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Tai chi teaches balance and efficiency of movement. Young headstrong people (mostly) won't see the the benefits of these qualities. Older people (mostly) will.
by bfuller 10y ago
Tai chi teaches balance and efficiency of movement. Young headstrong people (mostly) won't see the the benefits of these qualities. Older people (mostly) will.
- hosh 10y agoI think that only scratches the surface of Tai Chi.
- bfuller 10y agoWhat is your point?
- agumonkey 10y agoTell us more. I never took Tai Chi lessons. But from sports and music, Tai Chi felt very close to mechanical optimization. Surely there's more, so feel free to reply.
- bfuller 10y agoIntegrating breathing into every movement, the separation of yin from yang, lots of stuff
- agumonkey 10y agoYou people like to be mysterious. I'll try to find about what you hinted at. Thanks nonetheless.
- gbog 10y agoI was sceptical too, then I tried once with a good friend, it was not the "do you feel the qi?" thing, more like "follow my moves". In the evening, my body was so full of some electric shit I couldn't sleep. This friend went to some other part of the world, I never tried again. I remember it was the "wuxing quan", the "five elements" version.
- bfuller 10y agoI apologize for seeming vague. My father was one of the first Westerners to learn Tai chi so I grew up with it. Knowing something so intimately and being able to thoughtfully articulate and teach it are often totally different skills.
- bfuller 10y agoIt's very close to mechanical optimization. Basically you want to move as efficiently as possible. Tai chi is a series of movements that alternate balance and weight between your feet. You always end up with your weight on one side or the other, or you are in the process of shifting your weight to one side. You learn to "relax and listen"