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What, When, Where to Practice Tai Chi Chuan

Hey Every Body, Thank you for enjoying the Discussion of the Practice of T’ai-chi Ch’üan. Let’s wrap up with final thoughts about: What to train — T’ai-chi Curriculum When to train T’ai-chi — Times of Day Where to train — Terrain for T’ai-chi What does the T’ai-chi curriculum consist of? The T’ai-chi Ch’üan curriculum consists of hand [...]


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Exquisite Taiji is Beautiful

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The World is beautiful and so is Taiji…integrated, complex, intricately interwoven, fluid-flowing marvels of grace. I maintain awe at the wonders around me.


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Online Taiji Training in the Courtyard

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Taiji Training in the Courtyard! Level up from “Peek over the Fence” and you’ll have access to thorough: Health Improvement Exercises, Easy Fitness & Pain Relief, and the Most Powerful and Exquisite Taiji Forms.


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Kicking – Front of the Foot and the Heel

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Settle down. Sink in. Experience your foot (and your other foot) in all its grandeur. It’s easy to find energy in hands. They warm up, feel, sense, and play with ease, tenderness, and power. It’s easy to choose what to do with our hands. Feet are far away…know what I mean? Compared to hands, feet [...]


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Distributing the Wealth of Knowledge

Shi Rui-Xuan Yuan Inquires of the Dao

Just sitting there, or meditating or practicing Qigong or whatever you call it, brings knowledge of being. Learning, practicing, getting more refined, precise, or exuberant about Taiji brings knowledge of Taiji.


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