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Fantasy
A lot of new starters have a fantasy idea of themselves performing
complex martial arts movements involving excellent
choreography, strength and
skill.
There is just one problem with this... Their own body lets them down.
Paying for it
People imagine that paying for tai chi lessons
equals the ability to do the art.
This is insane.
It is akin to paying for a piano
lesson and expecting to suddenly play Mozart.
We are checking our smartphones on
average 221 times a day. Recent research found that 80 percent of
millennials look at their phones upon waking; this addiction is a strong
one. As a result, our cognitive processing has become shallower and we have
become so distracted that we play directly into the hands of the autopilot.
Digital devices are the modern day equivalent of tranquillisers. They instil
a trance-like state almost immediately as they are anchors for our
subconscious to take over.
(Chris Barez-Brown)
What can we give you?
Even if we wanted to be charitable with students, what could you
expect from us?
We cannot carry you through the form
movements.
We cannot download martial skills into your brain.
We cannot cure laziness or
apathy.
We cannot make you brave.
We cannot make you tall, small, rich or happy.
Learning a martial art
When learning a martial art there are
essentially 3 stages:
Most students
want to do stage 3 but
flounder before they even
reach stage 1. White belt is an introductory grade. It
is not stage 1.
It is preliminary health training.
Get fit
The best way to make progress in any martial art is to
get fit as quickly as you can.
A strong, flexible,
coordinated, agile body requires an equally
supple mind.
The sooner you become fit, the easier the martial art will be to learn.
By whose standards?
A lot of people like to determine for themselves
whether they are fit or not.
The student has absolutely no
understanding what the
syllabus involves.
They self-determine their own
physical suitability based on an
idea of what tai chi
entails.
This is naive.
Full strength routine
This qigong and
stretching routine is about increasing strength,
stamina and flexibility. It achieves tangible
results very quickly.
Daily practice:
Standing
qigong (10-20 minutes)
- 4 postures
Reeling silk exercises & standing post balance exercise
Moving qigong
Stretches & joint work
Psoas exercises
Leg stretches
Constructive rest
The full
strength routine is easy to learn.
Virtually any student could learn these
exercises with ease and gain remarkable results. You only need
determination and
commitment.
Duration: 90+ minutes approximately.
A new you
We can tell immediately when a student practices the full strength
routine.
They look tall,
sturdy and strong.
Their arms comfortably reach to
70% without
the use of tension.
There is a nimbleness to
their step and a keen look in their eyes.
Full
A student who does the full strength routine at the
start of each day feels clear headed,
composed and
focussed.
Their body is resilient
and strong. It responds easily to the dictates
of the mind.
Slow down
One big focus of tai chi is slow motion movement. Now that you are making progress it is necessary to
address the pace of your exercises.
Qigong, form and solo drilling should be performed at a notably slower pace
in order to attain full strength.
An investment
Most people are just too lazy to
do this kind of routine and satisfy themselves with whatever
commitment feels comfortable to them.
Sadly, they never get the benefits of
qigong,
tai chi or
moderate stretching.
If a student manages 100 consecutive days of the full strength routine, they
do not stop. Instead, they want more.
They add form, drills,
weapons into the
routine. Their strength continues to grow...
Page created
21 May 1995
Last updated
30 November 2023
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