Quotes like ‘sinking the Chi’ can be obscure so the following is a a practical example to help you understand and feel the concept. I regularly practice a Chi Kung technique which I call ‘Shaky’. I stand in the ’embrace the tree’ posture. Then I shake my entire body for 60 seconds. This sounds easy […]
Archives for August 2010
Push Hands & Sparring Tips Pt 2 – Guo Shifu
More tips on push hands and sparring by Guo Shifu. I like his explanation and demonstration on sparring and moving like a ‘sphere’. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-SliCE30sM&feature=related[/youtube]
Push Hands & Sparring Tips Pt 1 – Guo Shifu
Here’s a very good explanation and demonstration of Push Hands and sparring by Guo Shufu. I’ve watched this clip several times. The first few times I concentrated on reading the subtitles and then focused on the actual demonstrations. It’s certainly a great resource if you want to learn the finer points of Push Hands and […]
Is Chi Real?
I’ve trained with Western doctors who believed in Chi. And I’ve read about a Tai Chi master who doesn’t believe in Chi. Is Chi real? Well, I can’t prove it exist. And it doesn’t matter if Chi exists, technically anyway. To me the concept of Chi is more valuable rather than proving its existence. And […]