We all use Jin already, all the time
I’ve talked a lot about the idea of Jin on this blog, usually in reference to using the power of the ground in martial technique. However, talking about Jin only in this context starts to create the...
View ArticleTrust me, I’m a Doctor
The most recent episode of Trust Me, I’m a Doctor featured Tai Chi! “Michael Mosley finds out whether t’ai chi can offer the same health benefits as vigorous exercise – without all the huffing and...
View ArticleLightness in Taijiquan – walking like a cat
My post the other day about sinking in Taijiquan seems to have hit the right note, judging by how many shares it got on Facebook, so I thought I should also talk about its opposite – lightness....
View ArticleTai Chi’s crotch Dantien: store and release in the legs
In Tai Chi we all know we are told we should “round the crotch area” – sometimes called “Kua”, but more accurately called “Dang” in Chinese – but why? What does that mean anyway? I’m going to try and...
View ArticleTai Chi should be heavy, like a stone
One of the most frequent things you hear in BJJ is “move your hips“. Brazilian teachers tend to say “escape your hips“. Which is an odd-sounding translation of presumably something that sounds better...
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