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Bad Training Partners
Training with partners of any kind will eventually lead to being paired with someone that keeps making mistakes, has their own agenda, or is too caught
Why I Think Everyone Should Learn Some Pushing Hands
I encourage all my students to learn Pushing Hands . Even if my students are learning Tàijíquán for health and insist that they never wish to learn …
My Journey
I wasn’t a particularly nervous child, just never seemed to fit in. I’m telling you as this is the first step on a journey to understand how Tàijí …
Why Is Relaxation So Important In Taiji Practice?
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 …
Why Is Fajin The Secret Weapon Of Taijiquan?
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 …
Four Common Pushing Hands Training Mistakes
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 …
Chinese Cosmology And Why Breath Is Important In Tàijí
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 …
The Scissors, Rock, Paper Of Chinese Martial Arts
One of the most interesting concepts in Chinese martial arts is the theory of tī dǎ shuāi ná (踢打摔拿). Tàijíquán (太極拳) teachers often …
Memorizing Those Annoying Basics Is The Road To Mastery
In one of his continuing education seminars, Bob Flaws (acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, author, and expert in Traditional Chinese Medicine) said, “Mastery …
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