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I wish I could tell of secret skills but I can’t. It is also not to say that there are no advanced techniques in Taiji Chen, there most certainly are and they are very effective, but I still say that they are largely irrelevant. Very few people persevere long enough to learn intermediate skills let alone advanced ones. There is no point teaching an advanced skill until the basic skills have been mastered. Learning Taiji is like climbing a ladder.
Some people may be able to take two steps at a time or even jump from the ground to the third or fourth step, but very few people could jump straight to the top of the ladder. If they could they would not need the ladder anyway. The most important things that you need to know about Chen Taiji will almost always have been taught to you on your first ever lesson. In fact it seems to take most people several years to take on board what they should have learned in their first lesson. (more…)
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5) Loading ...Two well-explained videos of Taiji Pushing Hands techniques by master Roberto Sharpe.
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When practising Taji Quan we are often told to straighten the posture by lifting the head or move slowly as if moving underwater etc., but I do not hear a great deal of information on the fundamental principle of ‘spheres’. Discovering the spheres of Taiji Quan is both enjoyable and enlightening, they are categorised as internal and external, however for this article we will only examine the external.
Bagua Zhang on the other hand is more widely recognised for its spheres as they are blatantly obvious when you see it performed, but compared to Bagua Zhang, Taiji spheres are not so obvious although they are there. When asked what makes Taiji Quan unique amongst other health/martial arts I always reply “It trains you to become round like a ball”, therefore let us examine some characteristics of an inflated ball:
1. Pressure inside is greater than that on the outside:
This is what gives a ball its shape, the outward expansion of air pressure pushing on the inside skin of the ball forms its spherical shape. (more…)
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5) Loading ...Taiji martial art skills have a foundation and its called “Pushing Hands“.
There still appears to be some confusion about Pushing Hand, as I am regularly asked questions such as:
1. What is it used for?
2. What are its healthy benefits?
3. How can it be used in self-defense?
So let’s examine the first question: What is it used for? The first thing to establish is that it is not a complete system/discipline that operates separately from Taiji form and sparring but is an integral training link between the two.
There are numerous competitions/festivals held throughout the world that include Pushing Hands as a separate stand alone event which leads the viewing public to believe that this is how Taiji practitioners defend themselves. (more…)
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5) Loading ...Taiji Qigong is a very popular in China. It has been used in Hospitals, taught in schools and on TV. Through daily practice one can build up ones energy (Qi) and improving their health. Here we begin a series teaching these exercises. (QI Magazine)
1. Standing Position.
Balances the blood pressure.
Strengthens the heart.
Eases arthritic conditions. (more…)
