Master Waller actively dissuades any student from becoming a lineage student.
The obligation is not for the half-hearted.
Walking in your instructor's shoes may prove to be vastly more demanding than a student has anticipated.
Thursday
Wednesday
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Broadsword form
The sabre form is about large sweeping, circular movements.
This may be considered a moderately short form.
It has a limited variety of postures and a number of repeated patterns.
The stepping is quite straightforward.
Coordinating the hands and feet, and not reaching represent the first challenge.
Any broadsword is suitable for this form, but the Yang-style sabre is the weapon of choice.
This may be considered a moderately short form.
It has a limited variety of postures and a number of repeated patterns.
The stepping is quite straightforward.
Coordinating the hands and feet, and not reaching represent the first challenge.
Any broadsword is suitable for this form, but the Yang-style sabre is the weapon of choice.
Monday
2-person cane form/drill
This is a short 2-person set of high intensity.
The furious vigour of the drill will tax the nervous system.
It requires a significant degree of composure and a sharp, clear mind; focussed on the here and now.
The cane must be navel height.
The drill must be trained A and B side, and mirrored.
The furious vigour of the drill will tax the nervous system.
It requires a significant degree of composure and a sharp, clear mind; focussed on the here and now.
The cane must be navel height.
The drill must be trained A and B side, and mirrored.
Sunday
Taijiquan students study
• Supreme ultimate fist (taijiquan, tai chi chuan,
tai chi as a martial art)
• 8 trigrams palm (baguazhang)
• Form
• Weaponry
• Stretching
• Self defence
• Partner work
• Seizing (chin na)
• Philosophy
• Internal power (jing)
• Energy work (qigong)
• Strength-building exercises
• Whole-body strength (neigong)
• Grappling (shuai jiao & pushing hands)
• 8 trigrams palm (baguazhang)
• Form
• Weaponry
• Stretching
• Self defence
• Partner work
• Seizing (chin na)
• Philosophy
• Internal power (jing)
• Energy work (qigong)
• Strength-building exercises
• Whole-body strength (neigong)
• Grappling (shuai jiao & pushing hands)
Everyday life
Half-heartedness and holding-back from things will perpetuate
self-consciousness.
Instead of diving-in, a person may often remain a spectator.
Instead of diving-in, a person may often remain a spectator.
A monk asked Master Haryo, "What is the
way?"
Haryo said, "An open-eyed man falling into the well."
Haryo said, "An open-eyed man falling into the well."
(Koan)
This moment is happening - right here and now - whether we surrender to it or
not.
Seeking to remain on the periphery is an illusion; it is not achievable in reality.
You cannot be a bystander in your own life.
Tai chi chuan and baguazhang teach the student to become aware of the moment, to yield to its flow... and to lose their stubborn, conflictive self.
This process is difficult (for there are many obstacles) and may take quite a while to achieve.
But it is worth it, and will dramatically affect your quality of life.
Seeking to remain on the periphery is an illusion; it is not achievable in reality.
You cannot be a bystander in your own life.
Tai chi chuan and baguazhang teach the student to become aware of the moment, to yield to its flow... and to lose their stubborn, conflictive self.
This process is difficult (for there are many obstacles) and may take quite a while to achieve.
But it is worth it, and will dramatically affect your quality of life.
Saturday
Tai chi exercise attendance
Classes focus upon
flexibility, suppleness, relaxation, mobility,
strength building and boosting energy.
Students are taught a physically and mentally challenging curriculum, but no self defence at all.
Partner work is limited.
Lessons cost £7.50 per class.
Students are taught a physically and mentally challenging curriculum, but no self defence at all.
Partner work is limited.
Lessons cost £7.50 per class.
How many people train their internal art correctly?
Although tai chi is widely practiced and popular, not many students are learning
tai chi chuan: the martial art.
Most students are training tai chi for health, or as a performance art.
Very few people are engaged in learning the internal arts properly.
Some combat tai chi people externalise the art in order to make it easier to learn.
But this does not succeed.
Instead, it creates a new art: an external hybrid based upon the idea of tai chi.
Training an internal art correctly - using the principles of the art fully and faithfully - is relatively rare these days.
It requires a lot of hard work, exploration, study, patience and practice.
Most students are training tai chi for health, or as a performance art.
Very few people are engaged in learning the internal arts properly.
