Tai Chi QiGong Healing exercises the 5 animals amputated Wu Qin Xi

Introduction of tai chi qigong old 5 animal frolic wu exercises qin xi for fantastic flexibility, coordination, and fun for anyone who dares to try

Not the powerful and flexible movements of Kung Fu! Not the dynamic and targeted movements of Dim Mak! Rates are not the slow continuous work of Tai Chi!The introduction of the fantastic flexibility, coordination and fun of 5 animal amputated. you can see in the accompanying photo fun enjoyed with 5 animals Frolic ... in full swing.

During the recent workshops held in april, Si Jie Chris Everett led us by the ancient form of Wu Qin Xi or 5 animal amputated. interesting details were provided by Si Jie of the old form and historically famous creator, givingus an insight into the form s intention and purpose.

We started with the form with a calm mind and body and slowly, in a relaxed state, we must ourselves to each of the 5 animals trying to identify and to emulate in our minds the intrinsic characteristics of each animal in succession:

> The quiet and controlled power of the Tiger > the alert and agile spirit of the deer > passive power of the hiking and ungainly beer > the brutal, smart and witty monkey > the serenity, balance and grace of the bird.

Whole day we felt our muscles, tendons and sinews gently shelving as our joints move through their full range of motion, as we improved our body awareness and control.

I personally loved every workshop I attended and, like many other participants which I have spoken with the since, have committed to putting my learning in the regular practice.

Thank you Si Jie for providing us with such a wonderful qigong experience and for your patience and helpful educational way.

Si Jie Sandra Neal

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Tai Chi Movements, you get more Power and more control

Sharing your Best Tai Chi or Tai Ji Quan, Qi Gong Dao Yin movements or techniques.

In this section on Tai Chi movements, we will also be on various topics such as positions and exercises for both beginners and advanced level students.

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This form of Yang style is most appropriate for beginners, it is very popular all over the world become. it improves balance, coordination, relaxation, natural strength and wellness.

So here's the first thing that you must learn about Tai Chi or Tai Ji Quan movements.

One of the hardest lessons to learn when studying TC as a suitability for health exercise or as a martial art, is to do less.

I don t mean practice less: no, almost certainly we can all do more of that.

I m on the way we move us to be more powerful., with more control, we need to do less.

Before you think I m totally deranged that, just think about it. You all look and studying your instructors movements.They seem to have such a strong, sweeping poses, their arms and legs in constant motion. it's like watching the waves on the beach, progress and drawing terug.onophoudelijke.compromisloze. Each action implementation of major declarations of intent.

You are trying to emulate their tai chi movements.Your arms are all a-swinging, your legs a-Spades. but somehow, despite your best efforts, you are missing out on the same effortless power that your instructor shows.Almost certainly escapes their graceful balance you, too. you are closer to splashing in the pool then the unbridled force of nature that the ocean.

The secret?

You're doing too much!

Power doesn't comes from your arms. The poor are only the end point for all energy. they offer control or you are pons, block or water deflecting, high or low but not the power.

So is your arms waving in huge arches and hurling your shoulder in each punch the energy put in the wrong place.It carries you off and serves little purpose other than to throw you off balance.

Less to do with your arms.More is definitely less in this case.

But there is a time and place where more power more. must come from somewhere. If it s not the poor, where is it?

The waist.

It is the waist should Westerners to discontinue using it.We are conditioned by our habits to almost never use our waist: computers, automobiles and televisions all train us with our head over our chest, chest about our legs, all targeted and facing forward.

Our heads don t move, our waist doesn t move and our weight remains equally spread on left and right.This attitude is stable, sure, but it's a long way of generating a kind of power.

If you have a car-enthusiast will recognize the term torque. power in a car is measured by its speed and torque. torque is in fact a unit of the transforming power.It is in rotation that energy as efficiently as possible is generated.This is also the case on the man!

Tai chi is turning your waist where your strength comes from. The speed with which you throw a punch is secondary to make sure you rotate the waist correctly first, otherwise wasted energy from you re by trying to do with speed what you lack power.

Once you have your waist run more, your arm automatically less: it was moved by the rest of your body, like the beaded swinging drums made famous in Karate Kid. when it comes to your waist, more is more.

So the next time you re practicing, or studying the movements of your instructor, think about where more is less ... and where is more more!

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Health Benefits of Taiji

Taiji quan is a series of body movement and breathing technique to enhance the flow of "Qi" (vital energy) in the body, thus improving the overall mental physical well being. Each and every stance of Taijiquan creates a vital energy flow that is beneficial to different aspect of health being. For example Taijiquan is suitable for those who are experiencing arthritis by stimulating blood circulation, aligning the joints. Other benefits of practicing Taiji include:

1. Increase energy level - When practice diligently, students can feel a stream of energy flowing through the entire body from the posture of the Taiji movement.
2. Attain inner peace - the meditation technique included in Taiji lessons helps to reduce stress and anxiety
3. Cultivation of vital energy increase blood circulation, thereby reduces high blood pressure
4. Personal well being - increase patience, self conscious and awareness
5. Taiji lessons focus thought so that body and mind energy works together as one. Students find that they are more mentally and physically alert, more creative and focus after learning Taiji.

Spring And Autumn Falchion 春秋大刀

Commonly known as the GuanDao, the weapon of General Yu of the Three Kingdoms fame,the Spring And Autumn Falchion is classified as a long weapon. Traditionally very heavy,there are now lighter versions that weight less than 2 kg.

The Chen Taiji routine is made up of thirty phrases that run like a poem. The main applications of this weapons They are chop, cut, pierce, parry, thrust, intercept, press, push, slice, block and swing in figure-8 form. Here is a clip by Ni ShiQing ( ???), a disciple of Chen Zhenglei. Ni handles this weapon with ease and displays lots of power with this routine.

