This Tai Chi Aspect encourages you just to play your form – without questioning, without remembering details, without trying to improve, without wanting to get something out of it.
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A calligrapher will illustrate the correct energy and movement for the brush by displaying a sword movement, and …
Going faster helps you to check your knowledge of the choreography.
What we learn in Tai Chi has universal validity, that which comes at us, should be returned.
To pause in the form is the best starting point for structure work.
I am separating the fencing study into four parts in order to clarify these stages.
The stop button represents the practitioner’s ability to stop at any point in the form.
It is said in western sport fencing that “It’s all in the wrist”. With Tai Chi sword work “It’s all in the centre”.
Using a sword in the Tai Chi way will enhance your relationship with any instrument, be it a shovel, a brush, or a violin.
In fencing if the O pushes our blade in a circle we take that energy, continuing the O’s circle, adding a little speed and spiral toward the target – the O’s limb or body.
In their wisdom the ancient masters evolved the forms and passed them down. The forms are of a nature that when they are practised they inform us as…
Do we use force? – We do.
What force? – Mostly Yin, some Yang.
Tai Chi approaches fencing pragmatically. Its function is martial; its purpose is therapeutic and philosophical.
Blocking or pushing an attacking blade aside instead of moving the body out of the way.
I totally forgot about it. Happy I found it during clean up my old images …
Move slowly ‘ as if ’ moving fast. Move in air ‘ as if ’ moving in water. Move ‘ as if ’ still. Be still ‘ as if ’ moving. If one practises with a feather, respecting it ‘ as if ’ it were steel, ultimately steel may be […]
We are sending each other particular intelligence on our intentions, skill level and vulnerability.
In the beginning you will find fencing with various people as a ‘difference’ experience. The sooner you are able to harmonise with the O the sooner it will become a ‘self similar’ experience.
If you observe Tai Chi people fencing you will hear more laughter than in any other Tai Chi action, and you may have noticed if you have seen the films of Professor Cheng fencing, that he was definitely ‘amused ’ .
Since Cheng Man Ching‘s birthday is the 29th of July I decided to start with this one.