Rootedness

IMG 0103Use your head – a source of power #martialarts #taichichuan #taijiquan

IMG 0106Across the great river #martialarts#taijiquan#taichichuan

Exploration of standing training #martialarts

Sticking to the "one point" - full version #martialarts 

chopping fist – two person footwork #martialarts

rotate and realign 

Delivering their head to your fist /palm

The Method for Centering your posture

Clearly differentiate , substantial and insubstantial

Sylvia training receive and release

ylvia training receive and release Sylvia is training receive and release in this footage. I push towards her ,through her arms , and she lets the pressure go through her arms and releases it down into her feet. She then presses her feet while raising her crown point simultaneously . This action sends me away . An error is to push back at the contact point or run away from the contact point instead, she should just present some stillness . Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan

Drawing your opponent in at the contact point

Drawing your opponent in at the contact point When you touch your opponent and press on them, they will , on an unconscious level , respond to that force. The two most common responses are to run from the force, or to push back . When they push back in an effort to fight with you , you can do a very small rollback at the point of contact, breaking their structure and making their weight fall into their hands . People tend to reach out when they lose their balance, and when they reach out into your posture, this makes for a good solid connection with which to issue force on them. If you look carefully, you will notice that my hands circle back slightly before issuing forward to create this environment. Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan

Training connect , receive , release

Training connect , receive , release The following footage shows me working with Alex to develop a skill. Alex pushes into my arms with the strength to attempt to move me. I receive the strength into my foot letting Alex compress my Qi. And I allow my hips to fall away from my head, stretching my spine.. I then press the rear foot, lightly triggering the release of Chi in harmony with the unstretching of my spine. Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan

Send them out, then pull them back in

Send them out, then pull them back in In combat, you might send someone out breaking their balance, and then pull them back into a strike increasing the power of a strike. I pulled him back in in this instance to prevent him from crashing into my counter, but this is something that you want to cultivate Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan

Send them out, then pull them back in

Send them out, then pull them back in In combat, you might send someone out breaking their balance, and then pull them back in to a strike increasing the power of a strike. I pulled him back in in this instance to prevent him from crashing into my counter, but this is something that you want to cultivate Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan

Some light push hands in the kitchen

some light push hands in the kitchen Thanks for watching! If you like what you saw, there’s a link below to my online course! It’s packed with over a year’s worth of lessons based on my 30+ years of teaching. Come learn the forms and exercises I’ve used to boost my health, hone my martial skills, and pass on the knowledge to my students. Zhong Ding Healing Arts | Zhong Ding Tai Chi Chuan