Friday, 3 March 2023
On Chansigong...
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During Chansigong (Reeling-Silk Exercise) the waist is kept straight but energetically relaxed and down. Its rotations are subtle and does...
Moving Clouds and Flowing Water
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Although the expression “Xing Yun Liu Shui” (Moving Clouds and Flowing Water) is mainly used in literary writings and language expressions,...
The state of song...
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The state of “Song 鬆” is a critical state between tension and relaxation. It acts like a zero between positive and negative numbers. The d...
Taiji's Profound Principle...
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“Examine the multitude of stars; then sense the vast vault of the universe.” If you delve deep into your martial art, you can sense its pr...
Finding the waist...
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Finding one’s waist is the first step to correct Taijiquan movements. This is initiated by keeping the point just above the mingmen (gate...
A lifetime of practice...
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"To train quan is to train a whole person; To train a whole person takes a lifetime of practice.” An adage shared by all internal syst...
Moving the Dang (Crotch)
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Changing weight in Taijiquan practice involves moving the body’s centre from one leg to another through the action of the dang (crotch). The...
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