Woke up this mornin’
feel ‘round for my shoes…You know ’bout that baby,
got them golden bell blues.
That feeling you get when you’ve let your Iron Body training slide.
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Got them old golden bell blues…
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How many Tai Chi Players…
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
…does it take to screw in light bulb?
99… One to screw in the light bulb and 98 to say “We don’t do it that way.”
I know… old joke.
But it’s true.
One little secret to mastering Tai Chi is: Don’t be one of the 98.
But don’t be the 99th Tai Chi Player either.
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Owning the Tai Chi Set
February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Owning your Tai Chi set is a very important step in Tai Chi training. However as you work towards owning your Tai Chi set always remember that this is only the beginning.
Regularity
The first step in owning the Tai Chi set is to practice it regularly. By regularly, I mean several times each day. Not just the set, but the principles involved in the sets as well.
The following is an example of what I mean. I know many students/practitioners who only practice the set when they come to class. They tell me that they have trouble getting the set to flow, etc. My response is practice more. You are going to get out of it what you put into it, pure and simple.
Isolation
By isolation, I mean [Read more...]
Free Online Tai Chi Workshops
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"It is time these high level skills where made available to those who want to study them" - Sifu Clear
Qi Development Through Internal Push Hands for Health & Combat
The secret to this training is immediate feedback from your partner.
We will use Clear’s Internal Push Hands to rapidly increase your rate of development in the art.
By working with a partner this practice allows you to make sure you are practiing your Tai Chi correctly and make the micro-adjustments necessary to build these skills to a very high level.
We will work on developing several skills for both health and combat including:
- The Three Powers (heaven, earth & man)
- Internal (hidden) Fa Jing & Dim Mak
- How to lower blood pressure & heart rate
- How to build bone density
- Tai Chi Iron Body (Steel Wrapped in Cotton) and More…
I can’t stress enough the importance of this feedback and partner work in order to gain the real benefits Tai Chi has to offer.
Lesson 1: Wu Chi & Energy Building Alignment
Clear’s internal push hands is practiced while you are standing in a very correct Wu Chi posture.
Wu Chi is an excellent energy building posture that can be used as a solo standing practice. When you add the partner work taught in this lesson your speed of development will increase exponetially.
Get started right now!
Lesson 1: Wu Chi & Energy Building Alignment is available free in the Qi Development guide.
How To Practice Tai Chi By Yourself
November 10, 2011 By 4 Comments
One of the questions I am most frequently asked, is how do you practice by yourself?
There are no hard and fast rules for practicing by yourself, as each person will approach it differently. I will share with you some of the ways and aspects that I work on by myself. [Read more...]
Sticking & Push Hands Vol 3…
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
…is almost here.
Vol 3 is coming to Clear’s Tai Chi Online next week.
Join Now and begin studying Volumes 1 & 2 right away.
And as a member you will instantly gain access to Volumes 4 & 5 as soon as they become available in Nov & Dec.
Plus you’ll gain access to Clear’s Tai Chi Level 1 & 2 with 70 Tai Chi lessons already available and new lessons added every week.
Click here for details.
How to Build Root With A Partner
October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you haven’t already read the previous post on rooting on your own, you’ll want to read it now. It sets out the fundamentals for how to drop root.
Sometimes, when you are practicing by yourself, it can be difficult to tell whether you’ve gotten a deep root. A partner can check you to see how deep your root is. At the same time you can learn [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Lower Back Straight
September 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
As I wrote in my last post, it is very important for Tai Chi practice to keep your back straight. In fact, it’s foundational to many other aspects of the art.
Unfortunately one of the most common problems I see in Tai Chi players who have more than 15 years in the art is incorrect alignment in the lower back.
A Quick Fix
Here’s a quick way to straighten your lower back. [Read more...]
She might not have been a Tai Chi master, but grandma was right…
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You should keep your back straight.
Most people have a slight curve in their spine. Below the neck, the spine curves outward and then on the back side of the belly, the spine curves back inward. Over time, this curved shape increases.
Poor posture is one of the leading causes of lower back pain.
While it’s good to avoid being a hunchback – and this is probably what grandma was going for – in your Tai Chi practice it is very important to [Read more...]
5 Ways Tai Chi Masters Hide Information and What To Do About It.
August 11, 2011 By 7 Comments
In the last 15 years our ability to share information has exploded. Between books, videos & youtube it’s easier than ever to find or publish information on almost any topic.
Unfortunately the quality of Tai Chi information has not caught up with the ability to share it. Misleading information is spread faster and knowing what to look for and what to avoid can be difficult.
To make matters worse this [Read more...]
