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Tai Chi Smorgasbord

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Tai Chi certainly has a a smorgasbord of meditative and active movements.

After 25 years of learning, practicing and teaching Tai Chi I still find it intriguing and fun. The variety of dishes Tai Chi serves up includes;

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: health and wellbeing, Practice, Tai Chi

Tai Chi: A Sense of Achievement

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Six days a week I practice my ’embrace the tree’ posture for 20 minutes  and as soon as I finish I always feel I’ve achieved something worthwhile. From Monday to Friday I start practicing at 6.30am and on a Saturday, practice a bit later in the morning.

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: embrace the tree, Tai Chi, Training

Tai Chi: Push Hands Observations

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I’ve been going to the free Push Hands in the park sessions for over 12 months now and pushed hands with many players; from beginner level to very experienced players.

And it’s fascinating to experience and observe the many different styles of Push Hands.

Here are some of my observations;

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Push Hands, Reflections Tagged With: Martial Arts, Push Hands, Tai Chi, Training

Feedback for a Tai Chi Teacher

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I was practising my ’embrace the tree’ posture the other morning and wasn’t sure if my knees were behind my toes or over them.

I looked in the mirror but I still could not determine whether I was practising correctly; the knees should be just behind the toes otherwise you will strain your knees.

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Filed Under: For Beginners, Reflections Tagged With: Correct technique, embrace the tree, Posture, stance, Tai Chi, Training

Student Wellbeing: The Good – The Bad – The Reality

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The Good
I had a very enjoyable day last week running our Pozitive Kidz are happy kidz workshops for grade 3-6 students at Montmorency South Primary School.

It would have to be one of the friendliest schools I have been to in my ten years delivering student workshops and programs for primary and secondary schools. The organiser, Mandy, was very professional and the office staff, principal and teachers made me feel very welcomed.

Here’s the feedback I received after running the workshops:

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Filed Under: Reflections Tagged With: Primary school, secondary school, student wellbeing, Workshops

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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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