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Bibliography and Links
Silk Reeling
Chan Si Gong, Chan Ssu Kung, Chan Si Jing
纏絲功
Breathing Exercises: Links, Bibliography, Resouces, Quotes
Chan Szu Chin
Exercise of Master Feng Zhiqiang. By Justin Meehan. Silk reeling
exercises described and explained.
Chen Style Silk Reeling: Bibliography, Links,
Quotes, Notes.
Chen Style Silk
Reeling. Instructional videotape. Double Hand Silk Reeling (by
Malisa Ng, disciple Grandmaster Zhu Tian Cai).
Chen Style Silk Reeling Energy. By Mark Wasson. Tai Chi,
Volume 26, No. 3, June, 2002, pp. 31-38. Photos of Mark Wasson and Chen Xiaowang.
Chen
Style Silk Reeling Exercises. Outline notes of workshop by
Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang. One principle, 3 techniques. 38Kb.
Chen Style Silk Reeling Practice. By Chen Zheng Lei, and Gao Xiao
Hui with De Ru. T'ai Chi, Vol 23, No. 3, June, 1999, pp. 16- 19.
Chen
Style Taijiquan: Chan Si Gong - Internal Spiral Energy, Part 1.
Instructional
videotape by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang.
Chen
Style Taijiquan: Chan Si Gong - Internal Spiral Energy, Part 2.
Instructional
videotape by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang.
Chen Style Taijiquan: Links, bibliography, quotes,
notes, indexing.
Chen-Style
Taijiquan for Life Enhancement. This book is in Chinese and
English. Written by Chen Zhenglei, readable translation by Xu Hailiang, 2002. ISBN
7-5348-2181-9/G.449.
Published in Zhengzhou, China by Zhongzhou Classic Publishing House. It
covers the content of the health exercise/ silk reeling video,
and is a useful reference, giving more detail, especially on theory.
Chen
Style Taijiquan: The Source of Taiji Boxing. By Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim
and
David Gaffney. Berkeley, CA, North Atlantic Books, 2002. Index,
charts, 224 pages.
ISBN: 1556433778. MGC. Provides an excellent introduction to
Chen style Taijiquan
history and legends, outlines the major forms, discusses the philosophy and
foundations of the art, and gives very good information on training methods, push hands, and
weapons.
Very well written, highly informative, and a unique contribution to the
field. Essential reading for all learning the Chen style of Tai Chi Chuan. Silk-reeling
is discussed
on pages 46-52, and at many other places in this informative
textbook.
"Cultivating Jing, Qi and Yi." By Paul Lam, M.D.. T'ai Chi: The International Magazine of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
Vol. 27, No. 2, April 2003, pp. 36-38.
Demonstration of Chan Ssu
Jing by Chen Yougin. The Quantum Psychology Project.
Numerous video clips of demonstrations.
Double Cloud Hands Silk
Reeling. Demonstration by Chen Bing. UTube, 2:27 Min.
Double Hand Reeling Silk
Exercise. Master Chen Xiaowang. 11 Photographs.
Eighteen Postures Silk Reeling for All Ti Chi Chuan. Instructional
videotape by Shifu Jiang Jian-ye. 71 minutes, VHS. Instruction and multiple
demonstrations. Capital District Tai Chi and Kung Fun, Albany, New York. Website: Jiang's Tai Chi Videos. CDTKA, 1997. MGC.
The Foundation of
Taijiquan. By Ma Hong. Translated by Tu-Ky Lam.
21Kb.
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Silk Reeling
How to Develop Spiral Energy. By Dr. Paul Lam. T'ai
Chi, Vol. 22, No. 5, October, 1998, pp. 24- 27.
Introduction to Chen Style
Taijiquan Silk Reeling Training 5Kb.
Movement
with Spiraling, Forward and Backward Silk Reeling. From"Chen
Style Tai Chi chuan" by Shen Jiazhen and Gu Liuxin, 1963. Translated by Jerald
N. Karin. 35Kb.
Reeling Silk.
By Mike Sigman. 4Kb.
Reeling
Silk Guidelines. By Mike Sigman. 5Kb.
Silk Reeling.
By Chen Xin
Silk Reeling Energy - The Soul of T'ai Chi. By Zhang Fuxing. Tai
Chi, Vol. 24,
No. 6, December, 2000, pp. 42-45.
Silk Reeling Exercises.
By Loren Chin. Traditional Chen Style Taijiquan.
Silk-Reeling Exercises. From the Master Feng Zhiqiang Taijiquan
Series. Demonstrated by
Feng Zhiqiang's senior indoor student Master Zhang Xuexin and his students.
VHS, Volume 1.
An introduction to
Chen-style Taijiquan Silk-reeling training. Ordering
Information.
