My favourite Books

Chen by Jan Silberstoff is a great book about Chen style Taijiquan and discusses principles, Qi, Philosophy, Health, Martial Arts and more.

To be perfectly honest I just love the over photograph of Chen Xiaowang and the twining.

This book is a great addition to your library.

Systema 4 Pillar Flow

This is nice!

CUT

Exploring our Center

Still on the  theme of the Centre / DanTien, below is a really good article from Mark Cohen's Blog.

Interesting to note that the distinction he points out as a starting point between focusing on the lower Dan Tien in Zhan Zhuang and the Navel and area behind it in Taoist meditation.

Whatever your viewpoint ,the article can be read at the link below.

Exploring our Center

How Tai Chi Targets Fascia and Connective Tissues

Good article on the role of Fascia in Tai chi. Nothing new really, but interesting.







How Tai Chi Targets Fascia and Connective Tissues

20th Century Taoists

Came across this on Scribd - excerpted from Thomas cleary's book Vitality, Energy Spirit - A Taoist Sourcebook.

Interesting to note the different strands of thought, especially with reference to focusing on points or openings such as the lower Dan tien.

The short piece by Wu Tseng-Lin is quite interesting, advising that intense focus on a particular point may lead to illness.

The article can be read here

Tai Chi Tip #43: The Lower Tantien in Tai Chi