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As one of my teachers told us, when you understand yin and Yang, you understand taiji and other forms.

This is a controversial subject. Yun Shou commonly called cloud hands means to move something heavy from one side of the body to the other side and pack it downwards with the AN force. If you turn away at the end like you are doing you don’t express this, and miss the point of this movement. Hidden within Yun shou are the four directions of Peng Lu Ji An. Happy to discuss this with you. 50 years of practise .

I’ve been trying to incorporate abdominal breathing while doing these exercises. I really appreciate this video, as I do all of them, because it allows me access to your Taiji expertise. I wish I could make it to class. I’m sorry I don’t. By the time you have class I’ve already practiced an hour and am into the rest of the day. Thank you so much for this RUclips channel you created. One of the best. … ed

Thank you for sharing, Mr. Chuckrow

Breathing is everything. Bill P.

Wonderful presentation! Thanks as always.

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Thanks, as a tai chi player it's really nice to be remembered and pointed to these ideas.

Hello…i am french…and i dont speak english…not enough to understand your mots…but i undesrstand par ce que vous êtes ( by You are) …thank You Sir…. I pratique qi gong and taï Ji …un qi gong interne…depuis 1995…i pratique all the days…Norbert

I get a great deal out of your videos and books. But on this question of side stepping I focused on this with my teacher recently with cloud hands, and he pointed out something that made sense once I could feel it in action. He had us try side stepping quickly multiple times moving in one direction, with the heal, with the flat foot, and with the ball of the foot. With the heal or the foot flat, we ended up clomping down and not feeling sure footed in the steps when done quickly, as opposed to when we briefly touch the ground first with the ball of the foot and softly securing the step. With the ball of the foot, we could side step far more quickly. It's not an exaggerated ball of the foot fist step, like a flowery ballerina, but rather a very natural subtle like a half inch touch down of the ball of the foot first to quickly secure the landing. It's about agility in being able to side step rapidly when we need to.

A gem of a video Doc! I think Damo Mitchell has written as to changing the weight (rocking forwards and backwards from heel to toe also.Master Luke Chan recommends internal rotation via the 3 Dan Tien's (externally at, first) see method ....

Have you come across Dr Alis ultimate back book where he covers similar ideas

Indeed! In particular, learning to open the spine means '(re-)finding' and using the erector spinae and multifidus muscle groups. I too have gained much improvement by suspending the headtop as a practice.

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Great video thank you! this is something ive been working on. I have a question and would be grateful for any tips - i have flat feet and rolling in arches and knees that naturally point inward. When i do the knees inward/outward excersise, to maintain correct ‘hip knee foot’ alignment, i need to push my knees outward to as wide as i can go. When i do this, my arch does raise and there is a torque on my feet (toes wanting to rotate outward) that is resisted by the friction of my shoes on the ground. Any tips for this would be appreciated, thank you

Thank you, this is really helpfull. Maybe you could do a Video for the use of the pelvis in Tai Chi? If it should be pushed Forward or just be in a natural state. That would be very interesting 😊

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Grandmaster Chin is a great martial artist and a gentleman. I met him and felt his skill.

Great minds think alike - I was writing my October newsletter yesterday and wrote a piece on relaxation which included "Notice where your weight is distributed in your feet, you want it in the centre, not the left side of your feet, not right, not on the toes, not on the heels, concentrate (for a moment or two) on centring your weight." Over the years I have been told / shown different methods and explanations as to where the centre is but the fairly straightforward one that I use, works for me. By the way, for others reading this, I'm English and live in England so Centre not Center :)

Exactly this!

Thank you Robert. Put this right into practice and immediately enriched my experience of the form. Helped in my ways also knee stability, energy flow etc. Thanks again and please keep on going with the tai chi videos it adds something really valuable.

Thank you Robert! Exactly what I needed to clearly understand. You confirm here something I was exploring myself before I started listening to certain well-known masters.

Profesor thank you so much for your videos. Could you please dedicate one video to explain in detail the "Constant Bear exercise" I am a little confused, as I have seen various versions, not all of them concordant. I am sura that as a Direct student of Master Cheng you must certainly know how he actually taught it. Thanks again, be well

You're ruminating about the theoretical concepts underlying the qi paradigm. The saying has to do with the practical aspects of qi, which has a lot to do with our involuntary systems and the subconscious mind. (The original saying was Xin-Yi, Yi-Qi, Qi-Li : Subconscious Mind [which they thought lived in the Heart] triggers the conscious mind; conscious mind triggers the qi; when the qi is in place the strength will manifest). So, for all practical purposes we're talking about involuntary systems and their involvement in manifesting strength.

