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What is Tai Chi Chuan? Part 1 Hand Form

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Tai Chi Chuan is a health and self defence system. There are various styles of Tai Chi and the major styles are Yang, Wu, Chen, Sun, Wu Hao, and all the styles comprise of five sections: The Hand Form – Push Hands – Chi Kung/Nei Kung – Self Defence – Weapons (sword, sabre, spear). In […]

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Tai Chi: Square Chair

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Here’s a handy tip for beginners who practise a Tai Chi form. By the way, the term ‘square’ refers to the stop start method of learning a Tai Chi form. Whenever you are in an upright posture, as you move throughout the form, imagine you are sitting on a high chair (feet flat on the […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms, Wu Style Tai Chi Tagged With: alignment, Tai Chi form, Training

Tai Chi Tip #65

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When practicing your Tai Chi form feel the weighted foot penetrate deep into the ground – provides better stability.

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms Tagged With: Stability, Tai Chi form

Dog’s Breakfast Tai Chi

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Hmm, I’ve just finished practicing my third Tai Chi session today: hands form and it was like a dog’s breakfast – scattered. I felt calm before I started but for the some reason my Chi was scattered. I forgot bits of the form which I have practiced hundreds of times over the years.

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms Tagged With: Practice, Tai Chi form

Tai Chi Lines

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One of the ways I make sure my Tai Chi postures  are precise is to move along an imaginary line/s. For example, when practicising the As If Closing Posture  I think of   imaginary lines extending from the palms of my hands. As I lean forward and push, my hands move along the extended horizontal […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms Tagged With: Postures, Tai Chi, Training

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