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 […]
One Foot Planted
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 […]
Redirect the Chi
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 […]
Tai Chi: Arrow Visualisation
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 […]
Rainy Day Tai Chi
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 […]
