Morning Energising Qi Gong: Ba Duan Jin [Follow Along]

The digital age of Tai Chi - a new business model?

This is an interesting article about using digital technology and social media as an integral component of a Tai Chi business, representing it as the way forwards in the post covid era.

The traditional class business model is over, or is it? Your thoughts?

Read the article  Meet Shirley Chock - CanvasRebel Magazine

Embracing CHANGE and Becoming RESILIENT with Tai Chi

A Retrospective of a Senior Teacher's Taijiquan Study

This is a great post over on Cook Ding's Kitchen blog. His explanation of what Tai Chi is resonates strongly with me.

The post can be read here: a-retrospective-of-senior-teachers

Sword stuff

 Here are a couple of videos with sword exercises and principles which I like and find useful.

Practice

 

Practice with a quiet mind and a calm spirit. Thus while you practice T'ai Chi like a long river moving, or a beautiful girl dancing, inside you are dynamic, ready to release an active and nimble tiger when required.

BTCCA handbook second term

Mind

 

Use mind rather than force. When you use the mind, the force will naturally follow it. Use of force alone will make your movements too slow.

BTCCA Handbook for second term