it keeps on amazing me how harmonious this performance is .. also the jian form .. its the same way and the same state of peace that shows .. . simply amazing....

Can soamone tell me something about this form?

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Marco Lima - This is a Yang Style form called The 8(?) Clever Methods. I used to know it. I had the good fortune to study under a serious Taiji teacher/Eastern medicine doctor 1 on 1. These forms and styles run so deep. They are related to cosmology, sometimes seasons, nurturing the body's organs, etc. Focus on things such as balance, breathing and integrity of movement are rooted in Taoist philosophy. The movements generally fit within the "pung," or the limb placement that gives the greatest natural power and effeciency, and the applications are designed for fighting in battles. I'm sorry, I couldn't give more than a poor description. If you're interested, however, you'll find more understanding :)

As sad and sweet as war itself, as bold yet peaceful as the warrior's spirit. He must know the secret truth of his own spirit alone, and the foe must learn it through the muddy waters of his own aggression returned to him, and after all outer dust has cleared it has only caught up with the impeccable calm of his spirit, but he has returned to his creator unblemished, but well-used.

Just as a sword is the extension of the warrior's spirit, the warrior himself is the extension of the spiritual principality which created him and issued him forth to do battle against all that is wrong. Remaining impeccable is the warning shot, and the final blow, and is the backbone of all techniques of war. Until the false-yin yang is no more.

Marco, I can tell you this man is very good at how he has practiced, but has not reached the limits of the meaning of the Yang Taiji Dao; it is still choppy and externalized.