Taijiquan is more than Qi. It requires a deep understanding of human skeletal mechanics.

I am saddened when I finish a Taijiquan class having just copied the Teacher all night. This is just following and it is not teaching. I read an article by which said that such methods are poor and would not be accepted in mainstream teaching i.e. a School or University. Leading is not teaching.

“A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.”

- Gogen Yamaguchi

I love Wushu but I know it is not Gong-fu. Most people cannot tell the difference. Taijiquan is prone to the same problems with most classes teaching a Wushu-esque version such as Beijiing 24-step or similar and not the actual martial art.

Taijiquan is about the completion of the self.

A punch on the nose is a punch on the nose. Fighting has no time for chatting.

“Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.”

- Morihei Ueshiba “The Art of Peace”



So feminine...

Many people think that Asian women are weakened by their femininity but I consider the opposite to be true.

Power Dressing 101: The Asian Way

I have trouble with 13 postures because they are not postures at all.