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Tai Chi Edinburgh

May 29, 2023 No Comments 1 Min Read

Tai Chi Chuan or Tàijíquán is an internal martial art where the training focuses on deepening the practitioner’s awareness of their body, and from this awareness gain control over their movement and that of others.  The awareness moves into all areas of life helping to create both a strong and stable body and mind it is at this point, the real benefits of the practice can begin, and the martial…

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Tai Chi Edinburgh

April 5, 2023 No Comments 1 Min Read

Tai Chi Chuan or Tàijíquán is an internal martial art where the training focuses on deepening the practitioner’s awareness of their body, and from this awareness gain control over their movement and that of others.  The awareness moves into all areas of life helping to create both a strong and stable body and mind it is at this point, the real benefits of the practice can begin, and the martial…

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Tai Chi Edinburgh

March 16, 2023 No Comments 1 Min Read

Tai Chi Chuan or Tàijíquán is an internal martial art where the training focuses on deepening the practitioner’s awareness of their body, and from this awareness gain control over their movement and that of others.  The awareness moves into all areas of life helping to create both a strong and stable body and mind it is at this point, the real benefits of the practice can begin, and the martial…

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Tai Chi Linlithgow

March 16, 2023 1 Min Read

Tai Chi Chuan or Tàijíquán is an internal martial art where the training focuses on deepening the practitioner’s awareness of their body, and from this awareness gain control over their movement and that of others.  The awareness moves into all areas of life helping to create both a strong and stable body and mind it is at this point, the real benefits of the practice can begin, and the martial…

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Five Character Secret by Li I-yu

January 26, 2020 5 Min Read

Translated by Lee N. Scheele http://www.scheele.org/lee/classics.html#5CharacterSecret CALM The hsin [mind-and-heart] should be calm. If the hsin is not calm, one cannot concentrate, and when the arm is raised, whether forward or back, left or right, it is completely without certain direction. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a calm mind. In beginning to move, you cannot control (it) by yourself. The entire mind must also experience and comprehend the movements of the opponent. Accordingly,…

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