Digging is the todays topic of our Tai Chi Aspects series. We always activate both Hands (fingers) and Feet (Toes). Besides many other effects it helps to realize the four wheel drive 😉 Video Digging Tai Chi Aspects Tai Chi Aspects are single images and concepts on which one may […]
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Leverage in Tai Chi Form is very important. Especially if you want to use the front foot to initiate your movement. Video “Leverage in Tai Chi Form” Tai Chi Aspects Tai Chi Aspects are single images and concepts on which one may concentrate while doing the form. They are tools […]
Weight Shifting – Tai Chi Aspects Tai Chi Aspects Tai Chi Aspects are single images and concepts on which one may concentrate while doing the form. They are tools for form refinement and are meant to encourage discovering, trying out of alternatives and learning. The videos on Tai Chi Aspects […]
Tai Chi Aspects Tai Chi Aspects are single images and concepts on which one may concentrate while doing the form. They are tools for form refinement and are meant to encourage discovering, trying out of alternatives and learning. The videos on Tai Chi Aspects have been developed in the course […]
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 […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 7 – Opening up Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 7 – Opening up 1. Shift your weight to the left; the hands remain at the same spot. 2. Releasing/letting go: The hands rotate slightly outwards, led by the pinky fingers. The […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 6 – Push Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 6 – Push 1. Transition: Shift your weight to the left. The arms are stretched passively while doing so. Additionally, the hands move slightly to the sides; the palms are facing downwards. 2. […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 5 – Press Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 5 – Press 1. Shift your weight to the right toward 50/50; at the same time the hands rise. 2. Shift your weight further to the right (80/20), while your torso rotates to […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 4 – Pull Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 4 – Pull 1.Using solely the hip joint, turn the torso slightly to the right; as a consequence, the hands point into the diagonal. 2. Shift your weight to the left. First 50/50, […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 3 – Ward Off Right Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 3 – Ward Off Right 1.Transition: shift your entire weight to the left; the right hand moves in front of the left groin, the left hand in front of the left […]
Video Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 2 – Ward Off Left Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 2 – Ward Off Left 1.Shift your weight (100 percent) into the left foot. Releasing/letting go: The hands rotate slightly outwards, led by the pinky fingers. 2. Activating: Simultaneously, move the […]
The bow stance is the basic positioning the feet in the 8 form. The easy way into the bow stance The feet are parallel and about hip width apart form each other, so that hips, knees and foot joints are in a straight line, seen form above. Now we turn […]
Beginning (Engaging the Qi) Video “Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 1 – Beginning” Instruction Tai Chi 8 Movements – Posture 1 – Beginning 1. releasing/letting go: During the preparation, the hands rotate slightly outwards, led by the pinky fingers 2. Activating: Straightening up, the hands flow upwards – and […]
Tai Chi at home? Is it possible to learn Tai Chi online and train at home? It may not be the first choice for all of us, but sometimes – and for some people – it may be the only way. So, why not at least give it a try?Join […]
Push! #Martialmonday is back with one from the archives. The next movement in the form is the „push“. It can be trained as an endless circle, using a simple exercise. Partner Exercise for Push One partner pushes the shoulders – the other neutralises. Then the roles are changed. Working with […]
How to communicate across styles and traditions? The Chinese internal arts have a rich heritage of family styles, styles derived from monasteries and increasingly – in China as well as abroad – independent approaches, based on individual experience or scientific knowledge. So, what is true and what is real? And […]
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. […]
#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 […]
#martialmonday 11 – With my back against the wall! How should I react? Form application – pull It is fairly easy: Today, we will work on the application „pull“. The posture pull offers two alternatives: to box and to pull. We will opt for the second alternative as a foundation. […]