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Tai Chi Chuan

Mind Intent

January 19, 2010
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The role of mind intent in in Chi Kung /Qi Gong is most important. Without mind intent very little would actually happen. One of the ideas/theories of higher level practice is that…

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5 Principles of Internal Tai Chi

January 17, 2010
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What is Internal Tai Chi as opposed to regular Tai Chi? First of all, the goal of all Tai Chi is to be internal. Following are 5 principles of Internal Tai Chi.

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Separating External & Internal Q&A

January 4, 2010

How specifically do you separate and practice your external qi gong and kung fu from your Tai Chi internal qi gong and internal tai chi?

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Packing the Chi Q&A

January 2, 2010

On the Carry the Cauldron and Grand Tai Chi do you teach any higher qigong breathing exercises to go along with that like “packing the Chi”? Or is the breathing and exhaling all you need to do for those specific exercises.

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The History and Origins of Tai Chi

December 24, 2009
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I studied Kung Fu and Chi Kung for several years before I began my studies in Tai Chi. My primary Kung Fu instructors were also my first Tai Chi teachers. When I first began practicing Tai Chi I noticed that a lot of the moves shared characteristics with…

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The exclusive ultra-secrets of real extreme hardcore combat Tai Chi

December 14, 2009
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The thing I’ll tell you about this is that the ability to do this kind of thing is real, and there is no trick to it. Except for this: You will have to work your ass off. In order to develop any real skill with combat Tai Chi there are 2 secrets you have to know…

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Tai Chi History

December 10, 2009
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The origin of tai chi chuan is somewhat disputed as there are many vested interests from the different family styles to have the “oldest” or most “authentic” version. However, it is relatively undisputed matter that all of the forms of the 5 major orthodox styles that we have today come from the Laojia Yilu or “the old frame routine one” I will briefly describe the origins of this routine.

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Tai Chi for Self Defense?

November 30, 2009
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I often get asked if there is really such a thing as Tai Chi for self defense? How can Tai Chi be for self defense? After all the moves are performed slowly and smoothly and big.

First of all consider…

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What are Internal Tai Chi Skills?

November 26, 2009
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What are Internal Tai Chi Skills? Internal Tai Chi Skills are what is going on inside the practitioner of Tai Chi and…

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Nei Jia – 7 Criteria of the Internal Martial Arts

November 18, 2009
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…the very next thing that is evaluated and looked at are the internal aspects usually stated as “are they internal”. To someone who has not heard this before it obviously begs the question, “what is internal?”.

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