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...
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...
Greetings. Thank you for such nice feedback. Don’t worry. I’m not getting burned out on this project. I’m just getting going. Letting Nature Clean The Body I was practicing at the park this Saturday, and where we practice, we overlook the Admiralty...
Greetings. We are almost through with our discussion of the art of Standing Posture for meditation and form. What I am sharing pertains to most of the people I work with. You might have special needs, so always take what someone tells you with a grain of salt. Always...
Greetings. While we are getting going with these training tips, thought I should share this information I wrote some years ago. Pay attention. Injuries— Symptoms and Treatment The chances for injuries while practicing Tai Chi are very small. If you stay in your body,...
Greetings.We continue our close look at Tai Chi Chuan standing for meditation and form work. For even more detail and some pictures, go to my web site and click on online classes, then Yang Long Form Lessons and go to Chapter 2. Stance info is there. I am also...
Greetings. Today we look at knee alignment. Pay close attention to this, please. Knee Alignment Before we consider the knees, a thought about width of stance, which we examined yesterday. I spend so much time with Tai Chi that I tend to view the world along a yin/yang...
Greetings. Somebody asked me today why I am doing this project. Here are some thoughts. First, I love Tai Chi. I have been studying it for almost 50 years and I want to share what I have learned. Second, I want people to get real about what to expect and how to set...
Greetings. As I said, I want to focus on Tai Chi Chuan meditation. It starts with standing, but that is not all there is. Meditation is easy to read about, and hard to get going for a regular practice. That is my job, to help you get started and to continue. There are...
Greetings. I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying this. I appreciate those of you who contact me to offer comments. Stay tuned for the next series. Base of Support Tai Chi Chuan uses standing postures for meditation. Standing meditation requires a firm and...
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