Welcome to the first installment of my Tai Chi Chih series. Tai Chi Chih is a simplified version of basic Tai Chi Chuan movements developed by Justin Stone, and was what kicked off my first 1,000 day vow, and is what helped me to lose over 200 pounds.
In this video I demonstrate the first exercise in the series, a warm up called Rocking Motion.
A few points:
- Looking into the far distance, as if looking to the most distant horizon, helps with balance.
- Do not strain to lift the balls of the feet, or the heels, to high when starting.
- Try to keep the breathing consistent, but don’t worry about it too much at first. I tend to exhale as I raise my arms for the forward swing and inhale on the back swing, but any consistent pattern is fine.
Please feel free to hit me with any questions. I’ll be releasing these videos weekly until the series is done.
Please see my Teaching Gigs page for my current schedule!
Cheers!
Cool, man! I really enjoyed doing it.
Have you thought about advertising the in-person classes that you teach? Say, just include the locations and times at the end of each video?
“Embrace Tiger, Return to Kitchen.” I love it.
la,
Ian Carruthers
http://www.foolishtreefilms.com
Let’s make a movie!
That is a solid idea, Ian. Currently my classes are a bit in flux, but i can include a link to my teaching gigs page. Cheers for the thought!
The site name is one that has been swimming around in my head for sometime. It’s from my favorite Tai Chi move name: Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain. The kitchen part represents the real mountain I had to conquer on my way down from 396 lbs. Glad you dig it!