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Build a Good Structure
The way we practice Taiji is the same as building a house: When we build a house, we build a frame first...
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Tension and Looseness
The character of water is that it goes where there is no resistance. If you don’t create resistance for it, it will flow quickly.
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Focus and Intention
When you shoot pool, what is the goal? ...Focus on exactly what you want and where you want to go. That’s called intent.
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Points of Reference
If we don’t have points of reference, it’s easy to get lost. We have to know where we’ve been in order to plan where we’re going.
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From Conscious to Subconscious
Learning is a journey and a process of growth. There are many levels or steps that we have to go through before we can say, “I understood”.
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Maintaining Balance within Constant Change
Everything is in a state of constant change and that makes us constantly have to adjust our balance.
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Energy Flows in Twelve Directions
Only when we can see in our mind that our body moves in a three-dimensional spherical rotation, then the body will become alive.
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Keeping the Water Clear
... most important is to use the heart to hear.
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Keeping Balance in the Midst of Change
Right now, we need to practice at home, so we are using new methods to find better balance and make needed corrections to our form.
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The Shortest Distance between Two Points is a Curved Line
Moving with Taiji energy is more like aiming a satellite. Its path can only be calculated in a curved line. In Yang-style Taiji, we...
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Don't study with a famous teacher; Learn from a teacher who understands.
When we practice Taiji, we are seeking understanding of the energies of Yin 阴and Yang 阳, so clearing the mind is the first step to entering
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Lifting the Head to Raise the Spirit
We can never forget that we are practicing Taiji with this goal of achieving a good spirit.
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