Friday, 27 November 2020

Appreciation of Sun-style Taiji Quan and Sword Routines


On this clip you can see the form slowed down and there's also a two person Ba Gua Sword practice.




Thursday, 26 November 2020

Sun style Tai Chi - 2010

I started learning Sun style Tai Chi in 2005. This is me in 2010. All mistakes are mine.

I absolutely love this style. The form is usually done a bit faster but I tried slowing it down here. My late teacher David Martin studied directly with Sun Jian Yun and eventually became a formal disciple.

At the moment I try and do this form 6 times a day in two sessions of 3 forms.


Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Taijiquan Masters (Beijing, 1970's)

Fantastic old clip of different styles of Tai Chi.





Tuesday, 17 November 2020

The Thymus Chakra

 For those who are interested in the Thymus Chakra, the link below takes you to a really good article.

Thymus Chakra

Thursday, 5 November 2020

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Taijiquan and Communism

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Taijiquan and Communism: The Yang 24 short form was developed at the behest of the Chinese Communist party. They wanted to develop and promote a standardized version...

Monday, 2 November 2020

Grand san shou de Yang shao-hou (san sau)

This is a lot more spirited that a lot of the over stylized versions I've seen.