Chinese Whispers

Saturday, 10 June 2017

Following the nature of water...

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The highest virtue is to be like water (the big dao of Taiji). Laozi stated:  "The highest virtue is like water, benefitting all th...

Learning to "harmonise"...

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Taijiquan postures are often complex in nature and require the mind-intention to be focused on more than one area, such as on the coordin...

"Living in the art"

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  Incorporate your art into every aspect of your daily life Firstly, as much as possible ensure that your life style and habits do not...
Monday, 6 March 2017

"Song" - loose, relaxed and devoid of tension...

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  "Song" (translated as a state of looseness, relaxation, devoid of tension etc.) is one of the most important and fundamenta...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Trunk vs Leaves and Branches

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There are two main methods of transmitting and training Taijiquan: one is the "trunk" method and the other is the "leaves...
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Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Conforming to the essence of Taijiquan

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It is easy for beginners of Taijiquan to exhibit two extremes: one extreme is to be stiff and inflexible, the other extreme is to be flacc...
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Understanding Principles to Realise Content

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  Ultimately Taijiquan is not about its appearance but its content. Without expressing the content the practice is incomplete and has n...
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"Whispers" from the Chinese Taijiquan/Internal Arts community. Interpretations - Reflections - Observations - Commentaries - by Davidine Siaw-Voon Sim
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