After feeding the squirrels and the pigeons in the Old Cemetery of St Nicholas Church – Sutton – we practiced some stance work from our
Tag: Horse Stance
Zen and Saving the Sea Horse
Saving the Sea Horse, Rooted on disappearing sand. 52 rotations… Nothing more is known. Adrian Chan-Wyles (30.5.2019) – Paignton
Hakka Gongfu: Iron Ox Cultivates Land (鉄牛耕地)
As the legs sink into the earth, the ox bends the knee and extracts the limb – this is the squat-kick, and as the broad back carries the plough and the farmer – this is the back-raise of the gongfu practitioner. Finally, for many Hakka gongfu practitioners, standing in ‘Horse Stance’ (馬步 – Ma Bu) is actually holding the ‘Ox Stance’ (牛步 – Niu Bu).
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 