Mental Kung fu Practice

[DarkCosmoz]

Hi all,

Nowadays, as I am in college, it is hard to find the right time and the right place to practice my Xingyiquan. I was wondering, since I know the basic patterns and applications pretty well, can I mentally practice the set and combat applications?

Best wishes,
Stephen

Namo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa

[subclock]

Hi Stephen ,

I sometimes do just that . If there is something I want to correct in my forms , I found that it helped me to sometimes fix the mistake in my mind and , when I did it for real it was much easier to fix up . For example , I have a tendency to want to raise my back heel when I have shot forward from a False Leg Stance into a Bow Arrow . As far as I know this means I am putting too much weight forward on the bow arrow , and not rooting enough , so in my head I imagine centering my weight and rooting my stance . I find it is helping a lot .

Best Wishes ,
Kevin

[DarkCosmoz]

Thanks Kevin! I'm beginning to do more and more of my forms in meditation or in my sleep now. I think it's improving me as well.

[Jeffrey Segal]

Don't forget to actually train, Stephen and btw, where is that photo??

[DarkCosmoz]

Don't forget to actually train, Stephen and btw, where is that photo??

Hi Jeffrey,

I still do train, but much less now

Come to think of it, I'll try and borrow my roommate's digital camera! I got the scanner ready.


Best wishes.
Stephen

Namo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa

[DarkCosmoz]

Me in the Santi stance.

[DarkCosmoz]

Taijiquan's "peng"

[DarkCosmoz]

Xingyiquan

[Jeffrey Segal]

Interesting photos, Stephen.

Thanks and the best of luck to you

[Andrew]

Finally another face put to another name. Thanks Stephen and good luck in college.

Andrew

[DarkCosmoz]

Thank you all

[Antonius]

Steven!! It's good to finally put a face to all those posts! Best of luck with your practice.