We also use our internal energy systems, circulatory (hydraulic), respiratory (pneumatic), and nervous (electromagnetic).
Yearly Archives: 2020
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A general way of measuring sword length is with the pommel on the floor, the point reaching near but not higher than your navel. However since the length of the blade is the most important element, and …
Concepts like „hanging from heaven“/„being suspended from above“ – to keep the head up straight – or the instruction to tuck in the tailbone – to move Huiyin to its „ideal“ position – are generally paid with
In all of these works the swords were shown to require great skill in their use, as well as noble and spiritual qualities,…
Then a friend told me that there was an old Chinese doctor who taught Tai Chi on Canal Street, his name was Professor Cheng Man Ch’ing.
Awareness of the Baihui as highest point of our body – Tai Chi Aspects
This sometimes happens while doing forms, in dreams, while reading the Classics or viewing films of the master…
Without added focus, we will normally feel a natural lengthening of the lower back, around the mingmen area.
All serious students of Tai Chi read this material repeatedly; as they progress they become more able to grasp formerly obscure concepts.
You always wanted to try sword fencing, but the time was never right? To learn an elegant sword form has been on your bucker list for a long time, but you always hesitated? This autumn, there is an opportunity right for you! Sword form and fencing in the Cheng Man […]
Letting go is awesome! – If you master the art of letting go, you will be able to head for new experiences with free hands and a fresh mind!
Tai Chi Sword – An Instrument of the TAO
Kenneth Van Sickle leads the reader through the various attributes of this, the most gentlemanly of weapons, with the eye of an artist and the soul of a poet.
Next week, Taiji Forum will start publishing Ken van Sickle’s book Tai Chi Sword as a weekly series in our section #PhilosophicalFriday!
Our free Tai Chi online course with our 8 form is now complete!
In nature, you may discover spirals everywhere. The same discovery may be made inside our own bodies – which, after all, form also part of nature.
Our life on earth is greatly influenced by gravity. We do not float around in space – instead, we have to “pick ourselves up” before going somewhere.
The Taiji Forum team wishes all of you a happy Tai Chi and Qigong Day! At this time, when many of us find their schools closed, we would like to remind you of the joy of practising in a diverse group with this video of the performance “Tai Chi for […]
Breathing in Taijiquan is the topic of todays Tai Chi Aspect. While we prepare our move we exhale. When growing into the posture we inhale. The breathing is supporting the compression in our body. While exhaling we decrease the compression. Inhaling increases the pressure in our body. The changes of […]
Rewind each single movement of a form is a very good aspect to train. Beside getting a strong base you can work on many details while practicing. Have fun watching the video and trying this Tai Chi Aspect. Over the next weeks we’ll publish more posts with topics like breathing, […]