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It’s impossible to jump off the floor without first of all bending your knees and sinking into the ground. The implication of this is...
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James Drewe
Aug 314 min read
Cold Hands / Cold Feet
I come across a large percentage of people who suffer from cold hands and/or cold feet. This doesn’t seem to be restricted to any age...
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James Drewe
Jul 315 min read
Dealing with Life’s Problems and Tai Chi
or Retraining the Sympathetic Nervous System “Often, when we encounter challenges or tough situations, our initial reaction is to respond...
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James Drewe
Jul 14 min read
Doing Nothing About It
There are so many great sayings in the English language about putting up with a state of affairs, aren’t there? ‘Grin and bear it’, ‘Put...
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James Drewe
May 313 min read
In Support of Finishing Schools and Deportment
In the age of mobile phones and computers, it’s very noticeable that posture has sagged somewhat… not so good for the individual, but...
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James Drewe
May 13 min read
Moving Energy in the Body
I was terrible at physics at school. Looking back at it, I’m not sure why, as these days I find it fascinating. However, although Mr....
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James Drewe
Apr 14 min read
Opening Joints & Connecting The Body
When pushing or pulling an object, we usually tighten muscles automatically. If you want to push something heavy, you compress, or ‘get...
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James Drewe
Mar 14 min read
Controlling Energy From The Feet
These days I’m not so interested in the ‘Forms’ (sets of movements) of Tai Chi. I’m more interested in the way in which we generate and...
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James Drewe
Feb 13 min read
‘Full’ & ‘Empty’
‘ Full’ & ‘Empty’ When we walk, we need to create ‘full’ and ’empty’ in the legs. Most of the time we do it without thinking; it just...
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James Drewe
Jan 13 min read
Using Your Legs.
Making Movement Easier Frankenstein’s monster doesn’t have knee joints. I’m not entirely sure that I’m right about this, but judging...
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James Drewe
Dec 1, 20232 min read
Moving the Arms in Taiji, Qigong, & Yoga
Many taiji forms begin with the arms rising ahead of you, something that also applies to many qigong and yoga exercises. Raising the...
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James Drewe
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Look at the Spaces in Between
There are so many activities that we do where we spend our time focusing on the limbs. Tai chi and qigong are but two examples out of...
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James Drewe
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Shoulder Alignment: The Practicalities (2)
If you’ve read the blog ‘Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)’, and played around with it, and particularly if you’ve noticed that...
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James Drewe
Sep 1, 20234 min read
How to Lift the Knee Higher in Taiji & Qigong
In both in taiji and in qigong there is often the need to raise the knee, either to kick, or perhaps as an exercise for the pelvis, or...
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James Drewe
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Suspended by a Silk Thread
You often hear the expression that you should stand in both tai chi and qigong as though you are ‘suspended by a silk thread’. This is...
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James Drewe
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Planting Your Body
When you plant a tree, shrub, flower… anything… you first of all dig a hole. Having put the roots of the plant into the hole, you then...
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James Drewe
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Shoulder Alignment: The Mechanics (1)
Shoulder tension is often a problem for people when learning Tai Chi or Qigong; in fact, it’s probably a problem for everybody, whether...
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James Drewe
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Turning the Head
When your head turns, the 7 Cervical Vertebrae in your neck function in a similar way to the spine at your waist. Both have a natural...
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James Drewe
Jan 6, 20233 min read
The Martial Side… Should You Bother?
You don’t have to be interested in martial arts, fighting, defending yourself, or contact sports of any kind in order to do taiji. Most...
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James Drewe
Oct 3, 20224 min read
How Do I Relax My Neck?
For many people, tension in the neck must be a major cause of so much daily discomfort, this part of the body being one of the major...
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