Footwork: Practice your 45, 90, 180 and 360 degree turns (left & right) on a regular basis.
Tai Chi Tip #54
Beginners: Practice daily so you’ll remember your form for the next Tai Chi lesson.
Square Tai Chi (2)
I’m constantly reviewing my training schedule and today I decided to get back into practicing Square Tai Chi in my form’s session.
For those not familiar with the term it’s a stop and start method of practicing Tai Chi, particularly suitable for beginners. Here’s a previous post of mine explaining it in more detail Square Tai Chi vs Round Tai Chi.
Praciticing square Tai Chi before I do the round form has the following benefits: [Read more…]
Tough Tai Chi
My toughest Tai Chi experience?
Nicking my head with the guard of my Sabre and drawing blood during a demonstration in front of 60 secondary school students?
No.
Holding a workshop in a library with some participants spilling into the aisles where I couldn’t see them due to the lack of room?
No.
Presentating an energizer session late one Saturday evening at a conference where the booze overruled any sense of participation?
No.
The toughest experience happened in the local park the other day. I did some shopping and had time in the afternoon to practice my Tai Chi form so at about 3.30pm I drove to the park and found a secluded spot facing the man made lake.
It was a beautiful setting, sun shining, no breeze, perfect for Tai Chi.
As I started my Tai Chi form they appeared.
Tai Chi Tip #52
Regulate your breathing – slow, smooth and deep – during your Tai Chi practice.