tips
Time-saving training
I’m reading a book called Time-Saving Training for Multisport Athletes - How to fit Workouts into Work Days, by Rick Niles. I definitely qualify as someone who do multisports, but I won’t say I’m an athlete. There’s one tip in the book though, which can be quite useful. It’s called intensity training.
It’s not how [...]
Learning Tai Chi from an ice cream cone
Turn your body, turn your body!
That’s what I’ve been hearing throughout my Tai Ji journey.
All movements should be whole. As the hand moves, the body moves, the leg moves - everything should move in perfect harmony.
In the last reality check, I haven’t found this unison yet. I found something more subtle - the turning radius [...]
Why train tai ji in the morning
Practising tai ji is hard. But that’s not an excuse to not practise. However, the “hard” part seems to nag louder than the “I want to practise” part. So I’ve rephrased the question to “how can I create the time to practise”. I have tried night time, I have tried day time. I have tried [...]
GTD and me
It has been more than 4 months since I’ve last heard about Getting Things Done (GTD), a book that has changed the way I plan and organise my life. There’s some influence in how I should go about using the knowledge I have collected so far. There’s even some hint of the book in an [...]
Taiji figure 8 training
The figure 8 training method is to draw a figure 8 on a horizontal plane while you’re in a horse stance, using your body as the pencil, and the butt as the pencil tip (or more precisely, the bottom of the vertical axis running through your body as the pencil tip). Please let me know [...]
In the mood for learning
Learning tai ji is hard work. I guess that’s true with learning anything! The more common excuse for procastination (to learn) is that “I’m not in the mood”. Taking tai ji as an example, it’s highly dependent on the internal state of mind on what you actually learn in a training session.
When i’m not in [...]
Choosing a tai chi style that suits you
There was a comment over at wuijimon’s on how different tai chi style may suit different kinds of people. This may be caused by different character, different body structure, different goals etc. I’m bow-legged and so I can’t exactly keep the knees directly on top of the toes. It’ll will always be leaning inwards, but [...]
10 tips for running a vertical marathon
I’m no expert in horizontal running, and definitely not in running vertically. I have tried running up the stairs to pick up the forgotten umbrella, but I certainly have not tried running 73 storeys (all 1336 steps) at one go! Enrolling into a vertical marathon was entirely by chance. Ok, peer pressure had something to [...]
What does relax mean in tai chi?
Exploring the true meaning of being relaxed in the context of tai chi.
How to reduce the time between waking up and getting out of bed
Your alarm rings. You stirred. The alarm is still nagging at you, and it’s somehow getting louder. The ear is gaining consciousness. You rolled over. The alarm now is deafening. Your hand searches frantically for the “off” button. It’s no where to be found?!! With a great huff, you wrestled out of the blanket and [...]
