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Archives for February 2010

Ma Yueh Liang – Push Hands

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A famous Wu Style master, Ma Yueh-Liang – (1901-1998) pushing hands with a younger opponent. I think he was in his eighties when this clip was filmed. Also check my previous post and you will see Ma Yueh Liang’s wife, Wu Yinghua demonstrating part of the Wu Style form. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHQv6fLpIoI[/youtube]

Filed Under: Push Hands, Wu Style Tai Chi, YouTube Tai Chi Tagged With: Demonstration, Ma Yueh Liang, Push Hands, YouTube

Wu Style Tai Chi Form – Wu Yinghua

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This is the Wu Style Tai Chi form I practice. It’s the traditional long form as demonstrated by Wu Yinghua (1907-1997), daughter of Wu Chien Chuan. She was probably in her late eighties when she demonstrated the form. The video clip is of poor quality but you can get a flavour of the Wu style […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms, Wu Style Tai Chi, YouTube Tai Chi Tagged With: Traditional Wu Style Tai Chi, Wu Style Tai Chi form, Wu Yinghua

Work Chi

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Practising Tai Chi on a regular basis is important for improvement. However its what you do away from your training sessions that will determine how much you actually improve. For example when you are  working think of the Tai Chi exercises and/or principles you can use. A simple job as sweeping with a broom is […]

Filed Under: For Beginners Tagged With: Tai chi exercises and principles, Work

Heel Breathing

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Heel breathing is a good energiser. It can be done either sitting down or standing up. I normally practice it sitting down as part of a series of chi kung exercises I do. Sometimes I do it standing, whenever I need an energy boost. Here’s how to do heel breathing. Imagine you are drawing breath […]

Filed Under: Chi Kung, For Beginners Tagged With: Chi Kung, Energise, Heel Breathing, Tai Chi

Clear As Mud

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In the early years of my Tai Chi training my instructor would demonstrate a technique quickly and wait for a reaction from the class. If we were confused at what we had seen he would say ‘clear as mud?’ and then laugh. I’ve been thinking of what he’d said and now realise there was depth […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: Beginner, Clear as mud, Reflection, Tai Chi

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