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by rmallis
Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:06 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Theory and Principles
Topic: "When one part moves..."
Replies: 70
Views: 36585

Re: "When one part moves..."

Greetings everyone, I am a Wu Style practitioner. I have a question that I hope will lead to some discussion about a statement in Louis Swaim's book: "The Essence and Applications of Yang Style Taijiquan, p. 117. The specific statement is as follows: "Carve this, each moment into your min...
by rmallis
Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:52 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Chuan - Barehand Form
Topic: Erle Montaigue?
Replies: 29
Views: 28079

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The real mystery is.... what did Chen Changxing teach Yang lu Chan? Yang style is NOT a simplified Chen style as some would think. There is a distillation of Chen style techniques, but there is also a wealth of "other" techniques not orthodox to chen style. Known small frame Chen styles d...
by rmallis
Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:24 pm
Forum: Tai Chi Chuan - Barehand Form
Topic: i'm doing only one tai chi movement, this will help?
Replies: 3
Views: 3840

Re: i'm doing only one tai chi movement, this will help?

This is a basic chi kung exercise. Breathing in on 1-3 and out on 4-6. It will help concentrate your mind, and relax your body. Chen Zhengli taught it as tai chi-related chi kung that he highly recommened doing at least 10 min each day. He said that if you practice you can get to 3-4 breaths per min...