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James Drewe
Mar 14, 20204 min read
What is ‘Hollowing the Chest’ in Tai Chi and Qigong?
Sitting back: 1) Sitting back is accomplished by the pelvis. As you sit back, you need a pelvic tilt which is timed a) to initiate the ...
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James Drewe
Mar 17, 20192 min read
Tucking Under... Don't FORCE it.
When you sit down on to a chair, you automatically, and without forcing it, do a pelvic tilt. If you don't, you run the slight risk of ...
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James Drewe
Dec 12, 20183 min read
Pelvic Tilting and your Health.
If you put your fingertips on the upper border of your symphysis pubis (pubic bone), and your thumb on your navel, there will be a gap of...
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James Drewe
Jan 23, 20173 min read
Making a Connection in Taiji & Qigong – Sinking Qi
When you first begin tai chi and qigong, you spend most of your time trying to remember the positions of arms and legs in the various ...
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James Drewe
Jun 5, 20162 min read
‘Sucking & Tucking’
How do you get your pelvis to tilt?
I’ve found that for most people, it’s very difficult to move the pelvis (other than turning it to ...
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James Drewe
Jul 27, 20152 min read
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...
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James Drewe
May 19, 20154 min read
Sinking to Move (1) – The Lower Limbs
I’ve often noticed when teaching the Yang 24 that balance in certain movements often causes a problem for students – incidentally, this isn’
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James Drewe
Aug 18, 20143 min read
‘Open’ & ‘Close’ in taiji. (1) Using the centre.
‘Open’ (Kai, pron. ‘Kigh’, as in ‘High‘) & ‘Close’ (He, pron. as in Her) is one of the keystones to the internal aspect of taiji...
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