Review: Eight Ways Chi Gong
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Eight Ways Chi Gong by Sara and Michael Stenson Abiquiu Press $18 US 72 pages, paperback This slender book is a great supplement to individual or group instruction in a set of eight chi gong exercises from the Cheng Man-Ching taiji lineage. The introductory section outlines the origins of chi gong and these particular exercises, as well as the principles of taiji movement, without an over emphasis on Chinese words or jargon more familiar to intermediate or advanced taiji practitioners.  True to its stated intent, the soft-spoken language and presentation are well suited to older student ..read more
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Book Review: In the Presence of Cheng Man-Ch'ing
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4y ago
  In the Presence of Cheng Man-Ch'ing:  My Life and Lessons with the Master of Five Excellences by William C. Phillips Hardcover, 236 pages Floating World Press, 2020, $24.95 ISBN: 978-0648283126  Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing (Zheng Manqing, 1902–1975) was a noted painter, writer, herbal doctor, and taijiquan teacher. His last decade was spent in New York City. This brought him into contact with numerous young American martial artists, such as Bill Phillips, the author of this delightful memoir. Phillips, now the head of Patience T'ai Chi, describes the setting of the mid-to-lat ..read more
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World Tai Chi Day 2020
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4y ago
Join in the annual international Taiji and Qigong event, April 25th, 2020, celebrating these wonderful health-giving practices. This year, many events are online due to coronavirus. Taiji and qigong can play an important role in promoting health by boosting the immune system strength. Visit World Tai Chi Day for further information ..read more
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Tai chi for Millenials
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5y ago
"Computer tech people, they love tai chi. It's a good destresser for them: sitting hours behind a keyboard, hunched over doing programming," Dunn said. "A lot of these people are more introverted. They like that gentle nature of tai chi that doesn't have sparring and hitting bags." ....At the end of the tai chi class on Long Beach's Signal Hill, York says he brings his practice with him everywhere he goes. "If I'm feeling agitated, it's a good lesson for me to remember to slow down and tune in with my breath. I do tai chi to get back into myself and to my center, because throughou ..read more
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Taijiquan Teacher's Book on "Voices of the Heart"
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5y ago
Voices of the Heart by Ed Young Now Out Posted on June 11, 2019 by . “In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. He combines visual symbols of the West in the same manner the ancient Chinese used in composing their characters, focusing on characters that contain the heart symbol. The seal style of Chinese calligraphy that he employs is approximately 2,500 years old. Here it serves as a bridge between our contemporary ..read more
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Maggie Newman Videos
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5y ago
If you've never had the privilege of studying with Maggie Newman, this two-disk video compilation will give you a good taste of what it is like. Maggie, as she's known to her students, is one of Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing's most well-known students, having taught in New York City, Philadelphia, Rochester, and Washington, D.C. for many decades. Maggie, who has now retired from active teaching, had a professional background in modern dance before becoming involved with aikido, zen meditation, and then t'ai chi. Among her talents have also been performing kabuki dance and brush painting. M ..read more
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Taiji Brushwork!
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5y ago
A great taiji lesson from a master calligrapher Qian Shenbai.Courtesy Massachusetts Cultural Council, 2013 ..read more
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Zhang Yimou's SHADOW
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5y ago
" "[Zhang Yimou's] Shadow doesn't rush to battle, unlike such earlier Zhang martial-arts spectaculars as Hero and House of Flying Daggers. The movie spends about an hour sketching the backstory and observing the machinations that will lead to war.... Zhang, known for the feminism of his earlier films, doesn't give the women central roles, but he does offer some playful tweaks of masculinity. The tai-chi symbol expresses the unity of supposed opposites, including male and female. Shadow doesn't achieve that, but it does harmonize contrary impulses much more deftly than The Great Wall balan ..read more
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Tai Chi for Brain Function Outperforms Other Exercise
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5y ago
  Important news about tai chi and brain function. The Harvard Medical School reports that analysis of twenty studies shows that "tai chi appears to improve executive function—the ability to multitask, manage time, and make decisions—in people without any cognitive decline. In those with mild cognitive impairment, tai chi slowed the progression to dementia more than other types of exercise and improved their cognitive function in a comparable fashion to other types of exercise or cognitive training. In one study, researchers had nearly 400 Chinese men and women wi ..read more
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