There exists a conundrum while fencing, as in all aspects of Tai Chi, we must be relaxed “Yin”.
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Sword strategies We get strength from our centre, speed from the O. When neutralising, we let the O’s blade barely miss us, so that his realisation that he has missed is delayed. If the O shows a weak grip, use one of the disarming techniques, as in the kicks before […]
To recover from a ‘Beat and Cut’ attack as commonly used in non-Tai Chi fencing, when the…
This is used as a response to downward pressure on your blade to your left side.
To neutralise a cut to the right side of your head or neck with a technique such as “Phoenix Spreads Wings”.
This is the name I give to the move between “Dragonfly Strikes Water” and “Swallow Returns to Nest”.
I have chosen five applications from the Cheng Man Ch’ing Sword form, in order to illustrate the Tai Chi principles at work.
The 21st International Push Hands Meeting will take place from May 4th to May 8th 2022 in Hanover, Germany!
After having studied Tai Chi form, push hands and sword form for several years, practised the core exercises …
“Gravity is the root of all grace.”
Momentum is used in Tai Chi while doing the forms, along with centrifugal force, gravity and levity.
to go with the flow and not to struggle against it-
To vie and struggle in order to win is not doing Cheng Man Ch’ing Tai Chi.
“Doctors heal the sick with Medicine and Surgery. — Tai Chi, when practiced regularly …
When Cheng Man Ching changed the Yang form, it was not simply to make it shorter.
Roll Back is not an aggressive move, it is a ‘passive’ response to an aggressive move.
Misalignments usually cause problems in other parts of the body as well.
„Swimming in air“ – practitioners of Cheng Man Ching Tai Chi know this expression as a description of Tai Chi form practice.
Fight or Flight: Tai Chi’s general attitude; or, a ‘Walk or Talk’ mode.
Cheng Man Ching’s Tai Chi System is praised by some as a corner stone of Tai Chi’s reinvention in the modern age.