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James Drewe
May 31, 20243 min read
In Support of Finishing Schools and Deportment
I used to think that the art of learning deportment was a bit of a joke, something to do with being upright in society as well as being upri
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James Drewe
Apr 1, 20244 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, If you want
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James Drewe
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Planting Your Body
In the same way that the body of the plant does this, we, as humans, need to mimic the same actions with our bodies in order to achieve ...
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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 they
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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 curve
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James Drewe
Jul 16, 20224 min read
RELAX!! What Does That Even MEAN?
I have a number of ways of trying to explain relaxing, but all of those ways come down to... "Stop holding on to ..." (whichever part it is)
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James Drewe
Jan 22, 20203 min read
Buoyancy - Letting Go & Relaxing
Strictly speaking, and depending upon your interpretation of ‘relax’, it’s a bit of a contradiction. If you relax your arm, it will fall...
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James Drewe
Mar 11, 20193 min read
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 ...
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James Drewe
Nov 20, 20182 min read
Sinking your Boat: (4) Results.
Your balance should improve as you lower your centre of gravity. This applies to all ages, sizes, and heights, but in particular to older..
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James Drewe
Jul 17, 20164 min read
Using Qi to Produce Movement.
You breathe (hopefully). Maybe you breathe efficiently, maybe you don’t, but in order to live you obviously need both an ‘in’ and an ‘out’
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