Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 270 Kicks in the Form As I said last week, this week we will examine what type of kick goes where in the Yang Style Long Form, as I interpret it. Your applications might be different than mine, and even if it is, this should give...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 269 Kicks Yoga uses a lot of standing on one leg to improve strength, balance, co-ordination. Tai Chi uses Kicks for the same reason. For many, especially older folks, kicks are a challenge, but that doesn’t mean not to do...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 268 Adapt form to environment An important lesson I learned in my Tai Chi practice is to adapt my form to the environment. I learned not to get stuck doing moves in places that might cause structural problems to the body just...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 267 Tai Chi to Ward Off Loneliness In these times of stay home and social distancing, community is so important for one’s sanity and well being. The feeling of loneliness can break one’s heart. For the last three...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 266 Music and Acting Music and acting have a lot in common with Tai Chi. In music, there are notes and tunes written down, very specifically. In acting, there are lines written. In both cases, the artist must play or say what the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 265 Unique Hands Of Tai Chi Chuan Last week I talked a bit about some of the ways we change feet. Today I want to talk about the hands, and specifically about the difference between the Striking Hand, and the Pushing Hand. Some...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 264 What and Why Tai Chi is many things to many people. One of the main benefits of study and practice of this art is the unity of mind and body. Every instructor I have met has a slightly different approach to what Tai Chi is,...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 263 Sensations I often get questions or comments about various sensations happening during practice. “What do they mean? What should I do about them?” They often have a super-natural quality about them. My answer is always the...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 262 Lining Up the Energy Centers Note: I have been sharing these Training Tips since 2015. I am sorry if I sometimes become redundant, but at this moment, this Tip seems important, especially following “The Stool” Tip...
Monday Morning Tai Chi Training Tip # 261 Relativity As all Tai Chi players know, our art is based on yin and yang. Seems simple. Yin has certain qualities like inner, condensed, low, dark, yielding, night, feminine, etc. Yang is described as opposite of these –...
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