Sunday, January 30, 2022

 
"When one teaches, two learn." 
 
- Robert Heinlein

 

 

Breathing, The 4 Parts to Tai Chi, and the

3 Levels of Awareness in Daoist Philosophy

 


Breathing, The 4 Parts to Tai Chi, and 
the 3 Levels of Awareness in Daoist Philosophy 
 
Shout out to Jake Pinnick for teaching this class https://www.facebook.com/jake.pinnick 
 
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“To understand the immeasurable, 
the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” 
 
– Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

 

Volume 55 - Yang Jianhou Style Taijiquan

- Part 1

 


 
On this instructional title Master Yu Xiaolin of Shanghai teaches the first two sections of the Yang Jianhou style taijiquan 85 movement long form. This is also known as the "medium frame" of the Yang taijiquan system. The form repetition sections repeated four times.
 
 

Sunday, January 23, 2022

 
 
"You can’t stop the waves, 
but you can learn to surf." 
 
– Jon Kabat-Zinn

 

 

Wu Wei - Teaching Moments

with Sifu Adam Mizner

 

 

 
 
“To let go does not mean to get rid of. 
To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and things go 
on their own.”
 
 – Jack Kornfield
 

 

Taiji Talks With the Moon
 
It's a beautiful feast of Tai Chi
on the night of the Mid Autumn Festival
 

Sunday, January 9, 2022

 

 
 
“Health is a state of complete harmony 
of the body, mind, and spirit." 
 
- B.K.S. Iyengar
 

 

Shi Mei Lin, Wu Style Tai Chi Slow Form

 

Shi Mei Lin demonstrates Wu style Slow Form at 
New Zealand Chin Woo festival in Wellington, New Zealand.
 
(Shi Mei Lin is the adopted daughter of  Wu Yinghua and Ma Yueliang
Wu Yinghua was the daughter of Wu Style co-founder, 
Wu Chien Chuan (Wu Jianquan). Ma Yueliang is hailed as one of 
the greatest masters of Wu Style tai chi. Shi Mei Lin is an 
award winning champion and currently teaches Wu Style 
tai chi in New Zealand. - TaiChi_John)
 
 

 

 
“Eat healthily, sleep well, 
breathe deeply, 
move harmoniously.” 
 
– Jean-Pierre Barral

 

Style 49 Wudang Tai Chi sword,
the best sword technique in the world,
by Tai Chi master Huangshan
 


Style 49 Wudang Taiji sword, the best sword technique in the world, practiced by Tai Chi master Huangshan. As a inheritor of Taijiquan, I teach Taijiquan in China. Every day and every week, I update, upload and share Taijiquan videos, including Taijiquan teaching videos, teaching demonstrations, Taijiquan stories and Taijiquan music. 
 
If you like, please subscribe to my YouTube channel "taichizhe"
 
 

Sunday, January 2, 2022

 

 
HAPPY NEW YEAR to All! 
It's the Chinese YEAR OF THE TIGER.
 
Be healthy, stay safe, 
and expand your world in 2022.
 
- TaiChi_John
 

 

 
 
"Being a good tai chi teacher isn't just 
a matter of what she knows, 
it's also about her ability 
to inspire others to know." 
 
- TaiChi_John
 

 

MTG273: Body Mechanics of Using

Internal Qi For Striking

 

http://www.taijiworld.com MTG273: The Body Mechanics of Using Internal Energy For Punching, Striking and Healing - Volume One
 
This video covers exactly how to punch using Internal Methods. How to gain great power over very short distances and how the energy system works when we use thisd sort of punching. It also covers 
how to use the body mechanics to gain greater power for fighting 
as well as for healing. 
 
This Title takes the beginner or the advanced martial arts student through the exact steps to gain very powerful punches and palm strikes where it matters most, when the attacker is upon you and in your face. This volume covers the way to punch, how to use the body, the way of palm strikes and how to use exactly the same method of attack to heal others by putting in good Qi.
 
(Erle Montaigue was a tai chi master, originally from Australia. He
possessed a wealth of knowledge and experience in Yang Style tai chi, 
both Old Yang and New Yang. Sadly, he passed away in 2011 due to complications from life long diabetes. To see his bio go to the Easy Browsing list (right) under Master Profiles Sept. 28, 2016. 
- TaiChi_John)
 
 

 

 
 
"Good health and good sense 
are two of life’s greatest blessings." 
 
- Publilius Syrus
 

 

Volume 54 - Yang Banhou Style Taijiquan

Part 2

 


 
Master Yu Xiaolin of Shanghai reviews the first two sections of the Yang Banhou style 81 movement taijiquan long form. The form repetition on this title focuses on the third section of the form. This is an instructional title with form repetition sections repeated four times. It concludes with a demonstration of the entire long form at normal practice speed.
 
(Yang Banhou (1837-1890) was the son of Yang Style founder, Yang Luchan (1799-1872) and uncle to Yang Cheng Fu (1883-1936). He was famous for his powerful fighting skills though there are few today who teach his forms. His small frame forms were influential to the development of Wu Style tai chi. - TaiChi_John)