Author: thomas

  • Further indications concerning Zhan zhuang

    1.Before starting post standing you should have already empty your bowels, avoiding from interrupting your post standing, 2.Before post standing you should loose your tie and belt, take off your watch, open shoelaces so that all limbs feel free to move. 3.For beginner in post standing and convalescent practitioner with weaker body, during your post…

  • Zhineng Qigong How to Feel Chi

    r. Ming Pang – The founder of Zhineng Qigong showed his students how to feel chi through La Chi. La Chi is a method to gather chi (life energy) between the palms through pulling open and pushing close the hands. Chi collected can be used for healing. Reference: http://www.youtube.com/user/Yuanjue Literature: Life More Abundant: The Science…

  • Peter Ralston Pushhands in Jasnieres

    Peter Ralston push hands at the gathering of T’ai Chi practitioners in Jasnieres, France. Reference: www.youtube.com/user/ChengHsin www.chenghsin.com

  • Li Chugongs Chen Style Taiji

    Reference:adfeatherstone youtube.com

  • Chen Zhonghua Withdraw is to issue

    Chen Zhonghua talks about the principle of “withdraw is to issue” ( Shou Ji Shi Fang ) in his Chen Style Taiji. Links: Practicalmethod youtube.com www.chenzhonghua.org

  • Pushhands with Adam Mizner

    “Mindful awareness is the supreme tool in training, and is the essential energy of taiji. This energy is classically known in taiji circles as ting jing or listening energy. So what is it that we listen to? Through mindfulness we direct our awareness to the knowing or listening to form, feelings, mind and phenomena. First…

  • Guarding the One

    Attainment of the Prime of the One Is not a gift from Heaven. Realization of Great Nonbeing Is the state of highest immortality. Light restrained, a hidden brilliance, The body one with nature: There is true peace, won but not pursued. Script kept forever at rest. In serenity and beauty: this is perfection! Body and…

  • The concept of Space and Time in Yichuan

    Master Master Cheuk Fung talks about Hun Yuan strength, space & time in Yichuan “Hunyuan strength refers to oneness, whole body strength or six surfaces strength. It is different from regular strength. The easiest way would be to show you, but, since you’re writing this down the best we can do is compare it with…

  • Return to Spring

    with Master Li Jun Feng Links: www.shengzhen.org

  • Masakane Inoue Ki Breathing Method

    Allow one’s exhalation to flow out naturally and one’s inhalation to enter the body freely. Exhale so as to reach the far ends of the Universe and inhale so as to concentrate our breath infinitesimally to a point in the lower abdomen. Reference: Ki in Daily Life by Koichi Tohei ISBN 4889960716 p.68

  • The Kung Fu Warrior

    A wonderful clip from the Hong Kong movie “The Kung Fu Warrior” where the master shows his skills in stick fighting against a bunch of local hooligans.

  • Patting Methods

    Patting is a simple massage therapy for keeping fit and is helpful for strengthening the tendons and bones, developing muscle tissue, lubricating the joints, improving blood circulation, reinforcing functions of internal viscera and metabolism. Patting is performed by oneself with hands or fists. After patting, the body feels light, clear, comfortable and quickened. This method…

  • Four Ways of Equilibrium

    When your head is in equilibrium, your body will be in equilibrium. When your body is in equilibrium, you energy (Qi) will be in equilibrium. When you energy is in equilibrium, your mind will be in equilibrium. Reference: The Taoist Secrets of Long Life and Good Health: A Complete Programme to Rejuvenate Mind, Body and…

  • Gin Soon Chu’s Dynamic Push Hands

    An Interview with Grandmaster Gin Soon Chu by Tai Chi & Alternative Health Magazine* TCAH: Master Chu, when did you first begin to study Tai Chi Chuan? GSC: I began to practice Yang style under Master Lai Hok Soon in 1956 with a very close friend, Mr. Chan Ping Tim. Before this time I had…

  • Breathing Power

    by Nianzu Li Links: Nianzu Li youtube.com