William C C Chen Q&A 1992 Part 1|4 Happy 90th birthday, Grandmaster Chen! To celebrate the life and teaching of Grandmaster William C C Chen, we are honored to publish a question and answer session given at one of his teacher trainings in Germany in the 1990s. Celebrating the 30th […]
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It is actually quite easy: the rising hand is always on the inside
All of you who meditate on some level, be it meditation in motion or some sort of sitting meditation, surely know …
…to bring Tai Chi back to the basics and to study hand form, sword and push hands exclusively, but therefore in greater depth.
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”.
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.
Using a sword in the Tai Chi way will enhance your relationship with any instrument, be it a shovel, a brush, or a violin.
Cheng Man Ching was a Chinese Doctor, Master of Taijiquan and a passionate calligrapher, poet and painter. He is the author of numerous own books and is regarded as the ghostwriter of Yang Chengfu’s book on form and application of Yang Style Taijiquan.
We also use our internal energy systems, circulatory (hydraulic), respiratory (pneumatic), and nervous (electromagnetic).
Awareness of the Baihui as highest point of our body – Tai Chi Aspects
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 […]
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.
Tai Chi Aspects and Meditation in Motion Tai Chi Aspects are single images and concepts on which one may concentrate while doing the form. They are tools for form refinement. By and by, they will combine into a moving kaleidoscopic picture. The flow of practicing – Practising the flow In […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 8 – Crossing Hands Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 8 – Crossing Hands 1. Turn the right foot in a bit more until the outer side of the foot points straight forward.Shift your weight to the right, taking back the left […]