Friday, 7 February 2020

When shifting...


When shifting weight from leg to leg, relax the hip in the weighted leg so you sink into the other one.

In this way you do not disperse the kinetic energy by bobbing up and down or by just shifting laterally.

Sunday, 2 February 2020

Reclaiming the Scapula


Over on the Thoughts on Tai Chi blog there is this very interesting post on the scapula. Freeing up the shoulder blades is an essential part of Tai Chi so the energy can come up and through the back and not from the hands.

reclaiming-the-scapula-with-tai-chi-chuan

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

RIP - Barefoot Doctor passes away

Stephen Russell, aka the Barefoot Doctor, has passed away.

He was originally a student of my late teacher John Kells and reunited with him a few years ago to explore John's work. He called John his personal "Yoda" and was instrumental in helping him to do a session on Hay House radio.

His website is barefootdoctorworld.com

Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Interview with Hino Akira

This is a fascinating interview with Hino Akira which should be of interest to anyone interested in principles and body movement/use.

The interview can be read here


This is a clip demonstrating some of the principles