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Push Hands Training

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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.

 

Filed Under: For Beginners, Push Hands Tagged With: Free, Push Hands, Tai Chi, This Sunday

Chair Chi: Grounding

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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.

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: Chair Chi, Chi, Exercise, Grounding, Tai Chi

Tai Chi Tip #55

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

 

Filed Under: For Beginners Tagged With: footwork, Practice, Tai Chi, turns

Tai Chi Student Wellbeing Workshops

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Well, it’s that time of the year where I’m contacting secondary schools here in Melbourne about our Top Tens (Year 10) and VCE Success and Resilience workshops.

It’s high energy stuff mixed in with Tai Chi meditation so it certainly makes me work. I sometimes feel like a duck paddling across a lake. On the surface everything looks calm but below the surface the duck is furiously paddling its little feet along to propel itself forward.

I’m sure most teachers can relate to the ‘duck’ analogy.

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections, Schools, Workshops, Wu Style Tai Chi Tagged With: Energy, exams, Stress, Students, Tai Chi, Wellbeing, Workshops

Tai Chi Spear vs TV Set

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Lately it has been too wet to practice my Tai Chi weapons’ forms so I’ve had to practice in my living room.

I use my wooden sabre and sword for safety reasons but my eight foot spear can be a problem. Especially near a television set or over hanging lights not to mention the walls. So far I haven’t destroyed anything yet.

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms, Weapons Tagged With: Forms, Indoors training, spear, Tai Chi

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Terms

Tai Chi Chuan
A health and self defence system.

Chi
The ‘intrinsic energy’ which circulates in all living things – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

Chi Kung
….. specialises in building up the Chi circulation in the body for health and/or martial purposes – Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

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