Xue Sheng's - Old beat up guy returns to training log

Formulating a schedule

So far it is quite general

Taijiquan, Qigong, and meditation in the morning (not all on the same days)

Strength, cardio, JKD Basics, Xingyiquan in the evening (not all on the same days)

 

I have the same problem with mornings - they are an anathema to me as far as training and exercise go. Its also the time when I experience the worst of my seasonal allergy symptoms - making doing anything in the mornings all the less attractive.

 

I have a head cold so things are on hold a couple days. Feeling much better today so I am thinking this can get going no later than Monday morning.

I have to get the youngest to Aikido and I have way to much actual yard work to do this weekend to do much else. And yard work can be a workout all by itself.

I do hope to start working with Taiji and Xingyi tonight and trying to figure out how to go about getting back into JKD basics.

I have this 4x4 beam sitting on the floor of my basement that was going to be for palm strike training (Sanda stuff - my indoor tree for those who know of my checkered Sanda past ) but I think I can set it up as a target pad holder and possibly use that.

 

Mornings are rough for me, but only because I'm not a morning person. But the reality is that is the only time in my day I have to myself so I am going to give it a go starting this Monday

 

Last night

12 Pieces of Brocade (from my yang shifu)
Wuji standing
Yang long form

 

Monday night

Body Weight Squats - 3 sets of 8 reps
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > light
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > light
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 17.5 lbs.
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 22.5 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5

Yang Long form


This morning

Engine2 stuff
12 pieces of Brocade

 

Could you describe or post a video example of Yang long form?

 

This is Tung Kai Ying (Grandson of Tung Ying Chieh, son of Tung Hu Ling)

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Tung Ying Chieh is my Shigong (Teacher's teacher)

 

Last night

Long from
Fajin form
Short Dao form

 

That' it! Except at 7:43 - 7:48 the body will face forward and the right hand fist will be driven sharply into the left open palm.

The "push hands" are there as well!(7:56 - 8:05)

However, begining at 9:19 he takes many back-steps - I don't recall these.

Also, at 12:48 he begins what looks like a slow front-kick - we didn't do this either ...

Hmmm...maybe its not it

How frustrating.

But thanks for the reference!

 

Just ask the teacher where it comes from

 

Started working on JKD basics again last night, only the foot work at this point.

Been awhile since I trained an JKD and it was only a few weeks of training (before my knees stopped me) but I liked it. I have no delusions of grandeur here, I do not in anyway believe I will ever be referring to myself as a JKD man, not at over half a century on this planet, but I admit I like it and I want to work on the basics again. But should I ever go off the deep end and decide to get serious there is a school just up the street form me (Jerry Poteet lineage).

Still a Taijiquan guy, Tung Ying Chieh lineage.....

I am once again rethinking Xingyiquan, but this time not because of injury. I am looking at the fajing form (from Tung Shigong) and there are an awful lot of elements in it that remind me of Xingyiquan. And that may be enough for me while allowing me to use my xingyiquan background in my taijiquan. But no decisions have been made as of yet

What I am seeing in the fajing set, that is making me think of Xingyi, is giving me the same feeling I got in my little exposure to Sun Style Taijiquan as it applies to Xingyi

 

That would've been too simple, Victory, lol.

 

Last night short routine I was pressed for time

Dumbbell press (Total Gym at 5)
Straight cable Row (Total Gym at 6)
Cross cable Row (Total Gym at 6)
Dumbbell Curls 25lbs
Dumbbell Bent over Triceps extension 17.5lbs
Crunches 40
Full setups 10

Yang Long Form
Yang fajin set

 

Well...I'm board....don't feel like posting...maybe more later.....

 

What was the weight of your dumbell curls? Do favour doing a higher #sets/reps, less weight or lower volume but greater mass ?

 

25 pounds

strength training: higher weight, lower reps.

Admittedly I have been out of the strength training business for awhile so the 25 pounds is about as heavy as I dare go at the moment. But having started at 15 not to long ago and slowly working my way up to avoid injury, I an rather happy I got this far that fast.

But in retrospect, in my youth, with strength training I never got over 40 pounds with a dumb bell.

 

Did not get home until late last night so I did a short routine

Dumbbell press (Total Gym at 5)
Straight cable Row (Total Gym at 6)
Crunches
Full sit-ups

This morning

Short Yoga routine
Yang Long Form

 

That's about what I start out at if I have to pick it back up again after long layoffs. Hopefully I won't be seeing any of those too soon. Your dumbell press is standing? Do you alternate the l/r or do them simultaneously?

 

Dumbbell press is seated and done simultaneously