Tai Chi
by Roy Hanney × on September 14, 2014 at 1:34 pm ×
Tai chi has many myths about its origins. One of those myths says that one day the Taoist monk Chang San-feng was disturbed by the sounds of a snake and a crane fighting in his courtyard. Each time the crane’s rapierlike beak stabbed, the flexible snake twisted out of reach. […]
Daoism / Qigong / Tai Chi
by Roy Hanney × on September 14, 2014 at 1:16 pm ×
In the many articles and news items which proliferate in the media about Tai Chi and Qigong and Chinese medicine, the word which crops up again and again is ‘qi’ (氣). Pronounced ‘chee’ and not to be confused with the word ‘chi’ in Tai Chi the concept of ‘qi’ pervades much of Chinese medicine […]
Health & Nutrition / Tai Chi
by Roy Hanney × on September 14, 2014 at 1:10 pm ×
The proper question to ask yourself may not be why you should practice tai chi, but why not. New York Times; By JANE E. BRODY; Published: September 27, 2010. A recent article published in the New York Times outlines the health benefits of practicing Tai Chi very clearly. The writer reviews some […]
Tai Chi / Video Clips
by Roy Hanney × on September 13, 2014 at 10:46 am ×
What interested me especially about the video below is how close it is to the style and movements that my teacher Andy Cullen at the Seven Stars Internal Arts School in Portsmouth, UK, teaches us. The form that is usually taught by Yang Family practitioners (including the Yang Family Taiji […]
Tai Chi / Video Clips
by Roy Hanney × on September 13, 2014 at 10:37 am ×
I just came across this rather interesting video by Chen Zhonghua, he is a master of a particular lineage of Chen style tai chi but its not important, what is interesting is his explanation of keeping centred. He gives a brief demonstration using cloud hands from the from which you […]