Embrace tiger, return to mountain: the essence of tai chi by Huang Al Chung-liang

Author:Huang, Al Chung-liang [Chung-liang, Huang, Al]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Tai chi
Publisher: [Moab, Utah, Real People Press]
Published: 1973-06-14T23:00:00+00:00

approachable way of measuring. Maybe we find a new way of expressing a feeling, a new way of saying, a new way of doing, but most of the time we are repeating the same old thing. Life is this way. Every morning begins the same but develops differently. And t'ai chi begins the same, but it's always different.

Now I would like to establish that mutual ground again and then work on variations. First I want to work in a circular moving pattern, so let's get up and join our hands in a circle. I love circles. Even when you work alone, you should feel the connection of this circle. Let's help each other to get the body to feel the fluidity. Release your tensions by swaying with everybody's flow. Take a few minutes to just sense your own energy level, your position, your tightness, whatever you feel now. If you've been listening too hard and the tension is getting you down, think of release. As your body begins to free itself, work from the center, and let the energy from your center begin to move your torso slightly.

Undulate your spine and let your hips come into this movement. Let your torso bend and twist. If you move your body around too much, then you can really feel why you need that center to come back to. We tend to use our extremities too much. We see with our eyeballs popping out. We reach with our hands without feeling the connection of the movement with our center.

While still holding hands, get your whole body moving. Look around the circle from one person to the next and let your vision connect with your body. Sense the transmission of movement through your hands. Now you can close your eyes and still feel this connection and movement.

The feet are moving now, so let's travel a bit around the circle. Experience the feeling of how you cross your legs and change your position while maintaining that center. Do you have to think which leg comes first, or can you let the spine pivot and let the leg follow naturally? If your arms are getting tired from holding your muscles, let them droop a little bit.

Now slow down and drop hands. Mill around and exchange places with someone directly opposite you in the circle. Do this in a playful way. Don't do it directly. You can have all kinds of nice dis-

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