It’s strange to see myself in the mirror again, without glasses. I’ve been wearing glasses for the past 15 years, and basketball increased the turnover of my glasses. So much so that I’ve decided not to go for any ball near the D-zone - the danger zone under the basket! Avoiding the D-zone leaves me [...]
Want to exercise everyday? Clean your room by Monday? Or want to stop biting nails? These are a few goals that you can try to achieve by entering into a contract. So if you fail your goals, there will be penalty, depending on your contract. Your friend can benefit, your enemy can benefit, you can [...]
If you’re a beginner, maybe this question wouldn’t be too intimidating. But for someone learning it for some time (more than a good few years), I find it somewhat timid to say how long I’ve been doing it. I hastily add “on and off” just to qualify my lack of understanding on tai ji. I [...]
I can’t seem to get enough of this clip. Seeing it again and again, with the minimal changes the teacher has to the maximum impact on the student, it really makes me wonder the chasm of skill between me and this teacher. Is it attainable? I don’t know, but it certainly is possible!
The teacher uses [...]
For some extraordinary Tai Ji listening skills, check out 解守德’s performance below where he”strike” someone through someone else. He managed to listen to both the person’s force and redirect it out so brilliantly to just the guy behind. Enjoy!
I’ve just ordered my first book from BetterWorld.com. It aims to meet the Triple Bottom Line - social impact, environmental impact and economic impact. It also uses carbonfree shipping. It’s not actually carbon free as the book still has to travel the distances and the vehicles that carry it still has to emit those carbon [...]
I recently attended a “leadership” course, where you’re asked to play games in a group setting to demonstrate your leadership, or the lack of it, in a controlled environment. We navigated a small island with a “hot-from-the-oven” navigation skills and a 20-years-old topographical map.
I actually enjoyed the navigation part as it brought me out to [...]
I haven’t read any Tai Ji books for a while now. My learning journey in Tai Ji has in a way forced me not to look for answers in books but look for them through experience. And then I come across a quote from Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Be patient toward [...]