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The Art of Sinking: Understanding Tai Chi’s Concept of Grounding
The Art of Sinking: Understanding Tai Chi’s Concept of Grounding In Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) what does it really mean to “sink”? It is more than just dropping down physically and bearing the pain of the tightness of the body, which gives room for understanding this principle. That is why traditionally Tai Chi forms involved …
WHAT IS SINKING IN TAI CHI?
I stand to be corrected with my explanations and may correct what I have written soon. On the subject of “sinking” in Tai Chi/ Tàijí quán 太极拳. This basic term refers to letting go off on any tension from the top of the body and allowing it to sink all the way into the ground. …
What Are the Secrets Behind Moving Slowly in Tai Chi?
What Are the Secrets Behind Moving Slowly in Tai Chi? Tai chi is a martial art, but the fundamental form is slow. Why? Although there is a fast form in most tai chi forms, the slow form is what beginners start with and why? Moving slowly helps one in maintaining a sense of sung/song. Relaxing …
What is Ting Jin? Tai Chi’s SECRET Power
Listen to audio version of post below What is Ting Jin? Ting Jin, is the ability to sense your opponent’s intent or force, allowing you to understand and redirect it. It is an innate quality that we all have that is passive. As it was described to me by Tai Chi friend, also of the …
Why Real Tai Chi POWER is NOT soft?
Listen to audio version of post below Why is Real Tai Chi Power not soft? With decades of decay, Tai Chi as a martial art, for many reasons is more defunct than popular. People now days picture old Chinese people moving slowly in some park somewhere in China, when you mention this martial art. But …
The SECRET of Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi
Listen to audio version of post below The SECRET of Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi Cheng Man Ching’s Taiji Quan is Yang Style Taiji Quan, as he learned taiji quan from Yang Cheng Fu. A brilliant Taiji Quan master in his own right, he refined Yang Cheng Fu long form into a shorter version with …
How to NEUTRALISE & SEIZE in Tai Chi
Listen to audio version of post below How to neutralise & seize in Tai Chi I am still a beginner and in no way am I claiming to be an expert. But for those who wonder about how they would see certain martial arts exponents control their training partner as if they were puppet. And …
Remaining CONNECTED in Tai Chi
Listen to audio version of post below Remaining CONNECTED in Tai Chi The previous Saturday while training with my senior in Tui Shou, I moved in forward placing my right hand in the ward off manner. And I was trying to feel where my training partner’s weak point was. My Shifu watching this, immediately told …
If you can’t APPLY Tai Chi as a Martial Art | it’s NOT Tai Chi
Listen to audio version of post below If you can’t APPLY Tai Chi as a Martial Art | it’s NOT Tai Chi In 2017 a video of a so-called Tai Chi master getting his face battered, had reached virality on the internet. The event had occurred in China were the so called, “master” had disputed …
Sticking, Yielding and Following-Tai Chi Secrets
The four skills of zhang, lien, tie and sui are developed through tui shou or push hands in Tai Chi. Zhang is to adhere, lien is to stick or yield, tie is to connect and sui is to follow. I remember my Shifu saying that lien to stick/yield is associated with softness. And to follow …