Article archive
01/01/2011 09:23
I had a great conversation with a student the other night at class. We discussed various things but I’d like to revisit two of the many topics here in this post.
The Taiji circle is a profound symbol indeed. There are many aspects and interpretations regarding this symbol and it would do one well...
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28/12/2010 15:19
Most Taiji players when asked what the “Three Centres” refer to will point to the three dan tains and some players might speak of the three centres of alignment. Both of these concepts are correct but I want to add a third concept to round out the trilogy.
Three Centres to contemplate are as...
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21/12/2010 12:26
One of the very first lessons I teach beginners regarding the martial applications of Taiji is the four-part concept of:
Join
Neutralize
Control
Advance
No matter what the situation is, whether it be verbal or physical, when you interact with anyone there is an exchange...
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15/12/2010 11:31
Our family travelled to Niagara Falls and Great Wolf Lodge last weekend where we enjoyed two fun filled days in a gigantic indoor water park. We slid down all the numerous tube-rides at least a dozen times each and splashed the afternoon away in the wave pool.
On our last foray into the wave pool...
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10/12/2010 13:37
Thursday Dec. 9th was the night for our open house and I am pleased to say it was very well attended. Om Sweet Om has various practitioners working out of the building so there was a melting pot of people there from very small and energetic children to a travelling “gypsy”?! The “gypsy” was...
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06/12/2010 12:13
There has been a tremendous amount of literature published about the health benefits of Taiji and in recent years there have been numerous scientific studies undertaken to try to validate the claims made by various Taiji proponents.
My personal take on all these studies is that while I believe...
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02/12/2010 13:08
Years ago I was shown (I forget by who) that there is no waving of hands in “wave hands like clouds” and I thought “Oh, that’s cool” and now I just had to concentrate on making sure the hands were in the right place at the beginning of each repetition. This significant change allowed me to relax...
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30/11/2010 10:19
Pick a form that you perform well. One that is very comfortable for you and then practice it multiple times.
Literally! Stand up right now and do that one single form quite a few times.
Don’t cheat and keep reading. Please do the form.
I’ll wait right here for you :)
Now… here’s the...
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29/11/2010 11:50
I was reading a Taiji article the other day and the author was basically saying that a practice must return a physically tangible result otherwise it is not worth doing.
He then went on to imply that some of the more esoteric practices of Qigong and Taijiquan are not based in reality and therefore...
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26/11/2010 15:39
Fighting the Tiger (conclusion)
A Personal Journey
By: Rod Morin
I made my way to the area where the herbs are sold, thinking that I would find Grandfather there, and just as I thought, I saw him dealing with a vendor. I made my way over to the stall and stood beside my...
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