Silk Reeling Exercises. Zhang Xue Xin teaches 25 silk reeling cocoon
expercises.
Relaxing, non-impact exercises that loosen 18 joints of the body. 60
minutes, VHS.
Silk Reeling
Gong: The Key to Improving Your Tai Chi Form. By Brett Wagland.
Silk
Reeling Index. A Butterfuly Flaps Its Wings.
Silk-Reeling Training
Videotape. Feng Zhiqiang, a leading student of Chen Fake is one
of the most famous exponents of Taijiquan in the world. He is also well-known for
promoting a complete set of silk-reeling exercises (Chansigong or also occasionally
romanized as Chan Ssu Gong) in thirty five postures which form one of the fundamental training
exercises for the mastery of Chen-style Taijiquan.
Silk Reeling with Ball. 120 minute videotape. By Jiang
Jian-ye. A 15 movement form is demonstrated and taught step by step. Website: Jiang's
Tai Chi Videos.
Silk Worms, Silk Moths, and
Silk The "real" silk reeling - a photographic study.
Single Hand Silk Reeling.
UTube, 3:02 Min.
"Spiral Energy in Chen Style T'ai Chi." Interview with Chen Xiaowang.
Interview by
Victoria Windholtz. Tai Chi, Vol. 27, No. 4, August, 2003, pp. 31 -
35. Good description,
with numerous photographs, of Zhan Zhuang (standing -embrace the one),
Zhen Mian Chan Si (one hand reeling silk), and Xiao Chan Si (small spiral techniques).
Standing Exercises, Zhan Zhuang, WuJi, Post Standing:
Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
Standing Practice in T'ai Chi, Yiquan and Zingyi. By Tu-Ky
Lam. Tai Chi,
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Subject Index to the Cloud Hands Website
Taiji Diagram and
Yang Style. By Mei Ying Sheng. Translated by Ted W.
Knecht. 18Kb.
The Taiji Sphere of Chen Style
Taijiquan Internal Training. By Chen Qingzhou. 8Kb.
Taijiquan Fundamentals, Part 1. Instructional videotape by George
Xu. Instruction and multiple demonstrations of power stretching and spiral silk reeling exercises.
72 minutes, VHS.
Terminology: Silk Reeling, Chan Si Gong, Chan Ssu Gong, Chan Si Gong, Chan Szu Chin, Spiraling Power, Chan Ssu, Reeling Silk, Chan Si Jin,
Chan Su Jing, chan Ssu Jing, Chan Ssu Chin, Coiling, Winding
Pinyin
chánsīgōng,
Wade-Giles ch'an2 ssu1 kung1
纏絲功),
"Winding Silk Power" (chansijing) (纏絲勁),
Testimonials: Silk Reeling Chan Si Gong Exercises for True Freedom of Movement
The Tao
of Tai-Chi Chuan: Way to Rejuvenation. By Jou, Tsung Hwa.
Edited by Shoshana
Shapiro. Warwick, New York, Tai Chi Foundation, 1980. 263 pages.
First Edition.
ISBN: 0804813574. An excellent comprehensive textbook. Chan-Ssu Chin
is discussed
on pages 151 - 159.
Thirteen Treasures Walking Qigong. 40Kb+
Thirty Silk Reeling
Exercises List. Center for Taiji Studies. Yang Yang.
Thirty Silk
Reeling Qigong Exercises List. Atlanta Taiji Gongfu
Association.
Quotations
Silk Reeling
Chan Si Gong, Chan Si Jing, Chan Ssu Gong
纏絲功
"Silk -Reeling
Exercises in Taiji are a set of repetitive spiral movement exercises with
emphasis
on --- the ground connection, waist connection, knee alignment, kua sinking,
opening and closing
of joints and dantian rotation. These continuous spiral movement are the basic
components, the
foundational building blocks of Taijiquan. This series of spiral movement
exercises are for the
development of the basic strengths and coordination of Chen Taijiquan. These
exercises will
increase the mobility of body joints and relax the muscles and tendons of the
practitioner. The
spiral movements will open up and exercise the 18 major joints (in sequence from
the head
to the ankles) of the body, promote muscle relaxation and flexibility, and
reduce physical
tension and strain."
- Tony Wong, Tony
Wong Chen Style Tai Chi
"Known as Chan Ssu Gong, these unique spiraling movements loosen the 18 joints and increase range of movement. The key to proper silk reeling is whole body movement originating from the center, the dantien, and a connection to the ground, peng jing. These exercises are particularly rehabilitative for people recovering from physical illness or injury.
