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POST 645 24Feb2024 EXERCISE Heart Meridian- LOTUS Stance

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POST 645 24Feb2024

 EXERCISE Heart Meridian

 LOTUS Stance

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LIEN HOA  Stance  Lotus

SEARCHING FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT STANCE

 

 

 

 

 SEARCHING FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT STANCE

INTRODUCTION- In fact, for beginners all stances are difficult to perform correctly.  For some young black-belts they would think BUTTERFLY-Stance (Ho-Diep-Tan, No 18), SNAKE-Stance (Xa-Tan, No 15) and NEGATIVE-Stance (Thai-Am-Tan, No 13) are on the list of difficult stances while STANDING-Stance (Lap-Tan, No 1) and HORSE-Stance (Trung-Binh-Tan, No 9) are easier to study. They are not wrong but later, one day when they reach the high level of our arts they will discover that new dimensions of the study of stances could change their view. The key question to this subject is For What Purpose a Stance Is Considered Difficult? Is it for fighting purpose or for body-and-mind training?

Regarding the fighting purpose, we can say right away that one of the most difficult stances could be the FIGHTING-Stance (Chien-Tan) which is not on the list of the 18 basic stances, and it is difficult to practice because it is moving and changing all the time following the changing position of the adversary.    

Now under the notion of Educational Martial Art, let’s us explore a stance that seems much less for fighting purpose and much more as a special posture, the LOTUS-Stance (Lien-Hoa-Tan, No 11).

DESCRIPTION- For the description of this special stance please get a careful look at the attached picture. You will notice that in this Lotus-Stance the feet are joined and the body is straight. It is very difficult to stay still and stable in this position for a long moment; try to practice this for five minutes and you will find yourself how hard this physical challenge could be.

If the Chien-Tan (Fighting-Stance) is designed for victory above adversary, on the reverse the Lien-Hoa-Tan is training for victory over oneself.  In the role of teacher you should design several scenarios to train your students accordingly.  

MINDFULNESS- The spirit of Lien-Hoa-Tan could be expressed in the following motto: high spirit and solid foundation.

THE LOTUS FLOWER, in this stance, is a symbol of Stability, Purity and Beauty. We keep this notion in mind and apply it to whatever we do: thinking, acting, working, caring for our body and keeping our belongings.

 

LIFE PHILOSOPHY- The following poem in Vietnamese integrates the teaching of G.M Phan Hoang for a young black-belt who will be later a good teacher.

“LIÊN-HOA-TẤN

 Một đóa hoa sen nở dưới trời

Tỏa ngàn hương sắc khắp nơi nơi

Giữa vạn binh đao hồn phẳng lặng

Chân quyền xuống tấn, hết đao binh

 Canada, 10 September 2021- Phan Hoang”.

 

Here is the main idea in the above Vietnamese poem:

(Spontaneous rendering in English:

LOTUS -Stance

 A lotus flower under the sky

Suggesting beauty and high spirit

From a peaceful mind amid all kinds of fighting  

To know that true martial art is for ending all wars.)

          g.m Charles Phan Hoang, Canada September 2021

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

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