Archive for October, 2007

Late for work. Rushed out the door. 2 minutes to the next train. Rushed through the gate. Train arrives. “Mind the gap”. Board the train. Door closes. Sh!t, I forgot my phone.
That information itself gave me a strange sensation. Should I go back to get it? Do I have any urgent tasks that I had [...]

Have you had an injury but you just can’t pinpoint where the pain is? You know it hurts, but you just don’t know where it hurts. And if you don’t know where it hurts, you don’t know the source, and if you don’t know the source, you can’t fully heal the injury.
From my basketball days, [...]

Out of the 100 rounds of push hands I did, I “felt” 2 follows and 0 borrows. And realised the distinction between them.
When pushing hands, the message is always to “listen” to the intent of the force, but feeling it with your hands. If you know the intent of the force, you will know where [...]

It has been a while since I last wrote anything creative. Most of my writings have been dull unexciting pieces of junk that passed as compliant writing at work. BOOOORING!!! I can’t imagine writing any more of that without some other outlet. I’m not saying I’m a very creative person, but I was once told [...]

To really make tai ji part of life, you’ll have to infuse not just the teachings of Tai Ji, but also the training of Tai Ji, into your daily life. I’ve heard of farmers in Chen Village weeding out their plantation in a low stance, only to change to the right leg if it’s too [...]