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The new way of doing things...
Mar. 10th, 2016 10:29 pmThe two major changes associated with the new taiji regime has to do with (a) the introduction of qigong (exercises designed to enhance 'qi', and pronounce4d "chee") and (b) the so-called "long form."
I suppose one may argue from now until the cows come home as to the more esoteric benefits of the exercises called "The Eight Treasures," but as a set of general warm up and stretching exercise, my uneducated opinion is that they do the trick. Upon finishing these exercises, I feel ready to take on the world.
The "long form," on the other hand, is something that I am finding to be quite a challenge. The principal barrier to learning it, as compared to the "short form" is that it takes about 20 minutes to complete the form, which is apparently beyond the "patience threshold" of most students. However, for as long as sifu continues to lead us through the long form, I will follow along and try to figure out a way to memorize the sequence of motions.
In short, I am rediscovering a deeper appreciation of taiji.
Cheers...
I suppose one may argue from now until the cows come home as to the more esoteric benefits of the exercises called "The Eight Treasures," but as a set of general warm up and stretching exercise, my uneducated opinion is that they do the trick. Upon finishing these exercises, I feel ready to take on the world.
The "long form," on the other hand, is something that I am finding to be quite a challenge. The principal barrier to learning it, as compared to the "short form" is that it takes about 20 minutes to complete the form, which is apparently beyond the "patience threshold" of most students. However, for as long as sifu continues to lead us through the long form, I will follow along and try to figure out a way to memorize the sequence of motions.
In short, I am rediscovering a deeper appreciation of taiji.
Cheers...
