Archives for July 2012

Push Hands Training

Coming up this Sunday is the third free Push Hands session organised by Phil, from Changeskill Tai Chi. I missed last month’s session but hope to be there this Sunday.

Details

Sunday July 29

10.00 am-12 noon

Fawkner Park – South Yarra (Armadale Road entrance)

Friendly, non-competitive push hands (tui shou) practice and play for anyone – old, young, beginners, masters.

Team up with someone and discuss what you’d like to do – and what you’d not like to do!

Ten minute exchanges timed by a bell – but you can rest as well!

Learn, share and enjoy

It should be fun and I hope to see you there.

Chair Chi: Grounding

By Chris Leave a Comment

While practicing my Chair Chi exercises this morning I focused on the theme of grounding.

Grounding is the ability to stabilise yourself by allowing the Chi to flow through your legs and deeply into the ground. It’s similar to a tree stabilised by its deep and spreading roots.

[Read more…]

Tai Chi Tip #55

By Chris Leave a Comment

Footwork: Practice your 45, 90, 180 and 360 degree turns (left & right) on a regular basis.

Quote – Chungliang Al Huang

By Chris Leave a Comment

Tai Chi does not mean oriental wisdom or something exotic. It is the wisdom of your own senses, your own mind and body together as one process.
Chungliang Al Huang

Secondary Students: Small Groups vs Large Groups

By Chris Leave a Comment

I was in contact with a student wellbeing teacher at a secondary school recently regarding our conneXions (Y9), Top Tens (Y10), and Success and Resilience (VCE) workshops. We discussed the possibility of running workshops with all her Year 10 students.

She wanted to know if I could run a workshop with a large number of students, as it would be cost effective because of their limited budget.

It was tempting, but I explained to her that I no longer run workshops for large groups of students at secondary schools because I don’t think they are effective when compared with working with a small group. Particularly when it involves a very interactive physical art such as Tai Chi.

[Read more…]