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Tai Chi Forms: 1,2,3,4 …

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I’ve just started to relearn another Wu style spear form and have found the count method makes it easier to remember the moves.
It’s a technique I teach beginners during my Tai Chi classes, private lessons and presentations.
All it involves is counting out aloud each movement of a posture. The number of counts depends on how […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms, Reflections Tagged With: counting, learning, spear form, Tai Chi, Technique

One Foot Planted

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I was working on a Tai Chi self defence application in front of a mirror the other day which involved a low kick, parry and strike at virtually the same time.
As I did this I noticed and felt off balance performing this Tai Chi application.
Why?
Well, I was too focused on the strikes and paid little […]

Filed Under: Self defence Tagged With: Balance, Chi, Tai Chi self defence, Technique

Redirect the Chi

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In Tai Chi language ‘rooting’ is the ability to connect yourself to the earth.
It’s an important skill to develop for two reasons;

develop proper structural alignment and stance
to redirect someone’s force against you

Let’s look at the redirection aspect.
Practicing with a partner is ideal but if this is not possible then a punching bag is a good […]

Filed Under: Chi Kung, For Beginners, Forms, Wu Style Tai Chi Tagged With: Chi, Redirection, Rooting, Self defence, skill, stance, Tai Chi, Technique

Tai Chi: Arrow Visualisation

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In a previous post Tai Chi: Reverse Thinking I discussed a way of adding depth to your Tai Chi form by thinking in the reverse way of the direction you are moving.
Yesterday I was perfoming the Tai Chi from in my garden and a thought flashed through my mind of how you could use a […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms, Wu Style Tai Chi Tagged With: Improves form, More depth, Tai Chi, Technique, Visualisation

Rainy Day Tai Chi

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It’s been raining for the past few days here so I haven’t had a chance to practice my Tai Chi form outside.
Today I’ll practice the form indoors.
The difficulty is that I’ve haven’t enough clear space to practice the entire form continously.
So rather than miss out on my scheduled training session I’ll go to Plan B.
Plan […]

Filed Under: For Beginners, Forms Tagged With: Form, Indoor practice, Rainy day, Tai Chi, Technique

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Pozitive Kidz are Happy Kidz

He (Chris) was awesome! – Some of the kids were still referring back to his ‘monkey brain’ exercises in the following days. The whole session was relaxing. Chris made excellent links between the three main feelings and then gave actions and movement to deal with those feelings – The children really enjoyed the experience.

Teachers – St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballarat East

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Thanks for your dynamic and entertaining Tai Chi energizer presentation you delivered at our recent international conference. We were also impressed with your efforts in welcoming our European and Asian guests in their own languages.

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