Simplified Eight Energy Drills (太極八法簡易版) 

American Chen Taiji Society presents Simplified Eight Energy Drills.
Master Tony Wong WaiYi demonstrates a set of Simplified Drills for the Eight Energies (掤,捋,擠,按,採,挒,肘,靠) : peng (掤) "to expand, maintain", lu (捋)"redirect, deflect to the side", ji (擠) "press forward", an (按) "press downward"', cai (採) "pluck and pull down", lie (挒) "split", zhou (肘) "elbow strike", kao (靠) "leaning strike".
For details on a more advanced version of the first four (peng, lu, ji, an) of the eight energies, view Taji Basic Practice Drills, part 2 of 3: First 4 of the 8 energies drills at • Taiji Basic Practice D... .
For details on a more advanced version of the second four (cai, lie, zhou, kao) of the eight energies, view Taiji Basic Practice Drills, part 3 of 3: Second 4 of the 8 energies drills at • Taiji Basic Practice D... .
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