Occasionally practice your Tai Chi form focusing only on your supporting 
foot or feet connecting deep into the earth as you move from posture to posture to get a sense of being grounded.
Tai Chi: Square Chair
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 floor). Make sure the knees don’t go over the toes when you ‘sit on the chair’.
This square chair method will help you align your body correctly; helps avoid the common problems of rolling your hips forward and sticking your tailbone out.
Here are some examples in the Wu Style form where you can practice ‘square chair’ in the form:
- Beginning
- Seven Stars
- Cross Hands
- Fan Through the Back
- Pat the Horse High
- Golden Cockerel Stands on One Leg
I thought of this technique yesterday when I was practising the round form (continous flow) and imagined sitting on a high chair for a very brief moment as I moved into upright postures.
However, if you are a beginner, square up your form with ‘square chair’ Tai Chi.
Tai Chi Tip #65
When practicing your Tai Chi form feel the weighted foot penetrate deep into the ground – provides better stability.
Dog’s Breakfast Tai Chi
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.
Boring Tai Chi Form?
I happened to catch a thread on a Tai Chi discussion group and one person mentioned he was bored with the Tai Chi form.
Well, I nearly fell out my chair when I read this and thought, ‘how could you become bored with a Tai Chi form?’ I’ve been practising the Wu style form for twenty five years and I’m still fascinated by the intricacies of the form.