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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.
We also use our internal energy systems, circulatory (hydraulic), respiratory (pneumatic), and nervous (electromagnetic).
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!