Fiji Practice – 12/4/2023

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 448 Excuse Me Sir In 1978, I was on my way to New Zealand to teach a series of Tai Chi classes, and stopped along the way in Fiji. A beautiful country. I was staying in a small guest house in a quiet part of Suva, one of the main...

Tai Chi and Jazz – 11/27/2023

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tips # 447  Tai Chi and Jazz The more one plays with Tai Chi, the more one’s mind sees Tai Chi in everything. Someone was talking about a jazz instructor who had put his philosophy for learning to play jazz up on a blackboard....

Tissues and Roses – 11/20/23

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 446 In the Summer, I had a call from a woman in Illinois. She wanted to order some DVDs. In chatting, she shared that the temperatures were in the 90’s and quite humid. I told her it was in the 60’s here, and she...

Tai Chi Body -11/13/23

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tips # 445 Tai Chi Body We want to take a look at the Tai Chi body and compare it to the more traditional Western view of beauty and health. The Western ideal for a man is sometimes represented by Hercules. Huge, powerful arms, chest...

External or Internal – 11/6/23

Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 444 Internal or External Most Tai Chi instructors and players are proud to say Tai Chi is an “Internal Martial Art”, and bad mouth Kung Fu, Karate, etc. referring to them as “External Martial Arts.” What is it that makes an...