Every so often when we watch a movie or a TV show and we see a glimpse of tai chi usually in the background of a scene. Once in a while we will actually see Tai Chi being used as a part of the storyline of the movie. In this case, the Tai Chi is … [Read more…]
Freya and Martin Boedicker, the authors of the book “The Philosophy Of Tai Chi Chuan” are both practitioners of the Wu style of Tai Chi Chuan.
Well known Poet Allen Ginsberg wrote a poem about himself practicing Tai Chi in his kitchen in New York City. It is a look at practicing in one’s kitchen.
The use of the eyes in traditional Tai Chi Chuan is an often misunderstood or even unknown element of training in many schools. So then, what is the importance of the eyes in the training of Tai Chi Chuan, and how does one train the use of the eyes? This article will focus on the … [Read more…]
A wonderful documentary by Empty Mind Films on the Chen Village that is famous for being the birth place of Chen Family Style Tai Chi Chuan.
Tung Ying Chieh wrote this essay on important points of the practice of Tai Chi Chuan. Tung was a top disciple of the famous Yang Cheng Fu.
Tai Chi Caledonia is a one week long training intensive in the beautiful countryside of Scotland. It is into it’s 18th year of operation, and features many world class Tai Chi instructors. Participants come to this event from all over the world! As well as Tai Chi Chuan, there are also other Chinese internal martial … [Read more…]
Why is being consistent in one’s own practice so important, and what does that really mean? Consistency in one’s practice is vital to progress to higher levels
The team of game developers at “The Musket33rs” have come up “Tai Chi Elements”, a video game about Tai Chi which also helps you learn this ancient art as well! What a great concept! This project was seen viable by fundraising using KickStarter.com. [quote]We have dedicated ourselves to building an online environment where you can … [Read more…]
This amazing documentary with beautiful cinematography and in filmed in HD, highlights three of the major styles of Tai Chi Chuan, Yang, Chen, and Wudang.