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...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training tip #460 Wrapping- Like a Spider One of the skills of the internal artist is called wrapping. A perfect example of this is a spider as it wraps its live prey in a silk cocoon, or a snake that wraps its own body around the victim, both...
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 #459 Understanding Tai Chi Forms I try and convey the idea that the movements are only an expression of what one thinks and feels at a given moment. The other instructors I have trained don’t, and shouldn’t, do the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 457 5 Animals The earliest movements upon which Tai Chi Chuan is based is the Five Animals Frolic. The five animals are: tiger, bear, deer, monkey, and stork. Each of these animals has its own unique ways of working with and...
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...
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...
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