, strange sensations

lance through your body and...stop it.

The point isnʼt to get all high on the transfer of energy within a machine, the idea

is to learn how to use the machine.

Use the sensations only to guide yourself in starting, using, and stopping the ma-

chine of your body.

Energy goes up one leg, ʻcrossesʼ the tan tien, which is nothing more than an

energy generator, and goes down the other leg.

Voila, the generator starts up, and the tension which has existed between the

poles you call legs is now able to be used.


That energy can be used to emit ʻradarʼ from the body so as to sense incoming

objects (fists). It can be used to move your body without muscles. It can even be used

to move your viewpoint of body outside the body.

Anything is possible to the man with imagination.

Now, I am sure there are a few people out there shaking their heads, perhaps

even frowning, so let me make a couple of points which will turn that frown upside

down.

I have always utilized Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions as

a sort of Tai Chi bible. In that tome are complete and accurate descriptions, be it of an

arcane, ancient Chinese nature, of motors.

Consider the following examples.

First make the chi in the tan tien substantial.

Start the motor.

...sometimes we use two sides...

...positive and negative…

Like weighing something on a balance scale,

A measurement as in physics,

revolving like a flywheel


Good Lord! A fly-

wheel? Here is the Wiki defi-

nition…

A heavy revolving

wheel in a machine that is

used to increase the ma-

chine's momentum and

thereby provide greater sta-

bility or a reserve of available

power during interruptions in

the delivery of power to the machine.

Go ahead, get a copy of the book, read it, ponder it, but I would heavily suggest

you do so in the company of an engineering dictionary, and with the realization that

these physics have been slanted towards the martial arts, and thus skewed to the view-

point.

Now, if I havenʼt made my case, letʼs consider a further read...The Tao. If the

Yang Family Secret Transmissions are the bible, The Tao is the Old Testament!

The universe is a motor, and The Tao, though written to a religious slant and in-

terpreted to various purpose, is an instruction manual on how to run that motor. Con-

sider the following verse.


The created universe carries the yin at its back and the yang in the front.

This is the description of a motor, and this description is repeated in various form

all the way through The Tao.

Further, this is a usable definition which can be translated right down to the indi-

vidual movements of the martial arts, and specifically Tai Chi Chuan.

Indeed, Tai Chi Chuan, the Grand Ultimate, is the art closest to the pure physics

of the universe as described (translated through ancient and arcane language of an-

other culture) by The Tao.

Tai Chi is the motor.

Pulse energy through the legs and start up the energy generator, fill the body of

the motor with energy, and guide that energy into the task you wish to pursue.

Use that energy to awaken more perceptions!

Follow The Tao not as arcane mutterings, but as accurate descriptions of the mo-

tor of the universe, and all through the simple doing of the form.

Doing Tai Chi, more so than any other art, reveals an accurate representation of

how the universe really works.

Now, something for you to ponder….

Youtube Chen Man Ching, watch his form.

He sinks one foot, shifts his weight, and then turns the other foot.


Wait a minute! This is

wrong!

He should turn the push

(positive) foot to align the skeletal

structure, then push with maximum

traction and alignment.

Not turn the push foot after

wards.

Well, maybe a mistake, but

here it is going to get gnarly.

What if Chen Man Ching is

securing the new positive, then shift-

ing the weight, and not relying on the push foot for his power, but the new pole he has

established for the motor of his body?

From the preceding paragraph you can see that there are going to be many ways

to use the body, and this will, undoubtedly, give rise to a whole new generation of argu-

ment as to the best way to use Tai Chi, especially considering the data I have given you

here.

In closing, let me offer a quote from The Tao…


He remains as calm

at the end as at the beginning.

This is a new beginning, a new understanding of ancient texts, a new way of do-

ing Tai Chi.

The Tao...The Way...has taken a turn, but it is a turn onto a wider path, a better lit

path.

Enjoy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Al Case began his practice of the martial arts in 1967, his study

of Tai Chi in 1976, and began writing articles for CFW in 1982. His column, Case Histo-

ries, is included in this issue of your favorite magazine. He is the webmaster of

MonsterMartialArts.com.


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