Tai chi is far beyond mastering proper physical body alignment. It also teaches how to let go, and how to focus our intention and energy at the right times. Being able to truly rest when needed, and fully focus at the right times, energy is utilized more effectively and efficiently.
Taichi has a medical as well as a martial arts aspect. In the medical aspect, when used to improve energy or manage pain, consistent practice is required. With analogy to heating up water, consistency is required for the water to boil. Even if you started in a poor health condition, with short practice times each day, consistency will bring results. The water will boil eventually. Consistency is the key to practice.
At the martial arts level, precision and integration requirements are higher. Increased practice hours are needed. Beyond the practice of physical skills and techniques, understanding of how the heart harmonizes with the intension, how the intention harmonizes with the Qi, and how the Qi harmonizes with the jing (the power you exert) is needed.
Ken van Sickle on Cheng Man Ching
This is the first part of a in depth interview with Ken van Sickle on his teacher Prof. Cheng Man Ching.
The interview was filmed after a Tai Chi sword workshop in the Tai Chi Studio, Hannover, Germany.
Joanne Chang leading the first tai chi form performance at the opening of the David C. Chen Tai Chi Court at Cabin John Regional Park on September 17, 2011. Joanne is the wife of the late David Chen for whom the court is dedicated and is the director of the Wu Wei Tai Chi School which David founded. She is also the organizer of the Greater Washington DC Quarterly Push Hands Get-together and publishes the free monthly Tai Chi Events Bulletin that provides information about Tai Chi events throughout the country. Joanne has sponsored many Tai Chi workshops for Master Benjamin Lo.
"Human beings are an amazing confluence
of genetics, environment, mind, spirit, and energy, mysterious even unto themselves."
On June 2nd, 2013, KungFuMagazine.com hosted the 2nd Annual KUNG FU TAI CHI DAY in Downtown San Jose, California. Among the master and school demonstrations a Group demonstration of the Simplified 24 Tai Chi routine was stages with participants of all levels; renowned masters as well as beginners joined together to create this unique event.
The Chinese martial art of Tai Chi is popular all over the world.
In Iran, it has been gaining traction in recent years, mainly among women.
In a country where segregation of the sexes is prevalent, especially in sports, Tai Chi is being practiced outdoors in mixed groups.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Tehran, Iran.
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This demonstration show what nice people martial artists are. When my own students couldn't make it to the demo, Kru Mel Bellissimo of LANA MMA offered his help by volunteering his own students for my demo.
I had never worked with them before, and they new very little about me. But the nature of the event and our common interest instilled an automatic trust.
My demonstrations ended up showing less about my skill and my art than it did about the quality, skill, and character of the students and instructors at LANA MMA. I am extremely grateful and totally impressed by them.
#taiji#taichi#taijiquan This student has been training a while now with a lot of corrections to be made, but today a lot of progress was shown-more flowing energy.
