Tai Chi - Qigong - Chair Chi - Sports Chi
One of the Chi Kung techniques I use occassionally to energise my body and calm my mind is what I call ‘360 degree breathing’.
You can do this skill either lying down, sitting or standing.
Here’s how it works;
Take a deep breathe and imagine you are breathing in good Chi inside every cell of your body
Breathe out […]
“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”
Check out this bear performing a staff form.
I like his wrist flexibility and posture.
Not sure what style it’s practising. Probably some ancient Bear Style form.
Hmm, I must go outside and practice my form – up to where he bites the staff.
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Footnote: Discovered this clip on Al Simon’s ‘The Tai Chi and Qigong Blog’.
Last night’s presentation (see previous post) to a junior football team went very well.
Twenty 15-19 year olds attended and they were not sure what was going to happen. Their coach said it would be special and to ‘watch out for the Sabre’.
I was a little apprehensive about the reception I would receive as it was […]
This evening I will be delivering a presentation to about thirty 15-19 year old footballers.
The theme is Best Performance – a Tai Chi perspective.
I know from experience that if I present it in the traditional way I will lose the audience in the first few seconds.
Teenagers need excitement, movement, fun to keep their attention otherwise […]
