The Heart of it

Feeling

It's all about the feeling.

That's it.

First Form

John Kells was a student of Dr Chi Chiang Tao and this is the first form I learned.

Peter Ralston: Uprooting and Throwing Skill

My Favourite Books

A while ago I posted a clip of the Guang Ping Yang Tai chi form.

The Tai Chi Boxing Chronicle is one of my favourite books on the Tai Chi classics and is compiled by Kuo Lien-Ying who taught the Guang Ping form.

There are lots of interesting commentaries and points for your practise, such as " In Grasp the bird's tail, when the hands sink back, does this sinking come from the spine?"

For me this is one of those books that you can keep going back to and well worth adding to your collection. It's published by North Atlantic Books, ISBN 1-55643-177-5

Every Day

Every day I practise my Tai chi, I fall in love with it all over again.

Lots of Practice,not Perfect Practice

Lots of Practice ,not Perfect Practice is the theme of this post over on Devon Boormaster's Blog.

Whilst he write in relation to working with the sword the content is equally applicable to learningTai chi.

The post can be read here.