Category: Key Concepts and Skills

It is my DUTY to try to explain tai chi relaxation techniques in a way that is understandable even to a tai chi novice. Relaxation is the cornerstone of great tai chi and getting the health and...

The goal of this article is to: 1) introduce you to some names and places that will eventually become critical. At some point in everyone’s development an understanding of the origin of tai...

Think of your favorite hobby.  Does it speak to health, exercise, fun, history, and culture?  If so, good for you.  You are going to embrace tai chi.  If not, think of tai chi as...

On a break during a recent workshop with practitioners and teachers of many years expressed their envy to a newbie for being “so new” and for having the foresight to attend a workshop early on in...

An Overview of the Main Tai Chi Styles My daddy is tougher than your daddy.  We have all lived through this playground paradigm and see the adult version reimagined in all sports and especially...

Hsu and Shih offer us a way to grasp some of tai chi’s more complex ideas simply by practicing the form. Tai chi abounds with cryptic, mystical statements that circle around back to...