Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Thnakyou for you added comments Bob3 very interesting.

Thnaks to all for your responces.


Ripdo.

Thanks David very helpfull, I will take all above into account. I do on average 1 hour per day with 2 privrate lessons per week. What makes a good instuctor? Is there any structure or program to tai chi? ie is there a sequence of things you learn or does a instuctor just pull out what he wants to le...

Yes! it seems that theres quite alot to take into account for somthink so simple yet vey complex. So how long would it take for a fit healthy person to learn Tai Chi untill it becomes a effective martial Art for self defence. I know you can say "how long is a peice of string" but compared ...

Thankyou all for your comments I have learned
much more than I ask for thanks.

Just one more question? Can weight training hinder the development of chi and will it stop me learning the skill of tai chi to be soft when one is hard as my muscles are hard as rock.

So should I be excerting my phisical effort
to the full or try to use my mind?

At the moment Im pushing untill my arms are dead and totaly out of breath.

While doing dynamic pushing hands one holds the presure while one is applying it. As my goal is to develope Chi should I be be pushing or be on the other side or does both ways have to be applyed ? Is the same thing developed when either doing the pushing or holding the pressure from your opponent d...

How long should it take to achive some Chi using the pushing hands if we would pratice 3 hours a day?

Danny.