Category: Tai Chi

Whirl arms is a simultaneous evade and controlling technique. It is usually performed with a step back, so its full name is ‘Step back and whirl arms on both sides’. The technique uses spiral energy. …

Video by M Christovano Pacelli‎. Here’s his few words regarding the event in this video: Well, in the immortal words of my belated teacher Michael Rosario-Graycar… I was concussed! Definitely puked a few times and …

I wish I could tell of secret skills but I can’t. It is also not to say that there are no advanced techniques in Taiji Chen, there most certainly are and they are very effective, …

In martial arts we know that having a strong and grounded stance is extremely vital during a fight, especially in combat against a grappler; Jiujitsu, Judo, Aikido styles for example. Losing balance in a serious …

Two excellent videos of Taiji Pushing Hands techniques by master Roberto Sharpe.

When practising Taji Quan we are often told to straighten the posture by lifting the head or move slowly as if moving underwater etc., but I do not hear a great deal of information on …

Taiji martial art skills have a significant foundation and it is called “Pushing Hands”. There still appears to be some confusion about Pushing Hand, as a practioner we should often come across at least one …

In old China, the different schools of martial arts were passed down from generation to generation within the family. So was Taiji Quan within Chenjiagou, or Chen Village, Henan Province, until Chen Changxing of the …