Category Archive For "Tai Chi Chuan"
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 …
The Importance of Balance | Tai Chi
Listen to audio version of post below The Importance of Balance | Tai Chi It does not take skill to harm someone or hurt them. Or even worse, kill them. It is a means to an end in times of war. And with it, is a great cost, the sweat the energy and even …
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 …
An INTEGRATED Force | Secrets of Martial Arts
Listen to audio version of post below You encounter a woman whose wrist is grasped tightly by a large man and in that instant after the grasp, the large man is put in uncompromising situation. You and he are both surprised, and the woman has him in some lock. One can achieve this using leverage, …
Ancient Secret Martial Method to CONTROL Your opponent | Chin Na
Listen to audio version of post below Ancient Secret Martial Method Qinna (pronounced, “chinna”) is found in all traditional Chinese Martial arts. “Chin” is to lock and the na is to hold or seize. The two work simultaneously when executed. The core principles may be the same, but some styles put an emphasis on it …
Tired of this Tai Chi LIE
Listen to audio version of post below Tired of this Tai Chi LIE A man had made his bones learning a powerful martial method, from a renowned martial artist in Chenjiagou. The man who taught him was called Chén Chángxīng and the combat art he taught did not have a formal name. It went by …
The MIND in Tai Chi and Martial Arts
Listen to audio version of post below The MIND in Tai Chi and Martial Arts In the book, “The Mind & The Brain, Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force” they talk about how the intangible can influence the tangible. The MIND in Tai Chi and Martial Arts In the context of the above, the mind is …
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 …