Some combat tai chi people externalise the art in order to make it easier to learn.
But this does not succeed.
Instead, it creates a new art: an external hybrid based upon the idea of tai chi.
Training an internal art correctly - using the principles of the art fully and faithfully - is relatively rare these days.
It requires a lot of hard work, exploration, study, patience and practice.
Friday
Design aesthetic for Newcastle Tai Chi website
http://www.newcastletaichi.co.uk/
The black home page switching to the white (or cream) internal pages reflects the yin/yang aesthetic.
Black to white.
Darkness to light.
Ignorance to knowledge.
Yin is black, mysterious, hidden, secret, arcane, esoteric.
Yang is white, revealed, explained.
The new student - on approaching our class/website - is approaching the mystery from a position of ignorance and confusion.
Entering the site begins the journey to understanding.
How many people exercise?
Consider all
the people you know.
Do many of them exercise?
Of all the people in the world, how many actually exercise?
Humans are pretty lazy and the invention of cars, televisions and computers have made things far worse.
Do many of them exercise?
Of all the people in the world, how many actually exercise?
Humans are pretty lazy and the invention of cars, televisions and computers have made things far worse.
New starters @ £7.50
If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Thursday
Peter Southwood's tips #20 Gifts
Chinese culture is very fond of gift-giving.
Show respect by giving small tokens of appreciation.
But not for the sake of it.
Show respect by giving small tokens of appreciation.
But not for the sake of it.
Wednesday
Straight sword form
The last form in the syllabus is a very difficult one to learn and will require an extensive commitment to practice.
This is a long, demanding form.
Performing the set accurately will be challenging enough.
Understanding how to manipulate the sword (jian) in combat is another area of study in its own right.
The main initial difficulty is the sheer weight of the weapon.
Its weight can range between 1-3lbs and will tax anyone who uses even a scrap of tension.
A student should start with a wooden sword (waster), then move onto wushu weight and eventually a real sword.
We do not recommend training with a sharp blade but it is an option if the instructor is seeking authenticity.
This type of sword is known as a 'tai chi' sword and is the trademark weapon of tai chi chuan.
True skill requires a massive foundation of knowledge, physical experience and dedication, so we only teach the straight sword form to indoor students.
This is a long, demanding form.
Performing the set accurately will be challenging enough.
Understanding how to manipulate the sword (jian) in combat is another area of study in its own right.
The main initial difficulty is the sheer weight of the weapon.
Its weight can range between 1-3lbs and will tax anyone who uses even a scrap of tension.
A student should start with a wooden sword (waster), then move onto wushu weight and eventually a real sword.
We do not recommend training with a sharp blade but it is an option if the instructor is seeking authenticity.
This type of sword is known as a 'tai chi' sword and is the trademark weapon of tai chi chuan.
True skill requires a massive foundation of knowledge, physical experience and dedication, so we only teach the straight sword form to indoor students.
Induction course
New students undertake a 4 week induction course with a view to
joining the school
on the 4th lesson:
• £25
• 4 consecutive classes
• Learn new skills every week
• Receive corrections, tips & pointers
• One-to-one assessment throughout the course
Students can undertake the induction course any time throughout the year.
At the end of the course the student is halfway through passing their first belt.
• £25
• 4 consecutive classes
• Learn new skills every week
• Receive corrections, tips & pointers
• One-to-one assessment throughout the course
Students can undertake the induction course any time throughout the year.
At the end of the course the student is halfway through passing their first belt.
Tuesday
Can’t be bothered?
People access the website but can’t be bothered to even read the ‘classes’
page.
They claim to have read the site but ask questions that are already answered. Invariably, they send an e-mail or phone up to ask the questions again...
What do they really want? To sound us out? To be persuaded to do tai chi chuan? Who knows?
Tai chi chuan requires a lot of patience and work. If a person cannot be bothered to read a page of text, this is not an auspicious beginning.
They claim to have read the site but ask questions that are already answered. Invariably, they send an e-mail or phone up to ask the questions again...
What do they really want? To sound us out? To be persuaded to do tai chi chuan? Who knows?
Tai chi chuan requires a lot of patience and work. If a person cannot be bothered to read a page of text, this is not an auspicious beginning.
New starters @ £7.50
If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Monday
Our classes
We offer a stress-free, friendly learning environment.
