Suspended by a Silk Thread
You often hear the expression that you should stand in both tai chi and qigong as though you are ‘suspended by a silk thread’. This is...
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James Drewe
Feb 1, 20223 min
‘Connecting’ the Body.
What does ‘relax’ mean? Try holding your arm out in front of you, stretching it out ahead of you. Leaving it in that position, relax 1)...
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James Drewe
Mar 14, 20204 min
What is ‘Hollowing the Chest’ in Tai Chi & Qigong?
Connecting movements in tai chi & qigong. Particularly in tai chi, but also in some moving Qigong sets, there comes a moment when you...
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James Drewe
May 12, 20193 min
How on Earth do you ‘Relax’?
Relaxation v. De-stressing. You might think that relaxation is the same thing as de-stressing, but there’s a difference. De-stressing...
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James Drewe
Apr 2, 20192 min
Song Yao / Kai Kua
Further to the previous blog… “ Song Yao ” = Release the waist (see previous blog on ‘Song’). “ Kai Kua ” = Open the Kua, or inguinal...
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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
Jun 30, 20183 min
Playing with your Spine.
From head to foot. When practicing taiji and qigong, we are often conscious of the forwards/backwards and the left/right of the...
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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
Dec 10, 20172 min
Sinking Qi (2)
It’s a feeling , you can’t actually do it. In fact it’s the act of not-doing… definitely a verbal contradiction. I spent many years...
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James Drewe
Nov 19, 20173 min
I’ve Got That Sinking Feeling.
Feeling 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...
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James Drewe
Jul 23, 20172 min
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...
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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
Nov 9, 20162 min
Stepping. Don’t Just Stick Your Foot Out.
How to step. It’s a much more conscious process than walking: Feet together Bend knees slightly Bending even more, start to extend a...
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James Drewe
Jul 17, 20164 min
Using Qi to produce Movement.
You breathe (hopefully). Maybe you breathe efficiently, maybe you don’t, but in order to live you obviously need both an ‘in’ and an...
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James Drewe
Nov 19, 20152 min
2-Person Exercises in Taiji (2) – Maintaining Your Integrity
Continuing … from the previous blog … What’s the point of 2-person work? We are taught that tai chi should be comfortable and relaxed ,...
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James Drewe
Jul 27, 20151 min
Turning & stepping 90 degrees in taiji & qigong
From a standing position: 1) Suck in your abdominal muscles, (thereby connecting the upper thigh to the torso). 2) When you can, draw...
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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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