Benjamin Jeng Pang Lo performs the 37-Movement Yang style form of Tai Chi taught to him by Cheng Man Ching shortly after Cheng had moved to Taiwan from China.
This is my favorite footage of the 37 form. Each of Lo Sifu’s movements lives and breathes-this is another way to say he shows intentionality, but that is such a buzzword these days. I find his form so soulful & powerful, his movements so expansive. Really easy to see possible martial arts applications in his form. His consciousness imbues his movements completely. It reminds me of something Ravi Shankar said about playing music-that each note should be alive.
Heaven and earth or opening posture the hands donot raise above the chest '' ward off the back foot should not go beyond 45 and the leg should be sunk hence the awkward transition move '' the hands coming from.push across the body are at chest height not above '' the 2 knees the second knee the foot should point downwards and repulse monkey the foot should be toe to heel not straight and flat footed '' the foot on the last snake creeps down should land 45 bit straight and the hand raised should be lower '' also hes not soong relaxed so the chi is not circulating as it should ' I have viewed it once and the general feeling of stiffness is in the mood of the form '' I believe Grand master had him keep one posture for 3 months ' play guitar '' it's not good form in my opinion
@@steveg219 COOL!... I'm sure that was a memorable experience!... As I remember, Ben was a generous teacher and, along with his incredibly refined Tai Chi skills, he was also a kind gentleman of impeccable character. He could be a somewhat stern task-master on the floor (i.e. his emphasis on "no pain no gain" in regards to "posture holding" back in the day) but at the same time, he seemed to always be very "approachable"... honest, open-hearted, and friendly to students of all levels.
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It is the same sequence as Cheng Man Ching did. The only difference is Ben Lo does 5 sets of Wave Hands Like Clouds, and Cheng does 3 sets. Compare it for yourself with Cheng's form! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q43VN1YkrGE.html
Maybe how the moves are counted? For example, you could count Grasp Sparrow's Tail as one move in the form, or count Grasp Sparrow's Tail as four moves in the form... That being Ward Off, Roll Back, Press, and Push.
Hi I am doing this pattern since 1992 and I can confirm: This is the so called "Shortform" with 37 parts (repetitions are not counted and the counting is kinda obscure) from Cheng Manqing and it is an complete version. It was shortened from the long forms of his teacher Yang Chengfu and mainly some of the repetitions were shortened.
Dear friends, How are you doing? Hope all is ok with you. I knew that Master Lo worked out a famous Judo player called Bill Paul. Do you know anything more about this connection? Take care. Tony
