I had been practicing how to pronounce “arrondisement”(district) and searching the internet for images of Parisians practicing Tai Chi in the Luxembourg Gardens. Then, a volcano in Iceland erupted…
Jun
14
2010
14
2010
Nov
3
2009
3
2009
The Tai Chi Master
I tried to “dazzle” her with a some Chen silk reeling. “Oh yes, we did that too”, she said. Then, out of nowhere Betty did a double serving tea cups—without spilling a drop! Bagua! Who was this woman?
Sep
12
2008
12
2008
Tai Chi with a Leg Bag
The shaved head and earring were permanent fixtures. I was often told that I looked in good shape, maybe ten years younger than I actually was.
May
19
2007
19
2007
Ch’i at Sea Redux
A Caucasian Bruce Lee wannabe does all out battle with a very skillful digitalized cow in a wide open grassy field. It was udder nonsense.
Jan
20
2007
20
2007
Ch’i at Sea
Two rounds of the form after rising, two rounds before retiring. That’s been my Cheng Man Ching protocol for the past 25 years…
Sep
3
2006
3
2006
Full Circle
You don’t even need to leave your room, just sit at your table and wait.
Don’t even wait, just listen. Be quiet, be still, be solitary. The world
will offer itself to you, to be unmasked, it has no choice.
It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.
Franz Kafka
Jun
7
2006
7
2006
Could It Be That Simple?
I have started to integrate chi kung into my homecare practice. I have to write it up in my visit notes as “static unsupported standing”…
Feb
13
2006
13
2006
Don’t Just Do Something – Stand There!
The basis for these skills is forged through hours of standing practice…
Nov
10
2005
10
2005
Tai Chi for Seniors: Part #2
Regardless of the brevity of a form, these videos expect seniors to move in ways that may have become entirely foreign to them.
Oct
21
2004
21
2004
Tai Chi, Balance and Longevity
Falls often result in permanent disability and shortened life spans. Tai Chi proved to be an effective, low cost method of improving balance.
Sep
25
2004
25
2004
Tai Chi For Seniors: Part #1
Part One
During an early scene in the 60’s classic Easy Rider, two biker/drug dealers stop for some R&R at a peaceful southwestern desert commune. The camera scans the assorted goings on, and among the different groups pictured is a solitary, bearded, shirtless fellow practicing what appears to be Tai Chi. This was fairly representative of [...]