Cain Yentzer demonstrates how to do a simple Tai-Chi walking practice. innercourttaiji.com/ My Beginners Online Workshop cainyentzer.podia.com/gsp-lev...
Cain your video was better than other videos on RU-vid. I studied Tai-Chi for 2 years and the first class was all about the step. My teacher mentioned something you ommitted which is "Grounding yourself", which meant as you take the step, make sure your toes go from pinky to Big toe "completely feeling" the terrain your stepping on, assuring is safe, and grounding yourself as you're about to shift your weight.
Good teaching of stepping basics, it's important to start your Tai Chi journey from core principles. This is demonstrated and explained very well by teacher Adam. He obviously knows his stuff
It might sound counterintuitive but no. You want to strengthen the legs by working the connective tissue(sinews) in which case you need to let go of any muscle tension. This in turn will bring blood(chi) to the muscle and bone if done correctly. This is how Tai Chi works:)
Càñ I ĺearn to walk this way while on a frame. Two years ago I had a spinal stroke. I think basic Tai Chr wd be very good and motivating. I would value your help, Glenys
Hi Glenn’s, you should most definitely practice Tai-Chi. It is very good for stimulating everything that your stroke took away. I would also recommend learning about Post Standing “Zhan Zhuang” and Nei-Gong. You would need to adapt the practice to working with a frame. What kind of “frame” do you use?
One of the basic rules is to keep knees happy is to always have the knees pointing in the direction of the middle toe. This alignment depends on the ability of the ankles and hip joints to articulate. Also, just as important is to learn how to have the leg bare the weight of the body correctly. Many people have a tendency to carry too much weight down the front or the inside of their leg causing an excess pressure under the knee cap or to the inside of the knee. Correcting this always comes back to hips and ankles. PROPERLY practicing Post Standing(Zheng Zhuang) can address these issues.
