Assessing the Basics of Taijiquan (2)

Another variation of that earlier story where some people have claimed that the gist of Taijiquan originated from a person who observed a battle between a eagle or a magpie hawk (not a crane) and a snake. 

After watching this video, do you know what were the prevailing factors for the victor?

Assessing the Basics of Taijiquan (1)

Some people have claimed that the gist of Taijiquan originated from a person who observed a battle between a crane and a snake. 

After watching this video, do you know what were the prevailing factors for the crane?

Could you identify those same factors in the practice of Taijiquan?

Side note
From which animal, does one learns how to center oneself?

The Art of Focus: Centering Yourself (Pt .2 )

The initial emphasis of yi quan practice is to enhance the health of the practitioner through the act of centering oneself to the ground before ever moving the stress any part of the body to one's feet and beyond. 

The grand objective is to achieve the state of "yin palms and yang feet." Some people does it through the practice of Baguazhang.

Click here on the negativity of stress. 

Through the practice of the internal martial arts, one can minimize the damage from the stress

More to come.  ... 

Pragmatic Practice (8): Armchair Strategists

Our associate from Cook Ding's Kitchen suggested the practice of sitting like the above picture.  

There are hidden specifics behind these two pictures.

Do you know how does this sitting posture improves one's focus?  ... It does work for some situations.  ...  Try it and tell us what happens.  

Personally, I preferred to stand.