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Very Cat Chi

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Just had an insightful lesson in Tai Chi from Hershey.

A lesson in how to sink your Chi effortlessly (how to become more grounded).

There were no words spoken. I simply lifted Hershey up of the ground and she demonstrated how ‘to sink the chi.’

Hershey Practising Tai Chi Hershey the cat (pictured) is a Tonkinese.

You see, when I try and pick Hershey up, she automatically sinks her body to the ground. But she only sinks according to how much effort I put into lifting her. If I pause she pauses, if I lift she sinks.

Her movements and stillness are similar to the the feelings I get when I do Push Hands with a human. Only with Hershey those feelings are somehow more sensitive and alive.

Maybe I should Push Paws with Hershey and learn even more.

I’m sure she will teach me (because I feed her).

Master Cheng Tin-Hung – Self Defence

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Here is a clip of the late Master Cheng Tin-hung in his younger days. I met him in 1989 when he organised Tai Chi workshops here in Melbourne Australia. Dan Dockerty, his then senior student ran the workshops I attended. I certainly learnt a lot. One of the exercises we did was freestyle push hands, the winner stayed in.

I did well in these contests until Dan walked up and invited me to push hands with him. In a matter of a few seconds I flew past his shoulder. That experience certainly gave meaning to the quote ‘invest in loss.’

“Opening scene of ‘The Shadow Boxer’ (Shaw Brothers). The late tai chi chuan grandmaster Cheng Tin-hung (1930-2005) skillfully demonstrates a number of fighting applications” – the Chinese Boxing Club

If you press the arrow on the bottom of this clip (then press the little screen above it) you will find several smaller clips on Tai Chi.

REQUIEM FOR A TAI CHI BODYGUARD
by Dan Dockerty
http://sn.im/gtthm