December 2008
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The overlooked exercise
The inflexibility I see frequently makes me sad. Stress and being sedentary allows tension to accumulate in the muscles and constrain the channels and joints. The body freezes up and it loses it expressiveness. Most qigong and internal martial arts forms take as a starting point a degree of flexibility that most people simply don’t have. Without that, the postures need to be adjusted, and as...
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Eyes, Strength, Qi
Recently by Taiji teacher, Jack Yan mentioned the phrase, “Yan dao, li dao, qi dao” “Eyes arrive, strength arrives, qi arrives” He explained that this refers to the timing of intention, movement and Qi. Intention must move first, followed by the body. Finally the Qi flows, supporting the posture. The mind needs to stay focussed on the form, the body can’t rush the...