Tai Chi Warm Ups Part 2: Lower Body

Tai Chi Warm Ups are an essential part of your tai chi training. In Part 1, we cover the upper body. In Part 2, we cover the lower body.

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Tai Chi Warm Ups Part 1: Upper Body

Tai Chi Warm Ups are an essential part of your tai chi training. In Part 1, we cover the upper body. In Part 2, we cover the lower body.

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Chen Tai Chi First Routine

Chen tai chi old frame first routine (Laojia Yilu) teaches how to practice tai chi and why – it holds the key to understanding tai chi’s deepest meaning.

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Tai Chi Posture Rule # 1

When you study tai chi, the first thing you learn is how to stand. The rules for posture have one goal: to perfectly align your body with gravity.

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Qigong Breathing: Open Close Method

This ancient qigong breathing method heals your body, regenerates joints, and builds internal power. Clearly explained step by step.

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Tai Chi Form: How to Practice

What Is Tai Chi Form? The tai chi form is a combination of tai chi postures and movements practiced in a specific sequence. Each style of tai chi, and most martial arts for that matter, have their own specific forms. Purpose of forms The tai chi forms were created as way to organize and preserve

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Tai Chi Stance: Internal or External?

In this article we will discuss the difference between internal and external as it relates to your tai chi stance. And  we will provide a simple exercise you can do to make sure you are cultivating the internal component.

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Tai Chi Form: Traditional vs Modern

The purpose of this article is to define the differences between traditional and modern (competition) tai chi forms, and why it is important for the future of tai chi to preserve the ancient traditions.

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Tai Chi Silk Reeling

Silk reeling is tai chi’s spiraling whole body movements. This article defines what silk reeling is, and its benefits for health self defense.

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Tai Chi: The Art of Standing

In this article we discuss 3 methods how to stand to achieve proper alignment – the key to all tai chi postures and movements.

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