Tai Chi
Jargon, Chi and Hocus-Pocus
Any activity has its own unique language which will be more-or-less meaningless to those not undertaking it. For example, the only reason I know that “purl” is a knitting stitch is because I went and looked it up. Tai chi is no different. However, it has the added challenges that much of this jargon is…
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The long name of the tai chi style we do is “Yang jia taiji quan” or “Yang family tai chi boxing.” I’ll explain more about the differences and spelling in tomorrow’s blog, but for now just work with me. Traditionally, martial arts in China are based on lineages – passing the art down from one…
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It’s a cold, cloudy, crummy day as I begin this blog. Then again, it’s April, and spring is a transitional season, so the weather is doing exactly what it’s supposed to be doing. This is enough. Nearly every tai chi teacher seems to have a blog, and they’re almost all pretty good – you can…
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