The article “Hypnosis for Tai Chi” is reprinted on Slanted Flying website with the permission of the author Sam Langley from his personal Blog. Imagine that your Tai Chi skills have improved. You’re ten times better. When people watch you move they are immediately impressed by the fluidity, the grace and the power of your … [Read more…]
In Taijiquan (太極拳) solo practice, one aligns with gravity and only an imaginary opponent that does not produce forces that impact us.
Taijiquan saber or broadsword (刀 dao), and sword (劍 jian), have numerous techniques, but many traditions only list their most important thirteen
Breathe! We have been breathing every day since birth, so it should be easy to breath properly during Taijiquan practice, shouldn’t it? Well, it’s not so simple
Tai Chi can profoundly change you as a human being. There are so many ways in which Tai Chi helps you that they could fill a very thick book but here are 5.
The saber/dao, sometimes called a “broadsword” refers to a single edged sword, which is not as commonly practiced as the sword/jian (double-edged straight sword
Most books on the subject tell you it’s something to do with energy and the mind. Whilst there may be some truth to this it doesn’t help a beginner very much.
Scientific studies on Taijiquan (太極拳) will always have limitations, and appropriate and rigorous controls are especially difficult to design.
It’s understandable that people are sceptical. Qi is a much-abused word. Many Tai Chi teachers play up the magical, ethereal and intangible aspects of the art
Sword (劍 jian, double-edged straight sword) is perhaps the most popular weapon in Taijiquan (太極拳) practice, even though it is more difficult to use properly than the saber (刀 dao, sometimes called a “broadsword” and refers to the single edged sword), the other classical short weapon. This may be due to the circularity inherent in … [Read more…]