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BWells · 06-23-2011, 03:35 PM

One comment, if your arms are hurting, you are holding the posture for 2 long a period of time. Zhan-Zhuang is used to learn to relax and if you are in pain that is one thing you are not learning. Suggest that when your arms hurt put your hands down. Build up to this slowly, I shoot for 20- 40 minutes a day at most. From what I have read, the teachers of Yi Quan in China recommend not more than 40 minutes a standing session at most.

06-23-2011, 03:35 PM	#10
BWells Dojo: ADV Location: Concord, California Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 127 Offline	Re: Experience of Zhan-Zhuang/pile stance One comment, if your arms are hurting, you are holding the posture for 2 long a period of time. Zhan-Zhuang is used to learn to relax and if you are in pain that is one thing you are not learning. Suggest that when your arms hurt put your hands down. Build up to this slowly, I shoot for 20- 40 minutes a day at most. From what I have read, the teachers of Yi Quan in China recommend not more than 40 minutes a standing session at most.