Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
The third part of Grasp Sparrow’s Tail is Rollback. Here the importance of the waist in Taiji practice is emphasized. 1. Shifting very little extra weight onto the right foot, turn the waist slightly to the right. The right forearm and both hands extend slightly right...
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Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
One of the core practices I focus on for Tai Chi is the Tai Chi Walk. This version of The Walk (which is really more of a glide with wide, short stepping rather than walking forward) is a continuous repetition of the movement Brush Knee and Press. We use this exercise...
Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
Ward Off Right continues Grasp Sparrow’s Tail and begins by 1- Relax the right hip joint and push all weight forward on to the left leg, peeling up the right heel 2-Turn waist right, forming a slanted ball with the hands – left hand on top – pivoting...
Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
Ward Off Left begins the series know as Grasp Sparrow’s Tail – a collective name for: Ward Off Left, Ward Off Right, Roll Back, Press and Push. Continuing from the end of Beginning, 1-Relax the left hip joint and fully sit into the left leg 2-Turn waist...
Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
Taiji is stillness in motion and motion in stillness. The beginning movement demonstrates the separation of yin and yang as stillness is transformed. 1. Arms float upward like bubbles from the bottom of a pond. Wrists are bent and tranquil – fingers being drawn...
Movements of CMC 37, Taiji (Tai Chi)
First movement – “Preparation”… Better not to think of “Preparation” as preparing to begin the form, but rather as preparing to let go of everything else. Allow the day to slip away, prepare to pay attention to only yourself, to...
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