Silk Reeling is named for the quality of movement that is practiced. It is said that the movement must be like a spider spinning a web. The spinnerette touches a branch and delicately the silk is drawn out to the next location. If the spider moves too fast or too slow the silk will break and be lost. Movements must be continuous. If an understanding of the body's potential for a natural flow is developed, silk reeling will develop into a deeply satisfying, healing, and beautiful art.
The dantien, or center of the body, must lead all movement. Silk reeling
exercises train the body to move as a whole unit lead by the dantien area. This
area of the body is generally not recognized by western anatomy. It operates in
Taiji as both a physical location and as an energetic center. It is important
that the dantien is not associated with any muscular tension or movement. The
dantien can be understood within the body several different ways and as the
practitioner gains experience their understanding will improve and change many
times."
- Chen Xin,
Silk Reeling
"Chen Xin's classic
book Illustrated Explanation of Chen Family Taijiquan, outlines three
principal benefits of silk-reeling energy in relation to the martial application
of the art.
this energy can operate as a revolving energy similar to a tire rebounding any
incoming
force. The faster the opponent's energy comes in, the faster it is bounced
away. This
requires the body to be full, relaxed and sensitive. Second, silk-reeling
energy can be
piercing, like a spiraling bullet. This is a powerful and penetrating
energy when applied
during an attacking maneuver, whether it is with the fist, elbow or foot.
Third, silk-reeling
energy can act as a neutralizing energy, teaching the practitioner how to lead
an incoming
force to emptiness."
- Chen
Style Taijiquan: The Source of Taiji Boxing. By Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim
and
David Gaffney, 2002, p. 52.
"It is easier to leave a circle than to enter it.
The emphasis is on the hip movement whether front or back.
The difficulty is to maintain the position without shifting the centre.
To analyse and understand the above situation is to do with
movement and not with a stationary posture.
Advancing and retreating by turning sideways in line with the
shoulders, one is capable of turning like a millstone, fast
or slow,
as if whirling like a dragon in the clouds or sensing the
approach
of a fierce tiger.
From this, one can learn the usage of the movement of
the upper torso.
Through long practice, such movement will become natural."
- Yang Family
Old Manual, The Coil Incense Kung
"When you are in a matching situation with your opponent, there are three
circles
of offensive and defensive domains or territories. These circles are large
circle
(Chang Ju, i.e., long range), middle circle (Zhon Ju, i.e., middle
range), and short
circle (Duan Ju, i.e., short range). These circles are also called
rings. In a battle,
you should not stay in the same rign, which allows your opponent to set up
a
strategy against you easily. Your rights should be variable, random and
confusing
to your opponent. Not only just the size of the rings, but also the height
of defensive
and offensive actions should vary as well. When this happens, you will
generate more
confusion for your opponent and this will allow you to execute your
techniques
effectively and efficiently."
- Yang, Yu (Ban-Hou) 1837-1892
Translated by Yang, Jiwng-Ming, Tai Chi Secrets of the
Yang Style, p. 24
"In order to understand a
move you must practice it 10,000 times. This is called The School of
Ten Thousand Repetitions. .... The Way is in training."
- Miyamoto Mushashi
"These
exercises are great for loosening up the joints, enabling you to enjoy freedom
of movement. Ultimately, they will also help to develop spiralling energy
within the body. These silk reeling movements benefit the joints, sinews and
muscles and improve circulation. The circular movements strengthen the
connective tissues and increase the secretion of synovial fluid which lubricates
the joints, keeping them supple. People who have been practising these
exercises have reported better coordination and an opening up of shoulders, back
and waist."
- Chan
Si Gong
"Grandmaster Feng Zhi Qiang (1928- ), founder of the Hun Yuan Tai Chi system, states that Tai Chi is chan si (silk reeling). This statement highlights the importance of this aspect of the training. The Tai Chi classics speak of performing Tai Chi movements like reeling silk from a cocoon. The analogy warns us that if the silk is reeled too fast, the thread will break. If it is reeled too slowly, the thread will tangle. The silk reeling exercises teach you to use an adequate amount of force to generate movements efficiently. If you are too forceful, you will lock your joints and will fail to achieve freedom of movement. If you are too limp or empty in Tai Chi terms, you will also fail to circle the joints completely, thus losing the full range of movement.
The Chan Si Gong is an important training method for developing body awareness and coordination. It is a link between building and expressing qi and jin (force). These silk reeling movements work on different joints of the body: neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, chest, abdomen, waist, hips, kuas (inguinal crease), knees and ankles. Grandmaster Feng describes the Chan Si Gong as training the body’s 18 balls. If it is practised well, the body moves like a well oiled machine, each part moving on a series of ball bearings.
The Chan Si Gong gradually builds
up power through coordination, linking all the body’s joints like a string of
pearls. It teaches you the Tai Chi principle of moving the body as one unit.
