Chen – Sinking the Qi to the Dan Tien
Chen means to sink. Chen refers to using your breathing to sink your qi to your dan tien. The dan tien is important to everything we do in tai chi. Chen enhances song and jing. During exhalation, your qi naturally sinks to the dan tien when the principles of tai chi are followed.
Read MoreTai Chi Positioning For Success in Martial Arts and Life
A person trained in Tai Chi can move much more quickly and easily. Tai Chi trains you to relax your body and move with the least amount of physical effort. Your mind controls your body much more directly so that your reflexes can move quickly.
Read MoreHow to Find a Tai Chi Instructor – Part I
Recently American awareness of Tai Chi has been growing by leaps and bounds. Many people have heard about how it can have enormous health benefits and how it can also be a powerful martial art. However, there are many different Tai Chi organizations, styles, schools and methods. America has not yet developed a way of certifying Tai Chi instructors in the same way that it certifies medical doctors or accountants. How can a student decide on a teacher? In this article, I’m going to give you some basic knowledge and attitudes to look for in a good Tai Chi instructor. In the next two I’m going to delve more deeply into the background a good Tai Chi instructor should have.
Read MoreHow to Find a Tai Chi Instructor – Part III
This article is the third and final article in a series of articles about how to find a Tai Chi instructor. I recommend that you read the other two articles in addition to this one in order to get a thorough idea of what to look for in an instructor. We’ve been discussing the knowledge that an instructor should have. Here are some more things you might want to discuss with a potential teacher to get a feel for their knowledge.
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