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Controlling Energy From The Feet
This has a major impact on the way in which we do not only Tai Chi or Qigong but any sport or activity that involves movement.
In whatever..
James Drewe
Mar 1, 20244 min read
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'Full' and '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 happens...
James Drewe
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Using Your Legs.
One of the first things that beginners can feel is aching legs; they discover that their legs are weaker than they thought. ...
James Drewe
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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The Breathing of Movement in Tai Chi & Qigong.
If you picture your body as a mobile vertical line, what allows you to mobile is your ability to split that line at the base - in other ...
James Drewe
Mar 11, 20193 min read
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Balance – Walking the Tightrope.
Some can, some sometimes can, and some find it almost impossible. Why can some people balance and others not?
According to The Harvard ...
James Drewe
Mar 25, 20186 min read
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‘Enabling’ Movement
If you want to take a step forwards, it’s impossible to move efficiently if you still have weight on one foot, even a minute percentage.
James Drewe
Sep 7, 20173 min read
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Stepping. Don’t Just Stick Your Foot Out.
The main point is that you keep dropping in order to step, and what most people do is to drop, then stop dropping, and then stick the foot..
James Drewe
Nov 9, 20162 min read
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Turning & Stepping 90 Degrees in Taiji & Qigong
From a standing position:
1) Suck in your abdominal muscles, (thereby connecting the upper thigh to the torso).
2) When you can, draw...
James Drewe
Jul 27, 20152 min read
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Gripping the Floor in Tai Chi & Qigong
Often in both tai chi and qigong it is necessary to ‘grip the floor’ – part of rooting and making the body more stable.
This is particularl
James Drewe
May 1, 20153 min read
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