The concept of 'Peng' is often explained as feeling as though you are balloon being blown up, or a feeling as though you are simultaneously

Working with a partner, you held a tai chi posture, and your partner would push against you; I seem to remember that it was a bit hit and ..

We could describe an ‘unpleasant event’ as something that happens to us that we perceive that we don’t want. There are many correlations ...

You don't have to be interested in martial arts, fighting, defending yourself, or contact sports of any kind in order to do taiji...

I've always loved both tai chi and qigong. Initially my interest was sparked by a close encounter with violence in the street, and it was

Strictly speaking, and depending upon your interpretation of ‘relax’, it’s a bit of a contradiction. If you relax your arm, it will fall...

The Spinal Line. 1. Crown of head (not to be confused with the hair whorl) 2. Perineum 3. Point between the feet...

I mentioned something that had happened many years ago in a class: I had a student who, through my own inexperience of teaching, learnt the

Following  the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...

I had a problem in a class recently. Someone stopped ‘feeling’ and began ‘doing his moves’. We were doing some partner work, and one of ...

Partner-work explains the differing uses of the torso and limbs – i.e. the ‘units’ of attack/defence: 1) the body, 2) the shoulders, 3) the

What’s the point of 2-person taiji work? 1) To understand our own stability is obvious when we’re standing on one leg, it’s simply a case of

Tai chi is about change and adaptability; this is not obvious when doing solo tai chi, but when you work with a partner, you become very ...

We are taught that tai chi should be comfortable and relaxed, but when we do tai chi alone, our preconceptions of what it feels like to ...

Two-person exercises cause a problem for many tai chi practitioners. Some don’t like touching other people, some get frustrated because the

‘Balance’ in taiji One of the aspect of taiji is to allow ‘freedom of movement’, so that the body never inhibits itself. ‘Freedom of move...

When bringing the rear foot forward, it shouldn’t lift up as though stepping over an object – this raises the energy. Similarly, when the...