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Here is an alternative look at threading, seen from my current perspective.

There are 2 major components of body movements, translations and rotations.

There are 3 axis of translation right-left, forward-back, up-down

There are 2 axis of rotation (spine) CW & CCW and 'hip bar' (2 qua) nutation

& counter nutation~.

All the above are created through the actions of the legs and qua & yao,

singly and in pairs, abdominals are to be kept loose and 'open' at all

times.

Arms are very complex, one can generalize as to 'incoming' and 'outgoing'.

Both will have movements that are generated in the back (scapulae), shoulder

(raise and sink, rotations), upper arm (elbow), lower arm (torque), wrist

and finally hands.

Arms are activated by the body through the interface of the scapulae

(jiaji).

Hands are complex as well in that they mediate the stages of contact,

seizing & controlling, legs will provide the main impetus for incoming or

outgoing jin.

All the above are at the muscle level, tendon uses and whole body uses are

layered on top of these fundamental components.

Of special interest are all the specialized uses whose function is to 'avoid

double weighting' (as defined by WKC).

David L.

~The third axis of rotation, the one passing through the belly button is not used in TCC, AFAIK Capoiera is the only art actively using cartwheels.