ChiDragon

The practice of Tai Ji Quan is very versatile. The original practice was to perform the 108 forms in sequence. After the practitioner is familiar with all the forms, then the forms can be broken down in difference sequence which called the random sequential practice method. In the 108 forms, there are lots of repeated forms which is hard to remember for those who just want to do for exercise. Hence, the Chinese government had called all the Tai Ji Masters together and help to come up with the simplest basic short forms so anyone can practice. These short forms become an international standard for all the people around the world to learn and bring it back to their own country and teach. Therefore, the people around the world can go into China for the Tai Ji tournament which held by the Chinese government. The basic concept is not based on which form one was practiced. It was the benefits resulted from the practice of the movements repeatedly over and over for the body the adjust to those movements holistically. Thus the muscle reflexes will be able to respond to all movements spontaneously.

No one will ever known the difference, do we....??? We just talk about it but don't care what it is. WOW. Nice open discussion without reaching a conclusion. Is this just how all the members of TTB handles all matters in such manner for enlightenment and wisdom...???

Yes, but you knew more than those who do not, even, read the modern Chinese newspaper......

It is because nobody really knows the difference even though there is a difference.

Sorry, no such chapter.

吾不知 誰之子: I don't know whose child it is.

誰之子 means Who is the child? 誰之子也 means Whose child is it? Correction: 誰之子 means Whose child is it? 誰之子也 means Whose child is it then?

Please try not to do it before breakfast. You were lack of nourishment and the blood sugar was low due to an empty stomach.

FYI You may have noticed that the last guy, with glasses, was not thrown as vigorous as the others. He seems to be one of his advanced students; because I did see that he has some Jin in him to cancel out some of the pushing force of his instructor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5hvODK2zW4 Advanced Tai JI 24 form

Your soul manipulates the body. Without the soul you cannot feel your body is because the feeling is from the soul.

Selfless is a cultivation for a person to do away with ego, desires, and vanity. It is a person who wants to stay away from all these things(in red). It is a realm for a cultivated Taoist to attain a state of serenity.

The only purpose is to raise the tongue up.

The practice is all in the heart. Otherwise, it is not.

Yes, a teacher can only get one started, the progress was determined by one's intelligence and self intuition. A teacher cannot and will not stay with a student for life. Once the student had learnt the basics and practiced long enough, it is time to go on one's own for further comprehension and development.

Thank you, this is more simpler than I thought....

Can you tell me what is Chi Kung(qigong).....???

One can focus on any part of the body as a wishful thinking. For example, let's say the liver is dysfunctional, one would think by focusing on it during meditation would restore the liver back to normalcy. However, to my understanding, any damaged part in the body will go through a self-healing process. Regardless, it was focused upon it or not.

Good luck with all the imaginations.

Yes, I would consider that as the will of the spirit which manipulate the physical body. However, whatever that is only in the mind, it may or may not happen as the emotion wants the body to be. One can focus on any part of the body as a wishful thinking. For example, let's say the liver is dysfunctional, one would think by focusing on it during meditation would restore the liver back to normalcy. However, to my understanding, any damaged part in the body will go through a self-healing process. Regardless, it was focused upon it or not.

Yes, the liver stores the glucose for the generation of "Jin".

Jin cannot be expressed by anyone. It has to be developed by long time practice. Tai Ji practitioners are experts in jin expression. It is something that need to be experienced rather than just verbal expression.

What is with the yin-yang thing now...???.... Just breathe and move naturally without any intentions. Things will occur spontaneously. Tai Ji is a good example of the contraction exercise. All beginners were instructed to relax all the muscles but just going through the movements. Then, the contraction and the breathing follow each other without realizing that all of these were happening inside the body.

This was only happens once under extreme panic situation. It does not occur all the time. Edited to add: the word "not".

I wouldn't go fight a tiger with this notion in mind.