It is competitive in the sense that each person is trying to push the other over. It can be done by each person being aware of what is going on...
I just posted two videos of an interview and demonstration of Yang Short form by Grandmaster William C. C. Chen on youtube (the third video coming...
Chi-gung Usefulness Chi-gung movements or stances are just the outside form of the practice. This practice is designed to correct an abnormality...
Quote: Wouldn't you rather be able to think for yourself and try to be skeptical even of your own beliefs rather than parrot some cultist? End...
Old Man's Perspective When I began training in the 1960's, martial art training was very different than it is today. The attitudes shown in this...
Hello to everyone. I was a Tai-chi-Chuan student of William C. C. Chen in my late teens and 20's. I'm 62 now and have been teaching in the Rocky...
William Chen classes. I was a student of William Chen mostly in the 1970's. His whole emphasis was on fighting and that's about all we did. I...
Thank you. Dear Rebo Paing, Just want to say thank you for your post. You express my feelings beautifully so I cannot add any more.
Practicing Push Hands I studied with Grandmaster William C. C. Chen and began push hands after a year of Yang form. Four of his students,...
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Seeing Patterns For me the most amazing thing that happens during Tai-chi practice is that I realize I'm holding tension in some area for no good...
You can go to http://store.movementsofmagic.com and then click on the appropriate subject headings for dvds on the left side. There are also...
Get used to it. Every Tai-chi student feels that he is doing the movements wrong - no matter how long he practices. The longer you practice, the...
Maybe helpful, maybe a monkey wrench. Let me throw this into the discussion. The question really is, if there is such a thing as chi, how does...
Linear/Circular When you step out there is a tendency to move the leg in a circle, as if you were using the leg muscles to step. Remember that...
Long Answer to Simple Question I am going to assume that you don't mean that a master can toss someone aside simply by thinking about it. Your...
There is more to Tai-chi than slow forms. I think there is a misunderstanding that because slow motion forms are part of Tai-chi, that all of...
Body Awareness This has been my experience: about chi: The Tai-chi training results in being able to feel each part of your body and...
Necessary part of Tai-chi When I first began learning Tai-chi from Grandmaster William C. C. Chen I was only interested in the health aspect. He...
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