Small is beautiful – #martialmonday 15 – press #2 A hardly discernible movement with a big effect – that is one ideal of Taijiquan. How to achieve this? Long hours of practice is the short answer. A longer answer would be: by starting big and gradually getting smaller and smaller. […]
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#MartialMonday 13 – Indirect Force – Application Press Indirect force The mysterious jin energy can be translated as a practice goal: not to use raw power. This does not mean not to use all one’s strength, but to develop a second nature. This second nature uses force in a non-violent […]
#martialmonday 12 – I’m stuck! v. I’m off then. The point of attention in pulling – application (block and) punch This week we start from another practical application of the movement pull: both hands punch. The exercise For the exercise, we need to build fists instead of the open hands […]
One of the first movements of the form may be applied as an elbow strike. In the form, the preparation move is followed by the right elbow going up and out to the back. A simple move, but there is a lot to learn from it. Here is our #MartialMonday […]
#MartialMonday 4 Well prepared is half done!? In the Tai Chi form, one key requirement of the movements is fluidity. However, there should be changes as well. To establish a rhythm, it makes sense to divide the movements into preparation (set up) and execution (action). Every posture thus carries with […]
Welcome back to #martialmonday! This week‘s video shows us training the form application of the last part of our form. One partner does the form, the other provides the matching counterpart. In this prescribed routine the moves of both partners are fixed – at least no surprises here! In this […]
In this video you see applications of the short form after Prof. Cheng Man Ching. The video was taking April 27th, 2007. 2-28 Peace Park Taipei, Taiwan. The linage: The teacher is Jeng Shean Chih (Zheng Xian Qi). His master is Huang Sheng Shyan. The applications in this video were […]
Tai Chi Martial Applications Tai Chi Chuan, it cannot be denied, was created as a martial arts. The term “Tai Chi Chuan” means “Supreme Ultimate Fist or Boxing.” As the art gains in maturity and popularity more and more tai chi practitioners are able to learn and investigate the benefits […]