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Working From The Centre (Part 2)
Leading with the Correct bit
Everyone can pull their perineum (the group of muscles between the genitals and the anus), also known as the 'pelvic floor' upwards; you do it when you want to stop urinating in mid-flow. However, when you do that particular action in that way, you are leading with the perineum.
The same applies with the abdomen; everyone can pull their stomach/abdomen in, e.g. to get into a tight pair of trousers, but again, you are leading with the muscles
James Drewe
Jun 13 min read


Working From the Centre (Part 1)
The Magical Number '3'
You've probably noticed that things work in threes; any more than that, and the brain starts to find it harder to juggle the concepts.
For example, and not in any order:- ...
James Drewe
May 14 min read


Look at the Spaces in Between
Nowadays I find it strange that, when I was first learning in the 70s and 80s, no one ever explained this; but maybe I just didn't hear it..
James Drewe
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)
I know that we can take our arms behind our backs, but, by and large, we use the arms in front of our bodies in nearly everything we do as..
James Drewe
Oct 1, 20233 min read


Moving from the Centre.
If you were to lie a cartwheel on its axle and then spin it around, a point on the rim of the wheel would move yards, whereas a point on ...
James Drewe
Nov 29, 20173 min read


‘Sucking & Tucking’
How do you get your pelvis to tilt?
I’ve found that for most people, it’s very difficult to move the pelvis (other than turning it to ...
James Drewe
Jun 5, 20162 min read


Qigong… Why bother?
In the majority of my classes I teach some qigong as a warm-up.
I do this for a number of reasons:-
1. to introduce the various different...
James Drewe
Jan 31, 20164 min read


‘Open’ & ‘Close’ in taiji. (2) Using the limbs
When you are standing with one leg in front of you and the other behind (i.e. in an Empty stance) and, using only your chest, you push somet
James Drewe
Sep 19, 20143 min read
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