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Written by The Dojo Master
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Welcome to the Tai Chi Dojo! Here you'll find a growing resource of tai chi information and articles. There's something for you here whether you are a beginner looking for some tai chi tips, an advanced practitioner searching out other's opinions on the more technical points of tai chi forms, or someone who has never even tried tai chi before. Use the menu at the left to access articles related to your specific areas of interest and enjoy your stay! |
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Written by Stephen Todd
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Tai Chi combines movement, meditation and breathing, to enhance the flow of vital energy in the body, to increase both physical and mental well-being.Tai Chi is one of the most broadly applicable systems of self-care in the world and is suitable for both young and old alike.In China, it is estimated that 300 million people alone practice Tai Chi.
Tai Chi however is not just practised in China, in the 20th century it spread throughout the world and as we enter the 21st century, it is more popular than ever.
Tai Chi - The Form There are several styles of movement and approaches to Tai Chi, some of them historic and some developed in recent years.
Each has its own individual charteristics and carries the name of the clan or family who developed it i.e. Yang, Chen, Wu, Sun etc.
All the principles of Tai Chi are put into practice in a non stop sequence of moves called the form. |
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Written by C. Guan Soo
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For Easterners, particularly Chinese, this MAY not be an issue. Tai Chi Chuan is deeply rooted as part of the Chinese culture. It is known to almost everyone what Tai Chi Chuan is all about. Note there: I said "…MAY not be an issue", meaning that there are exceptions, particularly to Chinese who are not born and grown up in China.
For Westerners, surprisingly - I found many sites dedicated to Tai Chi Chuan, and some of this information is from Westerners. However, deep in my instinct, there are still many who want to know more about learning Tai Chi Chuan.Moreover, many literatures and scriptures about Tai Chi Chuan are still mainly written in Chinese, and much translation is needed to make it more accessible to the West. I'm doing such translation work. |
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Written by Laddie Sacharko
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The primary energies of tai chi (taiji), Peng Lu, Ji, An, are executed to the four cardinal directions. Repeated practice of the four energies into the four directions as a "drill", "exercise", or "meditation", will intuitively cause tremendously informative transformation of the meaning and execution of the tai chi movements in the solo form. Tai Chi should flow from one posture to another without a break in root. Learn the four directions solo drill, regardless of style.
The tai chi four directions drill, executed with the "cooperation" of partner/opponent will train centered movement with unfailing certainty, and a practical understanding/feeling of "listen", "stick", "adhere", "follow".
The solo drill is used by the Dong family tradition as a transition from solo practice to Push Hands with great success, according to one student of Alex Dong. The drill was described by Rachel Porter in a "Tai Chi Magazine" article run in 1994. Porter was reporting on the tai chi practices of Dong Zeng Chen. This exercise Dong called "push Hands Without a Partner". I've modified the drill to conform to the principles of tai chi search center. Start by marking out a workspace. Layout a marker for N, then take two steps back from it, place a marker for S at your heels. Take one step forward, then one step to the right, place a marker for E. Now take two steps directly backward from E, and place a marker for W at your heels. |
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