Category Archive For "Tai Chi Chuan"
AN EMPTY MIND: THE SECRET TO COMBAT & HEALTH
An empty mind. There is a story of a man who is in sales. And on a day, waking up and going through his routine before work, he does not really think of anything. Occasionally thoughts would come to his mind, positive or negative. But as they come, so do they go. The task of …
GRASPING THE SPARROW’S TAIL: TAIJI QUAN’S SECRET OF ATTACK AND DEFENCE
Grasping the sparrow’s tail: taiji quan’s secret of attack and defence. Peng, Lu, Ji and An are the components of Grasping Sparrow’s Tail. The name of the move coming from Yang Style. However, Peng, Lu, Ji and An is central to Taiji Quan. Regardless of the style an exponent practices. Some exponents of Taiji Quan focus on the physical movements as they are done, but not the …
TAI CHI’S EMPTINESS & FULLNESS EXPLAINED
TAI CHI’S EMPTINESS & FULLNESS EXPLAINED. In Taiji Quan, understanding emptiness and fullness, in the sense of shifting body weight from the rear leg to the front leg and back again is important. The reason why, is that it is the essence of the martial art. Uniting yin and yang and combining the two to form taiji. From a …
WHY IS TAI CHI IS GREAT FOR HANDLING STRESS?
Why is Tai Chi great for stress in the workplace? Tai chi or Taiji Quan is a martial art, birthed from combat like all traditional Chinese martial arts. And the benefits you reap from its practice can be achieved from practising other related styles such as Bagua Zhang for example. But based on the heading …
“ZHONG DING”: HOW TAIJI QUAN USES THIS CONCEPT FOR HEALTH AND COMBAT
Zhong ding means central equilibrium. And although I had come across the term, from reading books on Taiji Quan or traditional Chinese martial arts. The concept was demonstrated to me by my Shifu. There was a YouTube video of him demonstrating this feat. A couple of students apply pressure to push him over. However, he …
TAIJIQUAN: WHAT IS THE SONG OF PENG?
THE SONG OF PENG Practising Taiji Quan and with the little, I know. It seems the more I understand, the more I now see the importance of having a Peng structure. It is not impossible to acquire or understand, but the quality of the peng structure is improved with practice over the years. One of …
“Secrets of Taiji Quan”: What is Peng 掤?
What is Peng 掤? With my little understanding and current self-discovery through Taiji Quan training this is what I would say about 掤 peng. Peng 掤 is a quality that physically manifests when one lets go of all the tension inside their body using their intent or mind. Allowing the fascia, tendons, and ligaments to be …
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THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRUCE LEE AND YI QUAN
ARTWORK BY @one_millon_colors Most people know or think that Bruce Lee only had one martial arts teacher and that was Yip Man or Ip Man. Although Bruce Lee may have recognised the Wing Chun grandmaster as the man who taught him a lot and formed the core of his martial arts repertoire, Yip Man was …
THE CONCEPT OF XIN YI IN TAIJI QUAN
The concept of Xin Yi, the two minds, one the “wisdom mind” Yi and the other “monkey mind” Xin is central to most Chinese martial arts. Including the Xin Yi related and family of martial arts who have either both concepts, indicating that it is a fundamental concept of those particularly those Xin Yi styles. …
SILK REELING: THE POWER OF TAIJIQUAN
ARTWORK BY KRENX SILK REELING: THE POWER OF TAIJIQUAN When you focus on the underlying principle, all Taiji Quan Gong Fu is the same. The differences that people speak of is based on preferences of applications or training drills. Ultimately, these differences are superficial, Taijiquan is taijiquan. Available on Amazon Kindle: Tai Chi Secrets of …