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Old 06-28-2007, 09:08 PM   #15
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Re: My first glimpse of internal power

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Robert John wrote: View Post
It should go away. (It shouldnt be held in the quads) A lot of the stress should be equalized in the "crotch" area, or "kua" as they say in chinese, as well as the koshi/tanden area.... practice holding the requirements for that posture at various heights and then moving between them smoothly without activating major muscle groups. "Standing with the bones" so to speak.
Perhaps this may be of interest to some. In case it's not obvious... the function of the skeletal structure is to provide structural support. So, the general idea is to offload structural support from the major muscle groups to the skeletal structure.

The pelvic girdle (formed by the 2 pelvic bones, the sacrum and the coccyx) is the key, because it supports the trunk and provides attachment for the legs. Pelvis is Latin for "basin". There's a reason why it's called "sitting in horse stance" and not "standing".

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You need to completely rewire how you move in daily life. Observe the properties you're learning in the stillness/stance training, then feed them back into daily activities.
Worth repeating, as this is probably the most important thing that gets glossed over.

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