Students feel welcome, safe, relaxed and comfortable.
There is no pressure, no expectations, no urgency, no competition, no rivalry, no ill-feeling.
Everyone proceeds at their own pace.
With time and patience, the body and the emotions begin to lose their fear.
People unfold and relax.
Students feel welcome, safe, relaxed and comfortable.
There is no pressure, no expectations, no urgency, no competition, no rivalry, no ill-feeling.
Everyone proceeds at their own pace.
With time and patience, the body and the emotions begin to lose their fear.
People unfold and relax.
Uncommon
If you are studying tai chi properly, then you are not the average member of the
public.
You have chosen to learn one of the more challenging martial arts.
This is not what most people do with their time.
Your curiosity had led you on a journey that is not for everyone.
It requires a steady commitment, patience, enthusiasm, money and time.
In order to make progress you will have to make choices, face doubts and be criticised by your peers.
You have chosen to learn one of the more challenging martial arts.
This is not what most people do with their time.
Your curiosity had led you on a journey that is not for everyone.
It requires a steady commitment, patience, enthusiasm, money and time.
In order to make progress you will have to make choices, face doubts and be criticised by your peers.
Sunday
Joke
Which reminds me of a corny joke about the Buddhist who walked up to the hot
dog vendor and said, "Make me one with everything."
The hot dog vendor gave him his food and requested payment. The Buddhist had only a $5 bill, so after giving it to the vendor he asked for change.
The vendor replied, "Change comes from within."
(Sue Heavenrich)
The hot dog vendor gave him his food and requested payment. The Buddhist had only a $5 bill, so after giving it to the vendor he asked for change.
The vendor replied, "Change comes from within."
(Sue Heavenrich)
Saturday
The role of pushing hands
Pushing hands can be seen as a form of grappling.
Having made contact with an opponent, you are essentially pushing hands.
At this point, you can employ any of the three main areas of skill in order to incapacitate the attacker:
Having made contact with an opponent, you are essentially pushing hands.
At this point, you can employ any of the three main areas of skill in order to incapacitate the attacker:
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Shuai jiao (grappling)
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Chin na (seizing)
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Jing (energy expression)
Pushing hands fills the gap between
an attack being launched and the defender finishing off the opponent.
It is not and end in itself and cannot realistically be used in combat.
It is not and end in itself and cannot realistically be used in combat.
Friday
Passing green
Green belt is the first of the intermediate belts.
It is not a difficult belt to pass.
The green belt student exchanges their T-shirt for a tai chi suit, and the real taijiquan training begins.
The next 3 belts are much harder to pass and the training is decidedly more martial.
A green belt student may opt to study baguazhang alongside their taijiquan.
It is not a difficult belt to pass.
The green belt student exchanges their T-shirt for a tai chi suit, and the real taijiquan training begins.
The next 3 belts are much harder to pass and the training is decidedly more martial.
A green belt student may opt to study baguazhang alongside their taijiquan.
Thursday
Bridging exercise
Exercises such as 'pushing hands' must be seen in the wider context of the tai
chi.
They are not an end in themselves.
Pushing hands is a learning tool for teaching skills that must eventually be utilised in self defence.
However, pushing hands is not an a combat skill in its own right.
No sane person would believe that pushing hands enabled them to use tai chi in a real-life combat situation.
The exercise is about contact and sensitivity, feeling and stickiness, learning to sense using your nervous system rather than your thoughts.
They are not an end in themselves.
Pushing hands is a learning tool for teaching skills that must eventually be utilised in self defence.
However, pushing hands is not an a combat skill in its own right.
No sane person would believe that pushing hands enabled them to use tai chi in a real-life combat situation.
The exercise is about contact and sensitivity, feeling and stickiness, learning to sense using your nervous system rather than your thoughts.
Warrior/sage
To be martial requires discipline, courage, and perseverance. It has nothing to do with killing. People fail to look beyond this one narrow aspect of being a warrior and so overlook all the other excellent qualities that can be gained from training. A warrior is not a cruel murderer. A warrior is a protector of ideals, principle and honour. A warrior is noble and heroic.
A warrior will have many opponents in a lifetime, but the ultimate opponent is the warrior's own self. Within a fighter's personality are a wide array of demons to be conquered: fear, laziness, ignorance, selfishness, egotism, and so many more. To talk of overpowering other people is inconsequential. To actually overcome one's own defects is the true nature of victory. That is why so many religions depict warriors in their iconography. These images are not symbols for dominating others. Rather, they are symbols of the ferocity and determination that we need to overcome the demons within ourselves.
