Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip #461 Original Chi I recently received a question from an online student about original Chii. Here is my answer. Hello, I have been doing some reading about qigong and I have a (maybe more) theoretical question to put, which I think...

Refining your Form – 2/12/24 Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 458 Refining your Form Everybody’s life is an experiment in living. We try this, we try that. We take what works and cast off that which doesn’t. The internal arts practitioner’s life is a laboratory,...

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 458 Refining your Form Everybody's life is an experiment in living. We try this, we try that. We take what works and cast off that which doesn't. The internal arts practitioner's life is a laboratory, constantly working with...

This is a view of Mt. Baker, looking East from our practice spot in Chetzemoka Park.The water is the Straits Of Juan de Fuca. We have been here every Saturday, 9 to 11 am, weather permitting, for the last 38 years. Come join us anytime. P.S. Something Special. Be sure...

Compression, torsion, and rebounding are three of the main ways that we work with energy in Tai Chi, to produce seemingly effortless results. All of these actions are used in every day movements, yet when consciously applied to Tai Chi, we gain a great deal of...

This is an article I wrote in 1995. I still think it contains some excellent ideas and I hope you will read it through and think about it. Personal Challenge I have a personal challenge for you and it involves youth, but first I want to give you some background so...

This is an article, my first, that I wrote after winning the Push Hands Grand Championship at Taste of China in 1994. It appeared in T'ai Chi Magazine Vol.18, No.5 October 1994. I appreciate Marvin Smalheiser, the publisher, letting me reprint it here. Also, ironicly,...

Tai Chi Tui Shou, also known as push hands, join hands, or sensing hands, is a training device in the study of Tai Chi Chuan. It contributes to the understanding of applications, energy generation and movement, sensitivity, awareness, relaxation, and mastery of the...

Use the correct tool for the job Use of the Hands in TCC At the most basic level, as well as the very highest, Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art. Every aspect of this art must adhere to the martial principles or it can't be called Chuan which means martial form or fist....

Comprehensive Guide to Yang Style Footwork The classic teachings of T'ai Chi Ch'uan tell us that if there is a problem with our form, look to the legs. As a Yang Style Instructor for the past 33 years, I can readily agree. Most people in the West do not have the...