Reverse Thrusters – 1/30/16

Greetings. We never know when inspiration will come upon us. If we stay open, we will use every moment as our teacher. Reverse Thrusters I live in a community surrounded by water. We have a ferry that connects us to the longest island in the U.S. I ride this ferry on...

Bow and Sit Stance – 1/29/16

Greetings. we will spend the next several emails working on moving the body in Tai Chi. Let me know what you think. Bow and Sit One of the most beautiful and energetic aspects of Tai Chi practice is what is known as the Bow and Sit or the Bow and Arrow Stance. It is...

Basic Movement Process – 1/28/16

Greetings. This tip is a bit technical, but I think it will be helpful for your awareness of how and why you step in Tai Chi. Tomorrow I’ll lighten up a bit. Basic Movement Process Back to stepping and moving. Let’s say the partner or opponent is in front...

Stepping – 1/27/16

Greetings. We continue our examination of stances and stepping. Pay close attention to this. And you might want to check out the video I produced on this subject at YouTube. Paste in this address. https://youtu.be/RPERLR8_6sI Stepping Stepping in any direction has the...

Moving – 1//26/16

Greetings. We have spent a lot of time looking at standing. Now let’s examine the proper way to step. It takes a lot of training to move from one place to another using Tai Chi principles. Now here again, there is always room for difference of opinion. I speak...