The Hands of Tai Chi Chuan I was checking on the progress of the redo of my web site, and went to the Featured Articles section. I haven’t looked at this or the other articles for a while, and was impressed with how detailed and clear the article on Unique Hands...
Bouncing in Tai Chi practice can be helpful for many reasons. When I refer to mindful bouncing I am focusing on the lower body – the upper legs and pelvis. This area is the main gather, storage, and release area of our body. We want to be able to deal with strong...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tips #454 Exploring the Moves One of the best exercises to increase your awareness of each movement in Tai Chi Chuan is to break it down, one movement at a time, and explore all possibilities for that one movement. Do it slow, do it...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 453 Control Tower Let’s look at the spine, neck, and head. If we were to think of our body as an airport, the head would be the control tower. The tower is the highest point so it can observe the planes as they come and go....
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