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I Liq Chuan Diagram - Mechanism of Body Movement

 ILC Mechanism of Movement Diagram

Legend:

  • Top most dot = the crown
  • 2nd dot = sternum point (center of mass - upper control point)
  • 3rd dot = dan tien (center of mass)
  • 4th dot = perineum
  • Top red circle = upper mass
  • Bottom red circle = lower mass
  • Top (horizontal) blue line = nipple line
  • Middle (horizontal) blue line = elbow line
  • Bottom (horizontal) blue line = "dan tien" line (corresponds to the nipple line)
  • Left and right vertical lines = shoulder line / square of the body (Side Thrusting Routes)
  • Middle vertical line = center line (Central Thrusting Route)
  • The arcs = absorb and project from the the feet to the point
  • The half circles = convex
  • The full circles centered on the shoulder lines = concave

Thanks to Johnny Kuo for this excellent diagram.

More at the I Liq Chuan International Forum topic.