Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Dear All, I'm new on this forum and registered myself to learn more about a specific form of Yang-style Tai Chi, the sitting form tailored to frail older adults. I have read about this form of Tai Chi in several scientific papers wherein studies were described which implemented this form of Tai Chi...

Greeting! I have found breathing is very interesting and fascinating in the practice of Tai Chi and Qigong. Breathing was always mentioned by the Kung Fu practitioners. Have you ever thought what breathing means or referred to. Well, here is my understanding from reading and experienced by following...

Greetings, Qigong involves breathing but it is not its raison d'etre........ ..... I am unaware of any scientific studies done to prove or disprove these stated benefits, but it definitely does have beneficial effects that one can feel. The existence of 'meridians' is something western science is s...

Hi ChiDragon, .... For example, in Yang Chengfu’s tenth essential, he states, “When practicing slowly, the breathing (huxi 呼吸) deepens and lengthens; the qi sinks to the dantian.” He pointedly refers to breathing (huxi) and the sinking of the qi as distinct but related actions. Why would Yang Cheng...

Greeting Louis I do agree the character 氣(chi) has many meanings. However, each field has applied each own definition. It's not possible to use all the universal meanings of the character in one area. One can only apply the actual meaning where it fits. It was to the best of my knowledge to define t...

How do you initiate an attack or launch a pre-emptive strike to close the gap safely against an opponent who does not want to engage you directly such as counter fighter who uses his range as a defensive measure such as a western boxer? You do nothing while the opponent is not launching an attack. ...

....... I've never head of sitting meditation being used before, and personally if i had 20 minutes extra to meditate, id' much prefer to do the long form again. My question is, i guess...Is there any real benefits that can be gained from sitting meditation when training Tai Chi? I know that the ca...

I have noticed ..... you get the head face red and hot, when you practice TC for a long time without pausing (1 hour or more). It was explained as a breathing fault, as a necessity to bring down Qi to the lower tan-tien,............ this is not so easy to do all times.] It is correct that it's not ...

I have noticed that some times you get the head face red and hot, when you practice TC for a long time without pausing (1 hour or more). It was explained as a breathing fault, as a necessity to bring down Qi to the lower tan-tien, which can be done enhancing breathing to be more deeper and lower, t...

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I was wondering if weight lifting is detrimental to tai chi progress. I've heard from some people that it is not a good idea as it will cause tension in the muscles. Then there are others that would argue that in the early days of tai chi, many practitio...

This is the best way I understand, practice and explain it. If one looks into all the styles of Qigong, one will notice that all Qigong involve in slow movements and slow and long deep breathing. One must pay close attention to the slow, and long deep breathing. It is because by going through the mo...

Did you mean step forward and step backward instead step in and out....???