(Deng Meng-Dao)
A warrior will have many opponents in a lifetime, but the ultimate opponent is the warrior's own self. Within a fighter's personality are a wide array of demons to be conquered: fear, laziness, ignorance, selfishness, egotism, and so many more. To talk of overpowering other people is inconsequential. To actually overcome one's own defects is the true nature of victory. That is why so many religions depict warriors in their iconography. These images are not symbols for dominating others. Rather, they are symbols of the ferocity and determination that we need to overcome the demons within ourselves.
(Deng Meng-Dao)
Wednesday
Adversity tests character
Anyone can be calm and pleasant when things are going their way. Adversity
is another matter. It is an opportunity to see how adaptable, flexible and
resilient you really are.
Bad weather is a good example:
Most people accept that they have responsibilities and just get on with life, allowing a little more time and taking much more care.
Other people use bad weather as an excuse to neglect their commitments and whine about their own personal hardship. They crumple and their weakness is shown.
Two years back we drove from Durham to Newcastle (10 miles) at rush hour every Monday throughout the Winter and it took about 90 minutes. Many students who lived within 5 miles of the class failed to attend on the grounds of bad weather.
Adversity affects us all. No one is spared. It is not the adversity that matters, but how we cope with it.
Bad weather is a good example:
Most people accept that they have responsibilities and just get on with life, allowing a little more time and taking much more care.
Other people use bad weather as an excuse to neglect their commitments and whine about their own personal hardship. They crumple and their weakness is shown.
Two years back we drove from Durham to Newcastle (10 miles) at rush hour every Monday throughout the Winter and it took about 90 minutes. Many students who lived within 5 miles of the class failed to attend on the grounds of bad weather.
Adversity affects us all. No one is spared. It is not the adversity that matters, but how we cope with it.
Tuesday
Sensitivity
Pushing hands and the other sensitivity drills train the student to flow
with the incoming force.
This is not simply evasion or random movement.
The student must maintain contact and yield with skill and awareness.
Your body acts as a feeler; sensing movement, tension... and intention.
This is not simply evasion or random movement.
The student must maintain contact and yield with skill and awareness.
Your body acts as a feeler; sensing movement, tension... and intention.
New starters @ £7.50
If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Monday
Presence
Students learn how to feel rather than think.
They re-train their nervous system to respond rather than anticipate.
Instead of psyching-up and getting-ready, the student becomes calm and patient; responding to what is happening as it is happening.
They re-train their nervous system to respond rather than anticipate.
Instead of psyching-up and getting-ready, the student becomes calm and patient; responding to what is happening as it is happening.
Sunday
Skills
Pushing hands trains a variety of skills:
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Peng
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Timing
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Rhythm
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Patience
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Presence
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Stickiness
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Sensitivity
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Composure
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Practical yielding
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Optimal framework
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Going with the flow
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Manipulation of balance
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Non-opposition of force
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Listening with your body
Induction course
New students undertake a 4 week induction course with a view to
joining the school
on the 4th lesson:
• £25
• 4 consecutive classes
• Learn new skills every week
• Receive corrections, tip & pointers
• One-to-one assessment throughout the course
Students can undertake the induction course any time throughout the year.
At the end of the course the student is halfway through passing their first belt.
• £25
• 4 consecutive classes
• Learn new skills every week
• Receive corrections, tip & pointers
• One-to-one assessment throughout the course
Students can undertake the induction course any time throughout the year.
At the end of the course the student is halfway through passing their first belt.
Saturday
Partner work
Pushing hands enables a student to train
a wide variety of skills without the danger associated with
combat.
There are many different kinds of pushing hands exercises, including:
There are many different kinds of pushing hands exercises, including:
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Single pushing hands
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Double pushing hands
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Da lu
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Monkey paws
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Central equilibrium: maintain the centre
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Yielding exercise
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Yielding basic skills
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Pushing legs
All of these exercises are variations on a theme;
teaching similar but different skills.
Friday
Use the website
Master Waller has written his
website over many years.
It reflects decades of experience, practice, study, research and functional application.
The A-Z contains a massive list of topics.
