How do you transition between tai chi moves? If this is your question, you are not alone. Remembering transitions in tai chi moves is the hardest thing for the tai chi beginner. But it's actually easier than you think, if you know how to look for patterns to help you...
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4+ Tips to Easily Learn Tai Chi from Video or Tai Chi Book Sketches
Tai chi videos and tai chi books seem like good tools to help you learn. Sadly, the opposite often happens: people realize they can't follow the videos/books, so they quit. This does not need to happen! I'm going to share with you, 4 tips on video, and one extra...
How to Do a Tai Chi Twine Step – Too Many Get This Wrong. Do it right and get health & martial benefits.
Are you sure you're doing your tai chi moves as best as possible? Proper twine steps will load a tremendous amount of energy into your kua. You can use that energy for effortless and speedy change of direction, invigorating and powerful tai chi kicks, or...
Tai Chi Martial Arts Application for Yang Tai Chi & Chen Tai Chi Opening Move
Here is a very basic look at how you might use the opening tai chi move for self-defense. Very few people understand that not every single move of the tai chi form is used in application exactly as it is in form practice. For example, you might add an...
3 Easy Ways to Understand Yin & Yang in all Your Tai Chi Moves
One of the great old founding masters of tai chi chuan (taijiquan), Wang Zong Yue, stated in his tai chi classic, known as the Taijiquan Jing: "Yin cannot be separated from yang and vice-versa. When yin and yang complement each other, you will interpret the...
How to Properly Do a Twist Step, Like in Yang Tai Chi Brush Knee Twist Step – No More Hurt Knees!
Too many people hurt their knees in tai chi. I never could understand this, as I took up tai chi to CURE a knee injury! One day I finally understood why people were getting hurt. The culprit was improper execution of "twist steps." When you twist-step, you need to...