Liang ke quan on teaching internal martial arts

Chungliang "Al" Huang - Esalen Legacy

The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan

 Following on from my previous post, the book "The Heart Treasures of Taijiquan" is a translation of Master Ren Gang's teachings, translated by Mattias Daly.

I'm about halfway through it and it offers insightful expositions of principles. Although based on Yang style the principles are universal.

This is a great book (I'm not being paid to promote it) and as some might say "A must have".

It is on Amazon - see:

The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan

DDA Shanghai Camp 2009 - Yang style internal arts foundation skills

Stepping off the Mountain

 Often progress is likened to making our way up a mountain until we eventually reach the summit and our goals.

I remember discussing this with one of my teachers and he said " No, we are already at the top of the mountain. To progress or change we need the courage to step off it".

Release the Psoas

 Releasing the Psoas will make a tremendous difference to your Tai Chi. Releasing and relaxing the Psoas will assist in dropping your center of gravity and becoming more stable.

There are lots of different exercises on Youtube but I like the Essential Somatics one.

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Wu Family Style Taijiquan Documentary

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Wu Family Style Taijiquan Documentary: Below is a documentary on the Wu Family style of Taijiquan.