Tai Chi Videos

Thigh Movement

Basically everything is down forward and through as you go from one leg to another. I found this does a few things:

Keeps you more upright by keeping the tailbone vertical
Keeps all the movements continuous as long as you keep finding space in your sinking for the movement
Keeps you single weighted without leaning. I found if you don’t do this you have to lean forward to step or tighten your abs to counter balance the weight of the leg.
Connects the lower body connected to the upper body
Keeps you from turning too much off your alignments
Keeps all the movements circular

The down side is that it demands a real stretch in the achilles and works heavily the top of the thigh.

My inspirations are Mr. Lius down up turn, the pictures of the professor in mr smiths book on tai chi where he does the 4 intermediate directions (notice his back thigh and ankle), watching the professors early videos, and the statement in the classics that says if you have problems with tai chi always look for the problems in the legs and waist.

Mr. Smith always told me that tai chi should make your ego smaller not inflate it. Zen Mind beginners mind is best. Ben Lo always said do i like its the first time you ever practiced and the last time you get to practice.

Tai Chi Videos

Thigh Movement

37 Posture Form (with breathing description)

37 Posture Form (with turning description)

Applications of Chen Man Ching Short Form