Tai Chi: Healthy Lifestyle

Posted from taichi heartwork 13 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

Ego is me opposed to you. The only way to befriend ego is to become perceived by ego as part of it, because, by definition, ego is always self-serving. And always mean – always taking; and if giving then giving to take. This is why Buddha recommends compassion – it is the one thing the ego canno... (original story)

Cheng Tin-Hung - The Martial Art Champion

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

An old photo of Cheng Tin-Hung taken after he had won the martial art championship in Taiwan.  (original story)

A Frog Starring at the Sky

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

A long time ago, a frog look into the sky from the bottom of a well said to himself, “The sky is limited. Why do I have to bother?” -- Chuang TzeIs this a common misconception of our world caused by our bias or non-open mindedness? Most people practicing Tai Chi nowadays are limiting what the... (original story)

How long will it take before you can use your Tai Chi for fighting?

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

Jet Li made the following comment in a recent interview: "Chinese martial arts are so extremely profound that most of the Chinese don't even understand the power themselves. It will take a long time to learn and practice." Is this all true? Is that the reason why all of the so-called Sifu, w... (original story)

Lower Your Cholesterol and Heal Your Heart

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

Heart decease has become the number one killer of our age. Unlike a decade ago, most health care practitioners agreed that diet and exercise are, in additional to medical treatments, also extremely important in the combat against heart attack.Tai Chi legend Wu Tu-Nan, who was strong and formidable ... (original story)

Great Britain to adopt Tai Chi for curing Heart Disease?

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

Tai Chi masters and doctors from Asian countries have stated all along that practicing Tai Chi diligently will improve or heal cardiovascular disease. In response to a recent study published in the American Journal of Medicine, which supports this claim with patients showing better movements and re... (original story)

Posture height characteristic of training in tai chi

Posted from Tai Chi Sword 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Practices

When a person performs tai chi chuan forms, most postures should meet the following:1. the entire body moves in an integrated, coordinated way;2. the whole body keeps in a stable, smooth, and upright way; no obvious ups and downs pusposely; Keep the balance between top and down;3. the whole body may... (original story)

SHAKING THE TIP

Posted from Tai Chi With Attitude 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

SHAKING THE TIPWhenever I do my weapons routines, I always try to get the tip to shake. This requires concentration and relaxation to do so.There are two reasons for this:A. Sifu Jang says that skill is measured by getting soft weapons hard (such as a nine-sectioned whip), and hard weapons soft (as ... (original story)

What can we learn from the Million Dollar Homepage fenzy?

Posted from Tai Chi Blog 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

A British college student has a simple, but outrageous idea a few months ago. It’s so simple that he just asked anyone who were interested to pay him one dollar a pixel on his website. That was four months ago. And today, he is a millionaire. (www.milliondollarhomepage.com)Wait a minute. Don�... (original story)

PRACTICING IN PUBLIC PARKS: TAI CHI IN THE REAL WORLD

Posted from Tai Chi With Attitude 21 days ago
Tai Chi : Daily Life

It is a common enough sight in this day and age: elderly Chinese people practicing Tai Chi, Qigong, and occasionally other Asian martial arts in a public park. This article is a general guideline to the do’s and don’ts that apply to doing your form in public. The reader will find there ... (original story)