Sanchin

[emattson]

During one of the discussions, we talked about the meaning of Sanchin. It's spiritual aspect is Mind, Body, and Spirit. It is also three gates: bottom part which is the legs and hips; middle part which is the torso; and upper part making the shoulders and head. A good Sanchin turn moves the entire body as a single unit.

[richardaik]

I love doing sanchin a lot, it's so simple but it's so useful to help to learn a few things

1. Meditation on the mindset + intent + outcome (Buddhist philosophy on law of causation --> Intention > Ideas/thoughts > Action)
2. Stability + Motion
3. Hard + Soft
4. Health and longevity (Chinese culture is big on this that they want to live as long as possible... )
5. Distance + Force = Energy
6. Nei gong practice (practice of internal movement - efficient power delivery exercise)
7. Boring is good knowledge. Still hard to get (1, 2, 3, 4 above means need to do it more often)

[emattson]

Sanchin forms the foundation of all the other kata. People often commented that they can spend the rest of their lives improving sanchin stance and movement.