Use the website to supplement your own training.
Virtually every aspect of the syllabus can be supplemented by reading and re-reading the website.
We have received many positive e-mails over the years expressing gratitude for the website.
It reflects decades of experience, practice, study, research and functional application.
The A-Z contains a massive list of topics.
Use the website to supplement your own training.
Virtually every aspect of the syllabus can be supplemented by reading and re-reading the website.
We have received many positive e-mails over the years expressing gratitude for the website.
Tai chi exercise teacher
Not every tai chi instructor wants to learn taijiquan. Some people just have an
interest in exercise.
This is fine, providing they take their training seriously.
Expect a tai chi exercise teacher to have:
• Insurance
• At least 10 years experience behind them
• A detailed understanding of tai chi philosophy and the tai chi classics
• Extensive teacher training with a qualified (and skilled) taijiquan instructor
• Instructor affiliation with The Tai Chi Union for Great Britain or equivalent body
• In-depth knowledge of whole-body strength, biomechanics and healthy body use
This is fine, providing they take their training seriously.
Expect a tai chi exercise teacher to have:
• Insurance
• At least 10 years experience behind them
• A detailed understanding of tai chi philosophy and the tai chi classics
• Extensive teacher training with a qualified (and skilled) taijiquan instructor
• Instructor affiliation with The Tai Chi Union for Great Britain or equivalent body
• In-depth knowledge of whole-body strength, biomechanics and healthy body use
Thursday
Questionnaires & assignments
Charles Darwin said that it is not the fittest or the strongest who survive, but
the ones most able to adapt, change and improvise.
To do this you need a very flexible mind.
We set our students questionnaires and assignments throughout their training.
At first, some people are reluctant to undertake this kind of work.
They look at mainstream martial arts classes and believe that it is enough to beat a man to the ground with your fists...
Study is not what they expected or are used to.
But the internal arts are not mainstream.
Tai chi and baguazhang embody taoist principles and insights. How can you apply these if you do not know what they are?
You want to make progress? Do the study.
To do this you need a very flexible mind.
We set our students questionnaires and assignments throughout their training.
At first, some people are reluctant to undertake this kind of work.
They look at mainstream martial arts classes and believe that it is enough to beat a man to the ground with your fists...
Study is not what they expected or are used to.
But the internal arts are not mainstream.
Tai chi and baguazhang embody taoist principles and insights. How can you apply these if you do not know what they are?
You want to make progress? Do the study.
Passion
You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries.
They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"
(Serendipity)
They only asked one question after a man died: "Did he have passion?"
(Serendipity)
Wednesday
Study
Studying taoist,
zen and martial arts
literature will open
your mind to new ideas, to
possibilities you had
not considered.
Authors such as Krishnamurti will significantly challenge long-held opinions and beliefs.
Serious contemplation will lead to a more resilient, flexible mind.
A mind capable of spontaneously changing as the circumstances require.
Change is not easy for most people; they cling to what was or to their narrow perception of what could be.
Even a small amount of reading every day will subtly change your consciousness.
You will begin to have insights, make connections and recognise associations and themes.
The expansion of consciousness will be notable over time.
Besides, without a comprehensive grasp of the principles of taoism, baguazhang and tai chi, how are you ever going to make the art work?
Authors such as Krishnamurti will significantly challenge long-held opinions and beliefs.
Serious contemplation will lead to a more resilient, flexible mind.
A mind capable of spontaneously changing as the circumstances require.
Change is not easy for most people; they cling to what was or to their narrow perception of what could be.
Even a small amount of reading every day will subtly change your consciousness.
You will begin to have insights, make connections and recognise associations and themes.
The expansion of consciousness will be notable over time.
Besides, without a comprehensive grasp of the principles of taoism, baguazhang and tai chi, how are you ever going to make the art work?
Monday
Listen to the instructor
Skills take time to cultivate, explore
and understand.
There are no quick fixes, no shortcuts, no sudden enlightenment.
The danger with ignoring the step-by-step learning process is that you begin to follow the dictates of your own ego, rather than the direction of the instructor.
You are imposing your own agenda.
What you value and regard as being important is unlikely to coincide with the values of your instructor.
There are no quick fixes, no shortcuts, no sudden enlightenment.
The danger with ignoring the step-by-step learning process is that you begin to follow the dictates of your own ego, rather than the direction of the instructor.
