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Alignment: The direction that the body and club are 'lined up' in the address position

Myoskeletal Alignment Technique: A holistic approach to relief of back and neck pain based on concepts and principles from Rolfing, osteopathy, and related physical medicine. Focused on detecting and correcting strain patte . . . View Full Definition

Body Alignment: Nerve impingement in cross-linked connective tissue is a major cause of chronic and sports-associated pain. Through trauma (injury), compression, tension, free-radical damage, pollution, and . . . View Full Definition

Bessel Alignment: A particular crossover configuration which offers superior phase coherence in exchange for slightly lower output level match.Bessel: A design that places emphasis on phase and transient resp . . . View Full Definition

Sui (Cheui): Suicheui.pngfollow. Accompany. Listen. Submit. Obey. Sui (Cheui) describes Taijiquan's response to an attack. The Taiji practitioner simply follows the energy line of the opponent. The super . . . View Full Definition

Ding Tou Xuan (Ding Tau Yun): Literally: 'suspending the top of the head.' One of the foundations of proper taijiquan posture — The head is raised as if suspended from the crown (Yang state,) while the shoulders and elbo . . . View Full Definition

Ji (Jai): Literally: 'squeeze, push against,' this is one of the Eight Gates Taiji energies. In the Wu style form, it is most evident in the first part of 'Raise Hands and Step Up,' in which the palms . . . View Full Definition

World Bank: Formally known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the World Bank was established in 1944 to aid Europe and Asia after the devastation of World War II. To fu . . . View Full Definition

Dots: Series of seven spots on the lanes past the foul line but before the arrows; used to assist in targeting and alignment; also, the same spots on the approach normally used to align your feet . . . View Full Definition

Unbalanced Line: Usually refers to an offensive formation which does not have an equal number of linemen on each side of the ball. Done to gain a blocking advantage on one side of the formation; typically on . . . View Full Definition