The hand bending at the wrist has a purpose – to stretch all the tendons to create a continuous line of force.
This applies particularly in the lifting gesture
With the circling and the ba drawing energy, wrists stay relaxed always, and folded/loose/hanging on the upward gesture
Opening qua – and all joints – keep everything round and open
Lifting heel is how energy starts
Then lifting ball to get to gong julong
Neal schpiel: there are 3 points (heel, ball, edge) – lifting 1 is heel. Lifting 2 is floating/falling – ball of foot is 2
Lift ball of foot to create gong julong
Kind of like falling – the falling energy is weaponized forward
Practice this with the forward step
What am I doing to evoke julong? Now that I can spontaneously create it – notice what I’m doing when I do
Roundness – everything with arms is the ball
Start with the ball – holding the ball, then turn hands out to do swings but still a ball
I think this helps stay in the frame used to find energy in the early stages of learning – where it is most accessible and doesn’t put you into a geometrically awkward position where you have less leverage (ultimately when you have the energy and can move it you can do it from any position)