by Steve Elliott | Jan 2, 2017 | Steve’s Musings
Sticking Jing is an almost magnetic feeling. That is, your opponent should feel as if you are stuck on them like chewing gum. Once you can stick to someone, you can control their speed, their direction and when the opportunity presents itself, you uproot them...
by Steve Elliott | Nov 10, 2016 | Steve’s Musings
The other day, during a class, when we would start to practice our form, I noticed a student moving left & right to get into the right spot. I asked him what he was doing, and he replied: “I’m getting to the place where I can see the mirror.” Aha! Your Tai Chi...
by Steve Elliott | Sep 14, 2016 | Trip to China 2016
Shanghai is a lot like Chinatown. Only bigger. 20 Million people bigger. Traffic lights are few & far between, so you just have to work things out and negotiate who goes next. Mostly this is determined by who has the loudest horn. Right-of way, in order, goes to:...
by Steve Elliott | Aug 31, 2016 | Steve’s Musings
The other day, Jaqui reminded me that years ago I referred to Chen Man-Ching’s T’ai Chi form as Inferior T’ai Chi. I apologize profusely. I can only hope that Jaqui can forgive said comment as the off hand remark of a testosterone laden and obviously...
by Steve Elliott | Aug 25, 2016 | Steve’s Musings
The four enemies. (Loosely liberated from Carlos Castenada) The first enemy is fear. Fear paralyzes you. For fear, you don’t act. There are several forms of fear. One of the lesser manifestations of fear is worrying. If you are constantly imagining bad things in...
