Taijiquan

3-D
4 ounces
5 stages of form
8 active ingredients
13 areas of study
13 postures
36 strategies
70%
Ability
Adjustment
Advanced martial art
Authenticity
The beauty of taijiquan
Beginner
A beginner forever...
Cat
Central equilibrium
Centre
Chang treatise
Common misconceptions
Confusing internal & external training methods
A copy or a way?
Dance
Dynamic
Ease
Emotional content
Energy and tai chi
The essence of the Art
Expert
External to internal
Exuberant play
FAQs
Fa jing
Finding a tai chi class
Fluid
Force
Form (whole-body movement)
Form applications
Form is movement
Form pattern
Form without function
Free the movement
Games
Gaps & deficiencies
A gentle approach
Grades
Groundpath
History
Home training
How?
Intention
Internal/external ratio
Jing (internal/whole-body power)
Jutsu & do
John Lash quotes
Key points
Kung fu
Kung fu fitness
Learning tai chi
A life less ordinary
A living art
Lineage
Listening
Martial arts fitness
Martial eligibility
Martial routine
Martial theory
Mastery
Nervous system
Nimble
Over 50
Partner work
Power
Practical yielding
Pushing hands
Range & reach
Scientist
Sensitivity
Shen
Sifu
Similarities & differences
Simplicity
Slow
Small circle
Soft option
Spontaneity
Sticky
Swords
Sung
Tai chi is not sport
Taijiquan (supreme ultimate fist)
Taijiquan as a supplement
Taijiquan fighting method
Taijiquan & piano lessons
Taijiquan principles
Taijiquan syllabus
Taijiquan syllabus by grade
Types of tai chi
Wang treatise
Weak
Weapons
Why learn taijiquan?
Wu treatise
Yang Cheng Fu's 10 essentials
Yang style
Yang style variations
Yielding
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Combat

Anticipation
Applications explained
Are you a martial artist?
Baguazhang (8 trigrams palm)
Blocks
Bracing
Chin na (seizing)
Chinese martial arts
Combat
Conviction
Cross-training martial arts
Female martial artist
Fighting
Fighting on TV
Finishing off
Freeform combat
Grappling
Holds
Impact
Incapacitation
Kung fu suit
Kung fu syllabus
Learning an internal martial art
Martial art
Martial concepts
Martial expectations
Martial sets
Melee
Minimalist
Multiple opponents
Neijiaquan (internal martial arts)
Nerve
Neutral state
Neutralise
Newton's laws
Penetrating defences
Powers & principles
Quan (fist/combat/martial art)
Reacting
Reasonable force
Redundancy
Shuai jiao (take downs)
Skills
Taijiquan combat
Technical skills
Technique-based mentality
Unpredictability
The way of the warrior
Women in martial arts
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Self defence

Evading a knife
Panic
Self defence
Self defence courses
What is self defence?
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Neigong

Alignment
Are you strong enough?
Biomechanics
Ergonomics
Internal strength
The internal way of moving
Natural power
Neigong/nei gong/nei kung (internal work/whole-body strength)
Peng
Power generation
Reeling silk
Strength
Strong or tense?
Structure
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The old ways

An ancient art
The authentic self
Awakening
Direct transmission
Esoteric
The floating world
Grace
Heightened level of awareness
Invisibility
The journey
Lost places
The lost art?
More than exercise
Mystery
Myths & magic
The Old Ways
The road less travelled
Secrets
Steal my art
Stealth
Using the mind instead of force
Warrior/sage
Wisdom
Wonder
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The Tao/dao

I Ching quotes
Natural order
Practical Taoism
Real human
The Science of the Essence
Spiritual
Straw dogs
The Tao/Dao
Taoism/daoism
Taoist
Te
Tzu-jan
The Vinegar Tasters
The Way
The Way and Its Power
Wu wei
Yin/yang
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Zen

Buddha quotes
Imperfect
Mushin
Rustic
Wabi sabi
Zen
Zen koan
Zen mind
Zen & taijiquan
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Fitness

Balance
Balancing the body
Condition
Coordination
Cross-training
Cross-training in our school
A deliberate life
Exaggeration
Exercise
Exercise is boring
Exercise opportunities
Exertion
Fit for combat
Fitness level
Full strength
Health or fitness?
Keep fit
Lower body strength
Massage
Mobility
Muscle
No pain, no gain
Over-taxing the body
Physical education
Rejuvenation
Running
Shoulders
Sport
Stretching
Tai chi for fitness
Tai chi for fitness syllabus
Tension
Vitality
Yoga
Youthful
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Meditation

Attachment
Attention
Bear witness
Belief
Breathing
Clarity
Composure
Concentration
Conflict
Consciousness
Constructive rest
Contemplation
Detachment
Emotional awareness
The exchange
Exponential development
Insights
Inspirational quotes
Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti's descriptions
Meditation
Metacognition
Mind power
Mindful
Mirror
Not knowing
Perception
Seeing & looking
Self
Self-awareness
Silence
Stillness
Tranquillity
Truth
Vulnerability
Words
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Living

90%
Animals
Art & culture
Arthritis
Books (shortlist)
The Emperor's New Clothes
The future
Growing
Hope
Hurry
Life coach
Life... it made sense at the time
Listen to your body
Living
Longevity
Luck
Making space
Moderation
Politics
Quality of life
A quiet life
Retire
Sleep
Solutions
Time
Toys
TV
Value
Work in progress
Worrying
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Health

Alzheimer's disease
Anti-aging
Back problems
Bags
Benefits
Biological organism
Brain health
Calm
Cherry blossom
Detox
Diet
Energy as fuel
Energy (kinetic)
Energy levels
Energy (trapped)
Fat loss
Healthy living
Imperfect health
Knees
Medical problems
Memory
Migraine
Neuroplasticity
Panacea
Quick fix
Relaxation
Rest
Tai chi as a tonic
Tai chi for health
Tai chi for health syllabus
Wellbeing
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Qigong

Qi (breath)
Qi myths
Qi power?
Qi gong/qigong/chi kung (breath work)
Qigong practice
The role of qigong in the internal martial arts
The role of qigong in a tai chi class
Types of qigong
Understanding qigong
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Attitude

Act now
Aggression
Anger
Assertiveness
Bullying
Change
Commitment
Demons
Ego
Fear
Frustration
Getting your own way
How can you tell?
Humility
Humour
Learned helplessness
Macho
Manners
Over-analysing...
Passive aggressive
Patience
Respect
Responsibility
Security
Self-help
Self-reliance
Sincerity
Strong mental attitude
Vulgarity
Whole-hearted
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Learning

About us
Adult learning
The basics
Books
Brain work (meditation, awareness, metacognition)
Classes
Comfort zone
Context
Corrections
Cost
Creativity
Differentiation
Drilling
Exoticism
Familiarity
Forgotten how to learn?
General knowledge
Habits
Helpers
Induction course
Inner teachings
Intelligence
Introduction
Knowledge
Knowledge & wisdom
Learner driver
Meaning
Means and ends
Opinion
Pay-as-you-go
Practice
Prices
Private lessons
Privileges of membership
Proof
The purpose of a taijiquan school
Refinement
Questions
Recommended reading
Reviews
Self-differentiating
Simplistic
Skill level
Syllabus
Tailored learning
Tradition
Understanding
Verbal understanding
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Teaching

Fit to teach?
How taijiquan is taught in modern times
Instructing (tai chi for health)
Instructing (taijiquan)
Teaching levels
Teaching tai chi
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