Comments on: 3 James Dean Tips for Taijiquan

By: James Fraser

James Fraser — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:05:32 +0000

“God, whose love and joy
are present everywhere,
can’t come to visit you
unless you aren’t there

Angelus Silesius
in THE ENLIGHTENED HEART
Steven Mitchell, ed.. p. 87
Harper and Row, 1989

And the Qi cannot flow, build up, circulate through all your meridians, and heal yourself unless you aren’t there in whatever Tai Chi form you practice. And if it is a short form or a diluted form, you are wasting your time and energy.

James

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:25:24 +0000

Ha. You’re all so good looking. (That’s right: Aaron, John, Nate, Shannon, Robin.) You cannot fail to leave a good-looking corpse, if you keep up your internal arts!

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:46:06 +0000

I know too much now – there’s no going back to the box or the can. I’ve noticed in my own life that when I chase safety and security, I actually feel less safe and secure. When the rebel flourishes and I am willing to take risks, somehow a feeling of security is nourished. Funny that.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:53:50 +0000

I love being a rebel, aleays have been. This article rocks Steven, deep yet so fun.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:14:39 +0000

Love it Steven!

We are indeed Rebels. I love associating with and being around Rebels. I have spent many years acting in Rebellious ways – never conforming and never backing down. This got me in trouble a lot of times and there were many efforts to suppress the rebel inside of me. It continued to rage though. If I corked it, it’d just come out later with a lot more force.

Started Taiji and Bagua with Mr Steven Smith just over a year ago and continue to practice these arts diligently. This has done much for me in the way of grabbing and shaping the Rebel inside of me. Like you say in here – this would have been nothing without a cause. I have recently found much of this as well.

Feel that Rebel inside? If so, it’s there for a reason. Let it shine! Only by following what you feel will you be able to find the cause that best suits you.

By: Black Friday Tai Chi Practice | John's Tai-Blog @ Camp Tai Chi

Black Friday Tai Chi Practice | John's Tai-Blog @ Camp Tai Chi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:54:29 +0000

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By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:03:18 +0000

I’m all for it.

Some people, though, suppress the rebel; be careful it’s a fine line between guiding that rebel to more accurate, useful rebellion and slapping him. I expect you’re a better guide than jailer.

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:01:16 +0000

Excellent point about centering the center.

By: John Crewdson

John Crewdson — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:49:16 +0000

I’ve been a rebel for so long I think it may be time to rebel against him. Kind of conforming in a non-conformist way. What do you think? >

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:46:57 +0000

Some Thoughts Filtered Through a Taijiquan Lens:

Purpose. It drives us. We all have one. We all have many.

We are the manifestation of our purpose. It is apparent in our manner, our movement, our speech, our silence.

Rebel. Rebel against your nature to discover what it really is. Rebel against what you were taught so that you will learn it was correct all along. Find your center and then rebel against it until you discover that your entire body is the center and that there is no one center save yourself.

Do what you feel is right.