You are imposing your own agenda.
What you value and regard as being important is unlikely to coincide with the values of your instructor.
New starters @ £7.50
We offer two beginners classes in Newcastle:
If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Doors open at 6:45 PM
If you want to try the class, there is no need to e-mail in advance.
Just come along.
We welcome adults of all ages.
Prior experience is not expected. New starters are treated as beginners.
Sunday
Be patient
It is common to see new students attempting to jump ahead: trying out
more complex skills prematurely.
This may be the result of enthusiasm.
Or it may be impatience.
Whatever the cause, it usually results in failure.
This may be the result of enthusiasm.
Or it may be impatience.
Whatever the cause, it usually results in failure.
Jerky
The nervous system is spread throughout your entire body and affects the
internal balance.
Many people are jerky and twitchy; like a nervous bird looking for food.
They do not move in a relaxed, fluid manner.
Being restless and agitated affects body language, and can make the individual emotionally volatile.
These people appear to be profoundly uncomfortable in their own body: irritable, tense, bored, fidgety.
Many people are jerky and twitchy; like a nervous bird looking for food.
They do not move in a relaxed, fluid manner.
Being restless and agitated affects body language, and can make the individual emotionally volatile.
These people appear to be profoundly uncomfortable in their own body: irritable, tense, bored, fidgety.
Saturday
Neigong & jing
Everyone is different
Everyone comes from a different mental and physical background, and
brings with them a unique set of quirks and habits.
Shedding these takes time.
Someone may struggle to begin with and then blossom later. Others may always struggle.
This is simply the way things are.
Shedding these takes time.
Someone may struggle to begin with and then blossom later. Others may always struggle.
This is simply the way things are.
Plank of wood chest
Some people are so accustomed to
acting tough that they forget that it is a
front.
They posture and strut in a parody of masculinity.
This is an elaborate disguise designed to hide their inner fears and uncertainties.
Two common indicators are the plank of wood chest and walking on the balls of the feet.
The chest is not a solid lump of bone and needs to flex as you breathe.
The human foot naturally walks heel-to-toe.
They posture and strut in a parody of masculinity.
This is an elaborate disguise designed to hide their inner fears and uncertainties.
Two common indicators are the plank of wood chest and walking on the balls of the feet.
The chest is not a solid lump of bone and needs to flex as you breathe.
The human foot naturally walks heel-to-toe.
Friday
8 styles
There are only eight known styles of internal martial art (neijiaquan):
• Supreme ultimate fist (taijiquan)
• 8 trigrams palm (baguazhang)
• Form/intention fist (xingyiquan)
• Water fist (liuhebafa)
• Spreading power from the back fist (tongbeiquan)
• Natural fist (ziranmen)
• Eight extremities fist (bajiquan)
• Mind fist (yiquan)/the great accomplishment (dachengquan)
We teach the first two arts.
• Supreme ultimate fist (taijiquan)
• 8 trigrams palm (baguazhang)
• Form/intention fist (xingyiquan)
• Water fist (liuhebafa)
• Spreading power from the back fist (tongbeiquan)
• Natural fist (ziranmen)
• Eight extremities fist (bajiquan)
• Mind fist (yiquan)/the great accomplishment (dachengquan)
We teach the first two arts.
Differentiation
We enable all students to access the curriculum relative to each
individual's ability.
This means that those who struggle are assisted.
Those who do fine are developed.
And those who do well are challenged further.
This means that those who struggle are assisted.
Those who do fine are developed.
And those who do well are challenged further.
Bogus tai chi
My
teacher Sifu Woo said to me once, "If there's a million people doing tai chi
in Tiananmen Square, nine hundred ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and
ninety nine aren't doing a damned thing". It's no different there than here.
(Paul
Gale)
The instructor
The world is saturated with well-meaning, inexperienced tai chi chuan instructors.
These instructors are teaching an imbalanced syllabus and fail to offer the complete art.
The art is slowly being ruined, watered down to a point where there is nothing internal left.
Seek expert guidance from a trained professional. Do not entrust your wellbeing to an amateur.
These instructors are teaching an imbalanced syllabus and fail to offer the complete art.
The art is slowly being ruined, watered down to a point where there is nothing internal left.
Seek expert guidance from a trained professional. Do not entrust your wellbeing to an amateur.
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