Originally Posted by BoarSpear

"Cover" is when you use just enough "jin" to deflect the opponents strike. However you dont go for the body, this is usually a yin strike or a feeler. This is done from over his attacking limb so that he may be set up, at this point if he withdraws the hand you follow it into his body, or sieze it.

I think I might be doing this in my form. If I were one of those old vinyl records, internally it feels like I’m being played backwards. This may come out in the way I move but, I have never seen myself do it (IE on video). It DOES come out vocally; my voice sounds weird, Bruce Lee like, and kind of backwards…and yes, for those who have been wandering…I just took a huge bong hit

Originally Posted by BoarSpear

Repel is the same idea except after bumping the attack away your attack smashes into the opponents vitals with complete commitment.

This I do. I would say this is kind of a normal thing…right? I'm really asking because I don't know, dude.

Originally Posted by BoarSpear

If you are familiar with these, ever notice how similiar that "repel" and "Diagonal strike" from Mongolian wrestling are? If you dont know what that is, think stiff arm to the opposite side of the opponents chest ....if you step to his RT with your left leg as the left foot lands your right palm would impact his left chest area just to the inside the nipple.

If you see those two ideas similiarities its easy then to add the circle walking movements of Bagua into the equation, now that heart penetrating palm strike is also the begining of "golden cock announces dawn" (think chin jab and trip on the other side )

You lost me on that “golden cock” thing but, everything else I think I’m getting. Is this circle walking and “trip on the other side” moving you to the back side of your opponent? In other words, is this how Bagua dudes end up on someone’s back?

Originally Posted by BoarSpear

Btw this transitions to a great RNC if you pay attention to where he lands and guide him so to speak heheheh

What does RNC mean?

Originally Posted by knifethrower

I think I might be doing this in my form. If I were one of those old vinyl records, internally it feels like I’m being played backwards. This may come out in the way I move but, I have never seen myself do it (IE on video). It DOES come out vocally; my voice sounds weird, Bruce Lee like, and kind of backwards…and yes, for those who have been wandering…I just took a huge bong hit

Maybe i better have one also, because you lost me on the record

Originally Posted by knifethrower

This I do. I would say this is kind of a normal thing…right? I'm really asking because I don't know, dude.

normal is relative, not many taiji people do it....

Originally Posted by knifethrower

You lost me on that “golden cock” thing but, everything else I think I’m getting. Is this circle walking and “trip on the other side” moving you to the back side of your opponent? In other words, is this how Bagua dudes end up on someone’s back?

yep its part of getting on the back...

Originally Posted by knifethrower

What does RNC mean?

Rear naked choke...

"Golden cock announces dawn" is also called Bi Fan Da Xiong "Arm turns over the large bear" The idea being that if two kids were standing side by side facing the same direction then if the kid on the left grabs the other kids right hand with his own rt hand and bends over it will drag the other kid with him...thats called two children worship buddha, now if the kid on the left puts his left leg behind the other kids rt leg and lifts the leg to the front with his own leg while pushing back with the left arm across the chest. That will plant the kid flat on his back looking up at the sun, hence the name, golden cock announces dawn