…not easy to practice, as our natural fear and caution, and sometimes our egos…
Tai Chi Aspects
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The full leg provides the axis (and center point) for a circular movement
Match your steps / Watch your timing
Choose your direction freely! (Active stepping)
Long steps mean lower stance
Watching your back is always important-
Grounding gives our movements stability.
Choose small steps and a narrow stance to switch your body weight!
Step without stepping! So what does this mean in practice?
Always touch the ground at the point nearest to your centre
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.
Going faster helps you to check your knowledge of the choreography.
To pause in the form is the best starting point for structure work.
The stop button represents the practitioner’s ability to stop at any point in the form.
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
Awareness of the Baihui as highest point of our body – Tai Chi Aspects
Without added focus, we will normally feel a natural lengthening of the lower back, around the mingmen area.
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!
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.