Importance of Martial Arts Intent In Tai-Chi Form Practice

Don't run before you can walk

It's tempting to focus on high level, esoteric concepts in the arena of tai chi kidology at an early stage.

Don't.

You need to put in real physical, grinding hard work before anything else. Like building up the amount of time you can stand in a posture such as San Ti shi or in a riding horse stance.

Focus on physical stuff such as loosening the joints, turning the pelvis etc.

Don't run before you can walk.

Ankles

Relax the ankles so you can connect with your feet and the ground

Cook Ding's Kitchen: The Five Step Path for Taijiquan in Combat

Lest we forget that Tai Chi is a martial art....





Cook Ding's Kitchen: The Five Step Path for Taijiquan in Combat: Below is an excerpt from a post written by Ian Cameron, a senior Taijiquan teacher in Scotland. The full post may be read here. THE FIVE...

It's Yours

The most important thing is your own practise and your own experiences and insight.

I and others can write all kinds of things but they are based on our own experiences and the training we have done.

You can't be me and shouldn't chase after what someone else writes because you may never experience that and can end up frustrated and wasting time.

Always work on the principles of your art. I read somewhere that you can be a Tai Chi master but not a Master of Tai Chi!

I'm off to do some practise.

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Some Walking Stick Exercises

Simple Qigong Exercises - Seated Arm Shaking

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Light You on Fire

This is on my reading list...…..



Cook Ding's Kitchen: Light You on Fire: I was approached for a guess post for Cook Ding's Kitchen by Kellman Heinz . He proposed a relevant chapter from his book, I Will Ligh...