When the Truth hit me

 

When I first started exploring martial arts in my late teens I took up Wu Shu Kwan.

The Instructors were great. After a while they introduced sparring and I was paired up with another chap.

So it was going well (laugh at this point) and then I thought my partner was going to hit me. I watched the fist travel towards me and then it hit. I had plenty of time to do something but just watched it come in.

The Truth hit me: Wake Up.

Infinite Power Poles #5

Energy Gates Three Swings and Taoist Spine Stretch

How to bring Daoist wisdom into your everyday life ☯️

Relax the Chest

 

Relax/Soften the pectoral muscle where it meets the front deltoid muscle. 

It's just a small area and for me it added greatly to hollowing the chest and allowing my energy to sink down.

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Heavy Bags and Taijiquan

Cook Ding's Kitchen: Heavy Bags and Taijiquan: Below is an excerpt from an article that was posted at Thoughts on Tai Chi . It has to do with practicing actually striking things as part o...

Ribs

 

Compression

Open / Close

Pay attention to the opening and closing of the ribcage