MY TAI CHI BLOG

Tai Chi Posture The White Tiger!  Shirotoro in Japanese!  You can see the balance, the agility.  Power in every step and confidence in every stride.  Tai Chi is not just in nature, it “IS” nature in balance.  Tai Chi will give you power in your step and confidence in your movements.  Do not look upon Tai Chi as slow movements being performed but be Tai Chi and flow in the movement.  Be like Shirotoro and flow in the movement.

Good morning World!  Today I was reading some of my older posts and came across this one and thought I would repost it.  It is my hope and intention to help my fellow warriors to understand themselves by studying the Yin/Yang symbol that many associate with the martial arts.  It took me years before I even considered doing anything in a social way, let alone look at and study a symbol. If you are having trouble understanding yourself, knowing yourself from within and moving forward into your destiny, then I encourage you to read on.  Please comment on this post.  I would really like to know what you think, good, bad or indifferent. Thanx! AirForce vet ______________________________________________________________ Goooooood morning world; It’s 4:05 in the morning on February 27, 2017.  Already two months into the new year.  Even tho it’s dark outside, it’s going to be another perfect “10” day. I have been studying the symbol of Yi...

Hello once again and welcome back to MY TAI CHI BLOG WEBSITE.  I have been asked by many of my students and clients if Yoga and Tai Chi are the same, since they both incorporate meditation, hence the reason for this post. YOGA and TAI CHI’s founding principles do differ and both have little in common with each other.  Tai Chi is a martial art intended for use in combat, but the Tai Chi that I promote focuses on managing energy with the universe for complete health and longevity.   Yoga focuses on creating complete health to facilitate a full union of mind, body and spirit.  Both practice non-violence While both Yoga and Tai Chi apply breath control, movement and meditation for whole health, how each approaches them differs sharply.  Take BREATH for example; Yoga aligns the movement of poses with breath.  In traditional Hatha yoga, poses are held for a certain number of breaths.  Vinyasa yoga or Flow yoga requires participants to move from pose to ...