Monday, 18 August 2025

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Wu Family Style Taijiquan Applications

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Wu Family Style Taijiquan Applications: Here is a short video of some Wu style taijiquan push hands applications, from the 4th generation of the family, Wu Dakui.    

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Flexi Bar

 Does anyone use a Flexi Bar as part of their fitness / exercise routine?

I bought one years ago and have found it incredibly useful. I alternate it with dumbbells and resistance bands.

Here's a video of exercises you can do




Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Sun style Taijiquan


 This is Sun Jianyun, daughter of Sun Lutang, with whom my teacher Dave Martin studied.

This is one of my daily forms practice.







Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Balance

 

It's all about balance................


On Cook Ding's blog there is a great post about balance in Kyudo, the essence of which we can apply to our Tai Chi and life.

Read it here