How to Lift the Knee Higher in Taiji & Qigong
In both in taiji and in qigong there is often the need to raise the knee, either to kick, or perhaps as an exercise for the pelvis, or...
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James Drewe
Mar 17, 20192 min
Tucking Under… Don’t FORCE it.
The mechanics. When you sit down on to a chair, you automatically, and without forcing it, do a pelvic tilt. If you don’t, you run the...
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James Drewe
Mar 11, 20193 min
The Breathing of Movement in Tai Chi & Qigong.
Walking & ‘Open/Close’. If you picture your body as a mobile vertical line, what allows you to be mobile is your ability to split that...
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James Drewe
Jan 9, 20192 min
Pulling up Your Undercarriage.
The perineum. Between the thighs, approximately midway between the genitals and the anus, is the midpoint of the muscles that can be...
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James Drewe
Dec 12, 20183 min
Pelvic Tilting and your Health.
What is a pelvic tilt? Stage 1: If you put your fingertips on the upper border of your symphysis pubis (pubic bone), and your thumb on...
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James Drewe
Nov 20, 20182 min
Sinking your Boat: (4) Results.
Balance. Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity. This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in...
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James Drewe
Nov 4, 20181 min
Sinking your Boat: (3) Practising Scuttling.
Practising. Practising the art of sinking is essential; it’s not going to happen on its own. When? The good thing is that you can...
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James Drewe
Oct 27, 20182 min
Sinking your Boat: (2) Above the Waterline.
Above the hull is the equipment that makes the sailing boat functional – mast & boom, shrouds & sails, sheets & cleats, and a burgee if...
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James Drewe
Oct 12, 20182 min
Sinking your Boat: (1) The Hull.
Behaving like a boat. Your body has a keel and a mast. The question is, how do you experience it? The hull & keel. This is your pelvis...
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James Drewe
Mar 25, 20186 min
Balance – Walking the Tightrope.
Balance. “An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady”. Some can, some sometimes can, and...
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James Drewe
Oct 6, 20173 min
You’ve Left Your Hips Behind.
‘Natural’ movement. We don’t usually think much about the way that we move around in our everyday lives; we just do it. However, when...
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James Drewe
Jan 23, 20173 min
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...
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James Drewe
Jun 17, 20163 min
The Use of the Pelvis; Lifting the Knee
In both in taiji and in qigong there is often the need to raise the knee, either to kick, or perhaps as an exercise for the pelvis, or...
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James Drewe
May 19, 20154 min
Sinking to Move (1) – The Lower Limbs
The Balance Problem in Certain Tai Chi & Qigong Moves I’ve often noticed when teaching the Yang 24 that balance in certain movements...
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James Drewe
Aug 18, 20143 min
‘Open’ & ‘Close’ in taiji. (1) Using the centre.
‘Open’ ( Kai , pron. ‘Kigh’, as in ‘ High ‘) & ‘Close’ ( He , pron. as in Her ) is one of the keystones to the internal aspect of taiji. ...
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