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Borrowing Energy
When pushed, you have a choice:
1) Do you allow the energy of that push to meet its target (in this case probably the point on your spine that is level with the arms of the person pushing)?
2) Do you redirect that energy to where YOU want it to go?
If the latter, then how do you do it?
James Drewe
Jul 233 min read


Peng
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
James Drewe
Mar 14 min read


Song 松 & Peng
Following the previous blog, a question was posted about it: “… How does Song relate to the other thing which is said regularly, that...
James Drewe
May 15, 20183 min read


Sinking Qi (2)
In fact it’s the act of not-doing… definitely a verbal contradiction.
I spent many years thinking that ‘sinking your qi’ was something that
James Drewe
Dec 10, 20172 min read


I’ve Got That Sinking Feeling.
If you’ve ever been at the seaside and put your foot on a raised rock, and then attempted to push yourself up using only the leg on the rock
James Drewe
Nov 19, 20173 min read


Heavy Arms
Each of your arms weighs about 8-10lbs (roughly 3.5-4.5Kg).
That’s heavy… though we don’t really notice it because either the arms are ...
James Drewe
Jul 23, 20172 min read


Making a Connection in Taiji & Qigong – Sinking Qi
When you first begin tai chi and qigong, you spend most of your time trying to remember the positions of arms and legs in the various ...
James Drewe
Jan 23, 20173 min read


Sinking to Move (1) – The Lower Limbs
I’ve often noticed when teaching the Yang 24 that balance in certain movements often causes a problem for students – incidentally, this isn’
James Drewe
May 19, 20154 min read


Sinking to Move (2) – Connecting the Upper Body
Sinking to Move (1) was about sinking the qi from the waist downwards. Sinking to Move (2) is about connecting the upper body to the lower
James Drewe
May 19, 20153 min read
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