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Zen Mind Pounds Warrior Mind

This is a post by our guest blogger, Silkreeling who is also a keen player of Chen Style Taijiquan

I was about to feature yet another master level personality but was told to delay that to take a separate focus, as variety.

Well, I am sure we have been guilty of, or have encountered other players, slagging off each others styles, lineages or teachers; and the possibilities why we react that way must be a handful.

Now, Fist in hand with a Stamp is the signature of Buddha Warrior Pounds the Mortar. It is like the hallmark posture to Chen style Taiji and those who play it would know it involves inner focus of energy amidst a very quiet mind, with reams of expansiveness unbounded. It casts a deep impression to most beginners’ mind as it is one of the first movement that is introduced to them. And with its association to the Buddha warrior, I can’t help being drawn to something I read before, especially when I start thinking why other Taiji styles do not contain this fantastic move. With the below quotes, I wish that all of us Taiji players are also able to find liking and meaning in other styles of Taiji:

zen mind, beginner’s mind – quote from right attitude:

“If you understand the cause of conflict as some fixed or one-sided idea, you can find meaning in various practices without being caught by them. If you do not realise this point you will be easily caught by some particular way, and you will say ‘This is enlightenment! This is perfect practice. This is our way! The rest of the ways are not perfect. This is the best way.’ This is a big mistake. There is no particular way in true practice. You should find your own way, and you should know what kind of practice you have right now. Knowing both the advantages and disadvantages of some special practice, you can practice that special way without danger. But if you have one-sided attitude, you will ignore the disadvantage of the practice, emphasizing only its good part. Eventually you will discover the worst side of the practice, and become discouraged when it is too late. This is silly. We should be grateful that the ancient teachers point out this mistake.”

zen mind, beginner’s mind – quote from right understanding:

“But if enlightenment comes first, before thinking, before practice, your thinking and your practice will not be self-centered. By enlightenment I mean believing in nothing, believing in something which has no form or no color, which is ready to take form or color. This enlightenment is the immutable truth. It is on this original truth that our activity, our thinking, and our practice should be based”

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CHEN STYLE TAIJI

Although many would know that chansijing or silkreeling energy is the main element that makes up Chen Style Taiji, those who understand and can apply it is few and far in between. There are those that think silkreeling as spiral force. If that is the case, their often point of view that follows would be correct - Don’t have to bother as other Taiji styles dwell on spiral and circular energies too. But does silkreeling equates to spiral force? And does their application differ?

According to expert opinion, they are not the same; read on as Master Li Jingwu elaborates further from an extract in his 1964 article:

“Produced through spiral movement, the spiral energy is focused on a single point of the opponent’s body, with the purpose of upsetting his structure or balance. This kind of energy application exists in all forms of Taijiquan, for example Wu Style’s Grasping Bird’s Tail or Brush Knee Push, all which exhibit obvious spiral energy application.

The silkreeling energy however is different.

Firstly, the mechanism to achieve it is more complex. Its uniqueness is marked by the multi-varied rotational movement of the waist and dantian working in tandem. This results from combining the two rotational movements of the waist and dantian, twirling on at least two different axes. With the guidance of the mind intention the silkreeling energy reaches the finger tips through the rotating spine and arms.

Secondly, ‘returning to the source’ must be achieved through the settling of qi in the dantian at the end of each movement with the rounding of the ‘dang’. On the surface it looks as though this energy is the result of the movement and the rotation of the upper limps only. But in actual fact precise co-ordination of the whole body is required, right from the feet to the main focus of the waist and dantian rotation, to the spine and arms and finally to the finger tips, all guided by the mind intention.

Finally however, let’s examine this in terms of application and usage because in it lays the most obvious difference between the two energies. Silkreeling energy does not stop at the finger tips to be focused on a single point if the opponent. Instead, through the multi-axis rotational movement of the finger tips, wrist and arms, the twirling and twisting energy enters the opponent. This energy becomes amplified giving rise to a natural but overwhelming wrapping up or entanglement effect. The opponent will be ‘wrapped up’ or entangled by his own body or limps and thus being subdued that way. This is the essence of Chen Style Taiji, which is truly unique”.

Well, Master Li Jingwu’s above writing may indeed be the most succinct explanation on silkreeling energy to date. Compare it with the clip below and see if you can relate the two or come up with any new insights. The clip shows demonstrations by Li Baoting , a very accomplished student of Master Hong Junsheng.

Principles of Taijiquan

Taiji was established a form of martial arts and originated from Taoist Sect, Wudang in ancient China. The inventor of this martial art is the legendary priest named Zhang Sanfeng. “Taiji” is a Chinese cosmological term that means Supreme Ultimate state of infinite potentiality and “quan” mean fist. As to how Zhang Sanfeng invented Taijiquan, there are few version of the story. One version said that he got the inspiration to create Taijiquan from observing the fight between a snake and a crane, and some said in he learned it from an immortal in a dream. Another version said that he invented Taijiquan while observing the forces of nature such as running water in the river against the hard rock at the river bank where he finally understood the archetype in “Tao te ching” where it states “using the soft and pliable to defeat the hard and strong. Regardless of which version is true, what is more important is the principle and health benefits that learning Taiji can bring about to our daily life.

The principle of Taiji complements the universal law of the consequences of counteracting brute force with brute force. If a party uses hard strength to resist force from another party, then both sides will suffer damage or injury to some degree. Instead the theory of Taiji teaches student not to directly fight or resist an incoming strong force, instead to use softness and following the motion of the strong force until it exhaust itself or was being redirected to another direction. The symbol of Taiji is a circle with one side black with a white dot and the other side white with a black dot. This signifies the 2 opposite YIN/YANG. Yin is the soft and gentle force while Yang is the Hard and strong force.

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