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Very important information about the toes and heel lifting. You can feel the difference yourself in that it breaks your structure and therefore your balance and as shown you can easily be pushed. Also keeping pressure on the center of the foot is also an important part of your structure. When you do the form or standing in Wu Ji, you can play around with this and find out for yourself the imbalance that this causes. Feel the effect of disregarding these points and learn from it. Be conscious of every part in your body, when moving in order to keep retaining your structure and balance

Hi again Dr Chuckrow, it’s amazing that you share your experience and insights here for free. You are a legend sir. Just out of interest, I wondered if you’d spent any time learning or practicing with T.T. Liang as I believe he accompanied CMC to New York? From what I’ve read he was an excellent teacher (and quite a character to boot) and enjoyed using music as part of his teaching method, none of which is news to you, I’m sure.

than you professor for sharing, most generous. Blessings

My teacher learned CMC style via Wu Kuo Chung (apparently CMC’s last formal student in Taiwan…who knows eh..) and he always said one should be flat footed when stepping sideways, cloud hands movement being an example. Thanks again Dr. Chuckrow.

This is incredibly well taught! I'm actually starting to understand Tai Chi, and it highlights how much traditional Qigong can sometimes overlook. Thank you for sharing such insightful knowledge!

Love it... "if it ain't got that swing... It don't mean a thing" 😎👍

This works on 99% of the world, pray you don't grab the 1% it makes go in a rage.

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When I began to teach taiji to my wife I wanted to give her a continuous practice that she could explore before learning the complex choreography of an entire taiji form. I taught her to do a series of advancing actions with brush right knee, brush left knee, brush right knee etc., and then a series of "step back to repulse monkey" right, left right. It's a very enjoyable continuous practice for moving in the ever present moment in limited space without choreography-anxiety and it just got a lot better applying the awareness principles you're teaching here.

Wow! Duke Ellington and Irving Mills, Louis and Ella had more dong dang in their music than I've had in my taijji all these years, until I came across your videos Robert. Thanks as always for your superb lessons. At last, natural movement in the taiji form!

It's great to see how you observe these things, and explain and demonstrate more about it. A couple of years ago, I came across a book by Robert Tangora called 'The Internal Structure of Cloud Hands". Scott Meredith has also given me some good tips from his books and videos. These insights made me reevaluate my approach to Cloud Hands, and likewise the opening posture. However, in recent years, and with face-to-face teachers, I've also been taught different aspects to focus on, which then became part of my form practice.

Very important detail. Thank you!

The article on fasting (the link above) is the most detailed and thorough information on the subject that I’ve read from a single source. Thank you sir.

thank you i appreciate.

What about an online Taji School/Academy...I would love your advice as to how I may benefit more,Since I'm a student of an online Taji School/Academy, in the art of Wu Dang Taji..Don't get me wrong I've been into the internal arts for a while ,namely Xing-I and Bagua as a closed door student...But Taiji because I suffered from anxiety and depression so much so , that my former styles couldn't penetrate was advised by my teachers to add Taiji/Chi. Of which I have been a student for 4 years, and now entering my 5th.My Tai Chi School is in Wu Dang Mountains .I live in London,My teacher for me is great because he doesn't just teach on Tai Chi but also Daoism as a way of life/philosophy as well as chi gong..and to embrace spirit/life through Wu Wei/empty/embrace life through spirit...Something that I connect with and is essentially a part, naturally of the persona I've always had. Though didn't fully understand or know truly until practising Tai Chi. I must add my teachers in the other arts also exhibit and taught this principally..How can I improve my art further until I am able enough to visit Wu Dang itself.And from your years of experience how can I benefit more intrinsically as a student..Would be grateful for your wisdom and advice..Video if from RUclips/social media your right serves no purpose but to copy and paste.Yet their are also masters who share their videos through DVD's be it form's styles where they explain principally step by step the nature of their art conceptually..Where do you classify these? Because from my understanding, this is how a lot of martial arts styles were learnt/taught though not by DVD'S. but through manual scripts with the principals and concepts outlined, In drawings and writings traditionally....That is also part of tradition in the evolution of Chinese Martial arts.Please as said your point of view would be gratefully received..Thank you for sharing this video because in this modern world these classifications must be pointed out analysed ,and explained..In order to pass on the right methods and ways to and for future generations..Much love sir..Thank You for sharing.Always..🙏

A wealth of knowledge here on how to treat one’s body kindly thank you

Thank You very much for this video and all that you do. Very, very helpful for my needs and wishes. All the best to you.

Thanks for sharing the video. At about 2:52 I like your explanation of how your lower leg swings back when you lift your knee. I had not thought of that detail before.

Very helpful explanations of "washing" and of "stretching" in the sense of stretching the fascia, much more subtle and wellness enhancing than the contractive tearing of muscle fibers so they'll "build back" longer. Thank you!

Excellent Robert, thank you as always for your time and informative explanations.

Thank you, Robert!

Fascinating method, the detail of the vertebrae pushing up versus being pulled up, is a big deal!

Your explanations are precise and your metaphors are very helpful! Is there a branch of study within your knowledge base for healing self and others?