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Archives for August 2011

Incoming Ideas

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I train six days a week and I usually find many ideas appear during, and after most sessions. As I work on specific areas I still gain insights and a better understanding of the skills I’m working on. Because of my basketball coaching background and experience as a Tai Chi teacher I’m constantly analysing and […]

Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: ideas, inspiration for writing, Tai Chi training

Tai Chi Tip #50

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Footwork: Turn left 45 or 90 degrees – pivot on left heel and right ball of foot (turn right – reverse)

Filed Under: Tai Chi Tips Tagged With: 45 adn 90 degree turns, correct footwork., Tai Chi footwork

Martial Arts Cats

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Here are two cats and I mean real cats using Wing Chun and Ju Jujutsu martial arts techniques. It’s hilarious. I got this clip from my friend, Lawrence from TanDao who’s written a fine post on martial arts using a cat anology. I like the big cat’s Tai Chi strategy of being centred and waiting […]

Filed Under: Self defence, YouTube Tai Chi Tagged With: cats and martial arts, Demonstration, funny, Ju Jutsu, Wing Chun

Tai Chi Breathing

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Tai Chi has two basic breathing methods – abdominal and reverse breathing. When I teach abdominal breathing in my various presentations and student Tai Chi workshops, I usually get someone who ends up doing the more advanced reverse breathing method instead. I don’t know why some people do this as the explanation and demonstration is […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: Abdominal breathing, Breathing, Chi Kung, How to, Reverse Breathing, Self defence, Tai Chi, Wellbeing

Tai Chi Wrist Exercise

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In a Tai Chi class I teach various Chi Kung exercises to help students increase their circulation and get the chi to flow. Besides demonstrating the technique I try to select a visualisation technique that will help students perform the exercise correctly. Here’s a visualisation technique you can use to get your wrists loose and […]

Filed Under: For Beginners Tagged With: hands and wrist and fingers, increase chi flow, Tai Chi exercise, Tai Chi wrist exercise

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