My Stroke from September 16, 2023 Almost a year ago on September 16, 2023, I suffered a stroke affecting my left leg and left arm. Although it was not from a major stroke, it did affect my mobility and my stability, afffecting the distance I could walk, the speed I could walk, the amount of […]
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Using Taiji to Recover from Stroke
In September 2023, I suffered a stroke affecting my left leg and left arm. Although it was not a major stroke, it did affect my mobility and my stability, affecting the distance I could walk, the speed I could walk, the amount of time I could spent doing Taiji, and the time I need to […]
Some Simple Techniques to Remember and to Respond in Times of Emergencies
One of my Taiji students mentioned to me that several years ago, her mom was crossing the street in Taiwan when a car suddenly appeared behind her honked her horn. She fell to the ground out of fear and was unable to walk due to the injury to her tailbone when she fell. Because she […]
Fa-Jin, Amazing Power, and Potential Application to American Football
Qigong Demonstration from Grandmaster Feng Zhiqiang: First I want to give you some background information on Feng Zhiqiang (冯 志 强). Taiji has many styles. The two most popular or most-practiced styles are the Chen Style and the Yang Style. The originally created style was the Chen Style. In the 19th century after Yang Lu-Chan […]