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Old 07-07-2009, 07:21 PM   #48
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Re: Uses of the Hara within different traditions

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Oisin Bourke wrote: View Post
Yes, that is generally what I was getting at. Apologies. I've been very busy.
As for what tactical responses Dai use I would say the reaction is generated by what the opponent is doing. People get the wrong impression of XY (XYLHQ,Xing Yi) that is a very aggressive linear art which just charges in there to engage your opponent, which is a real generalisation.

Dai Xin Yi Quan has a lot of similar qualities to good Taiji Quan. Ting Jin (listening skills) are very refined and there is also an abundance of peng jin (rebounding force) used in close quarters as that is the range Dai is most effective in.

Shoulders, knees, low kicks and elbows are frequently employed. Dai does not favour the head as emphasised in Henan XYLHQ due to their belief that using the head can restrict the vision when attacking and also presents the neck as a target.

So defence and offence mutually combine, when you are defending you are attacking and vice versa. If there is a hole in the opponents posture you attack if there are no holes then create one.

JB
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