Yang Family Tai Chi Discussion Board

Audi, First I am the same Michael that has been here now again for years. (wink) We haven't met, but I'd like to someday. I began with the Association's set from the beginning, but with the permission of my teacher explored other lines. What I learned from that was though each had a different outwar...

I have to agree with Jerry and most of what Audi said. I practiced hard styles for years before Tai chi. I saw eight year olds break boards and bricks. It really has no real purpose other than to impress audiences. It's really nothing more than than developing a focus on a spot and not retreating fr...

Ba-men, I have to disagree with you on the YCF form being the same as his grandfathers. Most of the literature will tell you YLC taught his sons the same sets, but there were "big circle" and "small Circle" training or sets. The two sons practiced different frames, a small frame ...

Anything you take into your lungs is not going to do you any good...try finding some good clean air in many places. I haven't burned it for many years. Louis, what's your problem with the smell of a skunk? It is what it is, embrace it! That's what I tell my wife anyway after I take in a deep inhalat...

I only skimmed most of the posts above. Barbara, I tend to view "non thinking" as an open receptive/responsive mind. It doesn't do too much or too little, it doesn't "force." It's like if you are trying to remember something, you concentrate and try real hard to remember, but tha...

Yuri, I've always enjoyed the intellectual side of discussion, but for me the definition of energies etc always came when I felt what it was and then thought Oh now I get it. But even then I find that words don't really explain it, maybe that's the fault of a non Chinese language.[wink] And I apprec...

I have always thoroughly enjoyed the discussions of the meanings of all the different terms, energies,.... But I wonder often if these really are nothing but a distraction, the intellect getting in the way of "real" learning. Learning that comes from physical experience or that which is ta...

It's going fine. Really it all comes down to "stuff." You stop for a minute and think of certain things that you thought were maybe important, but then you know none of it really was. The load of possessions has been lifted and I can seriously say it's not bad. I can replace what I "n...

Hi guys. I thought I was back, but now my house burned to the ground. Luck is a funny thing.

Hope you are all doing well, we will recover fine, lost everything but our lives, our dog. vehicles and three fly rods.

Make it good!

Michael

Louis, Audi, I hope you both are doing well. I had some "recovering" to do, the back got out of hand and lots of sciatica, it got to point where I was nearly 80% disabled..all I could do was the first section of the set and lots of Cloud Hands....LOTS of Cloud hands. I should change my use...

I am glad to see some old familiar "faces" still around, Louis, Bob and Audi. I hope you have all been doing well. Circumstance has drawn me away from here and even practice, but I am working my way back.

Catch you later.

Hopefully I am back again. Long story but the short of it is I was without the use of my right arm since last spring. I can tell you being right handed it was a challenge, esp working a computer. My right arm is going to have to learn the set all over again. It is funny what the body forgets. I have...

What "it" is depends on the situation. My favorite application of the hook hand I have stated before, and is nowhere described by any "authority" that I know of. I will just throw this in for the fun of it. Opponent to the "front" throws a right. Your right hand defelct...

Jerry and Bob, Fun club eh? I have had back problems for years, been in Physical therapy over and over. All of my therapists commented on the same thing...how fast I recovered each time, they know why. As bad as my back was I never failed in my practice. Actually when I practiced was the only time I...

It has been awhile since I have been around here. Catching up on all this has really has my head swimming. I had developed "Thoracic output Syndrome", where the major nerves and blood vessels that run to right arm were shut off in my neck. Especially in certain positions. It has been eight...