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Friday, 27 February 2026

Cloud Hands

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Chansijin 缠丝劲 (reeling-silk energy) is the source of Taijiquan’s force, and Cloud Hands 云手 is a foundational practice to expressing and deve...

On "Closing"...

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 A common pitfall among many practitioners is the (over)emphasis put upon the practice while neglecting the closing/retaining routine.  Most...

The art of spiralling...

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An old Taijiquan saying goes:  "Taijiquan is the art of spiralling. Without understanding this, one does not understand the art." ...

Why Do We Move Slowly?

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Moving slowly is not the goal of Taijiquan, it is the foundation of learning Taijiquan well.  As an early writer of Taijiquan Chen Xin wrote...
Sunday, 24 August 2025

Cultivating the root...

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To understand the movement pathways of Taijiquan's force, practitioners often concentrate on training the hands and body. However, begin...
Thursday, 10 July 2025

Three core principles...

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 The Three Core Principles for Beginners of Taijiquan are: 1. loosening the arms 2. moving the waist 3. rooting into the legs. These fundame...

Forms: Gongfu's treasure maps

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 The Form (Taolu 套路) is like a living history of martial arts.  Each form is like a treasure map, containing the crystallised wisdom of past...
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