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Yesterday’s me and today’s me
I got this quote from a comic book about a kung fu kid:
To surpass yesterday’s me, I have to train today’s me.
It’s original Chinese version is:
为了超越昨日的自己，所以要磨练今日的自己。
Enjoy.
unShake your booty
Nowadays, when I thought I am doing the Tai Ji form properly, I had a rude awakening when one day my teacher shouted “stop shaking your butt!”. And from then on, I’m very conscious about it. Of course, I always smile too whenever I realise I’m doing it. It’s just a funny thought, to think [...]
When you push, just push
A common habit when practising, is to make the adjustments while carrying out an action. In the context of Tai Chi, you might have seen people bobbing up and down, or pushing forward with various hand gestures, looking very awkward as though their clothes just don’t fit them. Then one day, my teacher said,
“When you [...]
When the learning gets tough… relax!!
It’s that word again… relax!! When faced with a steep learning curve, it’s always made worse if you force yourself through the curve rather than ride on it. The materials would seem more difficult, the retention would seem more difficult, and you might end up hating the subject so much that you will never touch [...]
1 and 1 makes 3
According to my current Tai Ji teacher, if you practise the form continuously one set after another, the effect is compounded. For example, if you practise the form twice in succession, you would have effectively practised 3 times. 3 in succession equals 6 times, 4 in succession equals 10 times, and so on.
To think that [...]