The Tai Chi classics state that jin starts in the feet and is controlled by the
waist and expressed by the hands. This explains the way that Tai Chi generates
and releases power. It sounds simple. However, in order to achieve this, each
joint has to be strong yet flexible, and be able to listen and work with all
other parts of the body. If one joint is weak or tense, the force will be
neutralised and the ground force will not be released. What is released will
only be a fraction of that potential power."
-
Silk Reeling
Gong: The Key to Improving Your Tai Chi Form. By Brett Wagland.
"Silk reeling (pinyin chánsīgōng, Wade-Giles ch'an2 ssu1 kung1 纏絲功), also called "Winding Silk Power" (chansijing) (纏絲勁), as well as "Foundational Training"(jibengong), refers to a set of neigong exercises frequently used by the Chen style, Wu style and some other styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. The name derives from the metaphorical principle of "reeling the silk from a silk worm's cocoon". In order to draw out the silk successfully the action must be smooth and consistent without jerking or changing direction sharply. Too fast, the silk breaks, too slow, it sticks to itself and becomes tangled. Hence, the silk reeling movements are continuous, cyclic patterns performed at constant speed with the "light touch" of drawing silk.
In common with all
Qigong
exercises, the patterns are performed in a concentrated, meditative state with
an emphasis on relaxation. However, rather than being isolated exercises purely
for health benefits, the focus is on strengthening and training the whole body
coordination (nei
jin) and grounded body alignment that is used in the
Tai Chi form and
pushing hands. Silk reeling is commonly used in Chen style as a warmup
before commencing Tai Chi form practice, but its body mechanics are also a
requirement of Chen Style Tai Chi throughout the forms. In other styles, silk
reeling is only introduced to advanced levels. Many schools, especially those
not associated with the orthodox Tai Chi families, don't train it at all."
- Silk Reeling -
Wikipedia
"Single movement exercises, known as Chansi
Gong, which develop silk reeling energy. These are a series of simple movements
which build on the postural alignment and qi circulation developed by standing
post exercises. These qualities are now manifested while the body is in motion.
The aim is to develop the basic strengths and coordinations of Taijiquan: such
as, whole-body power, use of frame and abdomen to initiate movement and generate
power, twining energy, the fundamental concepts of opening (kai: expansive
power) and closing (he: contracting power)."
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Taijiquan For Good Health, Fitness and Vitality
Taijiquan Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
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Taijiquan: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Taming the Ox - A Zen Allegory or Parable
Tantric Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, Yoga
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Tehama Family Fitness Center, Red Bluff, California
Temple Qigong - A Nine Movement Exercise Set
Thirteen Postures: 8 Gates and 5 Steps
32 Standard Sword (Jian) Form - Yang Style
The 300 Missing Poems of Han Shan
Tibetan Buddhism: Shambhala Warriorship, Yoga, Tantra
The Tiger: The Five Animal Frolics (Wu Qin Xi)
Tiger, Hidden Tiger, Beginning Program, Level 2, Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan
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Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit Fitness and Well Being Website
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (May 2003-July 2005)
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo (August 2005- )
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery - Old
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery - New - Coppermine
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan Club
Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit Taijiquan Instructional Program
Valley Spirit - Green Way Blog
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (5/2003-7/2005) by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Taijiquan and Qigong Journal (8/2005-) by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong, and Yoga
Vancouver, B.C., T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools
Walking - Eight Ways of Walking Qigong
Walking - General Fitness Exercise
Walking: Valley Spirit Center Red Bluff, California
War Powers Authorization by Public Vote - 28th Amendment Proposal
Washington T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong Directory: Instructors, Schools, Information
Waving Hands Like Clouds: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Qigong
Way of the Short Staff: Jo Do, Aikijo, Jojutsu, Gun Quan
Will Power, Self Control, Self Mastery, Choices, Strength of Character
Wudang Mountain - Taoism, Taijiquan and Qigong
Xing Yi Quan Five Fists
Xing I Quan (Hsing I Chuan) - Twelve Animals
Yoga Class, TFFC, Red Bluff, CA
Yang Family Taijiquan Genealogy
Yand Style Push Hands and Da Lu
Yang Style Traditional Taijiquan Long Form 108 Movements
Yang Style Taijiquan - Notes and Comments
Yang Style Taijiquan Short Form 24 Movements
Yin-Yang Sensitivity Training: Sticking Hands - T'ui Shou
Yoga Class, Red Bluff, CA - Instructor: Michael P. Garofalo
Yoga and Qigong Classes, Red Bluff, California. Instructor: Mike Garofalo.
Yogalates: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Zhan Zhuang - Standing Like A Tree
Zen Poems: "Above the Fog" by Mike Garofalo
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Valley Spirit Internal Martial Arts Club
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