Most people equate tai-Chi with slow movements however this is just the inital stages, once a student can move slowly correctly then the speed and power of the movements can be increased without losing the essential structure (this is the internal bit of internal martial arts).
The clip below is my teachers, teacher Nigel Sutton performing the Fast Tai Chi form at the opening of his new training hall in Malaysia. Notice the vibrating or shaking at the end of each move, this is known as Fa-Jing or short force. It's a speciality in Tai-Chi, whole body strength concentrated within a very small movement.
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on Wed 17 Aug 2011 09:35 AM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
Excellent post.I want to thank you for this informative read, I really appreciate sharing this great post. Keep up your work...
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on Mon 05 Sep 2011 01:10 AM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
I first learned Tai Chi after moving from North America to Asia. I have found the movements serene and peaceful. It takes a long time and many hours of practice to be as good as this gentleman.
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on Mon 05 Sep 2011 07:09 PM BST | Profile | Permanent Link
Being a North American that moved to Asia was the first time I looked into Tai Chi. I have found the movements serene and peaceful. It takes a long time and many hours of practice to be as good as this gentleman.
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Welcome to the blog of Adam Lammiman. I teach Tai-Chi in the Minehead area of West Somerset, I'm also a yoga teacher with the British Wheel of yoga, practicing in a style heavily influenced by the teaching of Vanda Scaravelli and finally I'm qualified in Hollistic Massage with the Bristol School of Massage and Bodywork a member of the MTI. The aim of this blog is share my passion for Tai-Chi, Martial Arts, Yoga and Bodywork. This will include links to stuff I think people will find interesting as well as my own writing. I did keep an earlier blog here: http://www.donotthinkofablueelephant.co.uk/ but I've let that fall by the wayside. Feel free to have a look around there though some of my opinions have changed (which they tend to do if you keep growing) but I still like some of the content. |
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