Cook Ding's Kitchen: Whole Body Movement in Taijiquan: At Thoughts on Tai  Chi , there was a good post about whole body movement. An excerpt is below. The full post may be read here . I try to fo ..read more

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  Every step should have the potential for a kick ..read more

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 Amazing what you can find on Youtube. One of the first books I bought about Tai Chi was by Lawrence Gallante. Here he is doing Ch'eng Man Ch'ing's form ..read more

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So over the past month I've been focusing on stepping forwards. Firstly I've been making sure I don't just put the heel down and transfer the weight immediately. I put the foot down without any weight to ensure it's safe to transfer the weight. I may also want to pick the foot up to step elsewhere without lurching backwards to do so or execute a kick. This means staying on the supporting leg a little bit longer.  Secondly I step with the ball of the foot almost touching down before the heel and foot rest on the ground. The image I have is a swallow swooping down but very gently ..read more

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