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Mental Minefields in Taijiquan

Mental Minefields in Taijiquan

| April 2, 2019
There are many mental factors that should be considered when practicing Taijiquan (太極拳), and the way that people naturally react mentally can become traps, especially when interacting with a partner or opponent. Addressing the mind is more familiar to many from the Zen mind approach in Japanese martial arts (especially swordsmanship), but Taijiquan also addresses › Read more
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The Meaning of Taiji in Taiji Ball Qigong

The Meaning of Taiji in Taiji Ball Qigong

| February 21, 2019
Wang, Zong-yue said: What is taiji? It is generated from wuji, and is a pivotal function of movement and stillness. It is the mother of yin and yang. When it moves it divides. At rest it reunites.” From this, it is known that taiji is not wuji, and is also not yin and yang. Instead › Read more
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What You Need to Know About Your Fascia

What You Need to Know About Your Fascia

| December 2, 2018
Warning: This video contains footage of dissections of human bodies that may be disturbing for sensitive viewers. STORY AT A GLANCE: Your fascia, the fibrous connective tissue found throughout your body, accounts for about 20 percent of your body mass Your fascia stores and moves water, and carries voltage, acting like an electrical wiring system › Read more
Fascia, Tai Chi Chuan, Taiji
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Muscle memory – it’s all in the mind!

Muscle memory – it’s all in the mind!

| October 8, 2018
Muscle memory is a common phrase associated with the martial arts as well as in other sports, playing a musical instrument, riding a bike or in the acquisition of any other psycho-motor skill for that matter. It is a useful way of trying to understand what is going on: through repetition of a set of › Read more
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Purely Offensive Jing

Purely Offensive Jing

| August 21, 2018
1. Wardoff Jing (Peng Jing) Wardoff jing is a strong yang jing that is used offensively even in defense. In principle, it behaves like a large rubber ball—when pressure is applied, it compresses, and when a certain point is reached, it bounces the outside force away. The opponent’s force is often directed upward; as you › Read more
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About the Sword

About the Sword

| August 21, 2018
Many martial artists, even those who have studied Chinese martial arts for many years, still have a number of questions about the structure, use, history, and geographical background of the Chinese straight sword (jian). This is because most students of Chinese martial arts have not also studied Chinese culture. Very little of the available martial › Read more
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WUDE – Martial Morality

WUDE – Martial Morality

| July 23, 2018
Martial morality has always been a required discipline in Chinese martial arts society. Teachers have long considered martial morality to be the most important criterion for judging students, and they have made it the most important part of the training in the traditional Chinese martial arts. It includes two aspects: the morality of deed and › Read more
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Some Remarks About Sparring

Some Remarks About Sparring

| June 20, 2018
Taijiquan is an internal style of Chinese martial arts. All Chinese martial styles, after a thousand years of practice and experience, understand that in order to have an effective way of fighting, they must acquire the four skills of kicking, striking, wrestling, and Qin Na. The skills of kicking and striking are good for subduing › Read more
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How Fascia Can Help Us Unravel Deeply Held Tension

How Fascia Can Help Us Unravel Deeply Held Tension

| May 30, 2018
The Gifts of Fascia Once you’ve experienced the aha moments that accompany practices that release the body’s fascia, there’s no going back. You know it. A subtle shift. A feeling of letting go. Maybe you haven’t been able to describe it in words. It’s an experience that needs to be felt. But you know it. You may › Read more
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Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD

Practicing Tai Chi helps improve respiratory function in patients with COPD

| April 19, 2018
Tai Chi offers a low-cost, easily accessible alternative to pulmonary rehabilitation, according to a new study in the journal CHEST® Finding ways to help patients with COPD improve their functional status is an area of interest for pulmonary healthcare providers. Currently, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is used where available to improve exercise capacity and quality of › Read more
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