If you have practiced Tàijíquán (太極拳) for any length of time, you are sure to have heard a teacher command you to “relax.” Sometimes they pick on a certain body part by saying things like, “Relax your shoulders!” Other times, they just tell you to relax your whole body. Why do they do that? From … [Read more…]
Daniel Medvedov practices and teaches what is known as the 384 Tai Chi Sequence of Yao style of Traditional Book Of Changes I Ching system.
Here is an interesting short film about the Martial Arts and “The Thin Line That Defines” the martial from the art. There is some Tai Chi featured throughout the film. This is a very beautifully filmed, and the editing is well done. Described as a A Film Documentary – Visual Poetry by spacebyspotmarasigan.com Please enjoy … [Read more…]
50,000 students of Tai Chi Chuan gathered in Jiaozuo, a city in the Henan province of China to set a world record. On the morning of Sunday October 18, 2015, students lined up in long rows upon rows and began their synchronized movements of slow gentle movements at 15 different locations throughout the city. The … [Read more…]
Master Chen Qingzhou (1934 – 2015) passed away on September 21, 2015. He was a 19th-generation lineage holder of Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan. At the age of nine, he started learning the Chen family art from his father Chen Wufang. It was the Chen Family Old Frame that he was first trained in. Later, … [Read more…]
Tai Chi Caledonia 2015 just finished on July 24th. This annual event, which brings together enthusiasts of Tai Chi Chuan, is held in the Scottish Highlands. The week long training camp, held at the campus of the Stirling University, draws instructors and participants form the local area as well as from across the water. Held … [Read more…]
Diǎnxué (點穴, sometimes called Dianmai or even Dim Mak) is known as pressing or sealing the cavity and it is one of the most misunderstood techniques of Chinese martial arts. Most students of Chinese martial arts don’t bother memorizing cavities for striking for innumerable reasons. Knowledgeable teachers are hard to come by, the instruction is … [Read more…]
Hau Kum Lueng Kneip is a teacher of Tai Chi Chuan in Chicago, United States. She began her journey in Tai Chi in 1978, learning the Yang style in Hong Kong,
If you train Tàijíquán (太極拳) as a martial art, you will, at some point, come across Tui Shou (推手). Also known as Pushing Hands, (Pushands, Push Hands), this type of training is an incremental step in the direction of Tàijí sparring. This training usually progresses from fixed-step training drills, to fixed-step pushing, to moving step … [Read more…]
Most times when we discuss Qì (氣), we are talking about Human Qì, or Rén Qì (人氣). But it is important to realize that this is not the only type of Qì out there.