Sink Weight and Crane Spreads Wings

There is no fixed way of doing any movement in tai chi. Different schools teach different variations of them and this move is a good example. In many schools that teach this form the move we call sink weight is known as shoulder barge or shoulder strike. The body is twisted to the left and there is a strike with the right shoulder. This is equally valid but I find this version more beneficial and it has a wider range of defensive applications. This move is really good at alternately opening and …