After this morning’s Tai Chi hands form practice it’s time to get out my electronic kitchen clock.
I’ve noticed my time for completing the long form varies according to when I practice. Afternoon sessions are shorter than a morning session. Usually I complete the form between 15-20 minutes. More often closer to the 15 minute mark.
I […]
Archives for March 2011
Weapons Training Without Weapons
I’ve been practicing my double fan form and the other day I was at a picnic in a park and forgot to bring my fans along.
So I searched around for a couple of sticks about the same size of the fans in length, and practised the form.
I try and practice on a regular basis and […]
Tai Chi Kidz Race
I’ve used the Tai Chi Kidz Race drill to teach children how to slow down and move correctly.
Here’s how it works.
I get the class to line up at one end of the hall. Then I say to them ‘we going to have a race.’ They usually get excited at this.
Then I say, ‘okay, the slowest […]
Get On With It!!!
I was cleaning up and discovered my old clip board which had a Tai Chi training plan written in permanent texta.
The training plan was created about twenty years ago when I was training with two friends of mine on a Sunday morning. I decided to write the plan because we were spending too much time […]
Chen Zhonghua’s – Workshop in New York – Feb. 2011
I discovered this clip from my twitter and facebook friend – Coleman Fink. I like the way Chen Zhonghua’s explains and shows that the whole body needs to be intergrated when redirecting a force and also the need to sink.
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