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Martial artists who don’t do<\/strong> Tai Chi often say that, “Hey, I can do my form slow, too.” Martial artists who only do<\/strong> Tai Chi are generally unaware that the Tai Chi practice method is not exclusive to Tai Chi. \"\"<\/a>In fact it is an old and very well respected form of Kung Fu practice which can help ANY aspiring martial practitioner. So how would we go about retooling your practice with a little Tai Chi?<\/p>\n

First: slow down. \tThose aerial kicks, for instance, will be hard to execute in slo-mo<\/strong> so I suggest keeping them in a relatively low flight pattern.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Second: cut off the ends of the French Bread. Tai Chi eliminates the hard snapping and focused power at the ends of the moves (at least initially). You want to keep up the internal intent, focus and timing, but lose the “POP” at the end.<\/p>\n

Third: In Tai Chi the punching coming back (negative) deserves the same attention as the punch going out (positive). In other words keep the light of your consciousness continually shining on your moves. Don’t blank out the brain while throwing that kick!<\/p>\n

Fourth: As you slowly perform the postures of your chosen, be prepared to fire off with speed and power not just at the conclusions of each move but AT ANY POINT OF THE MOVE! In Tai Chi EVERY INCH of the move should have the same potential for exploding, even in the middle of the move. That’s the Tai Chi difference and that is why Tai Chi is round.<\/p>\n

Try it once and you will, at least, have a hint why all those old Kung Fu players can get so involved. It kind of grows on you. And it can’t help but improve your practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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