This is moment from a talk I gave recently in Sweden. An effortless push can be said to involve removing all the parts of the push that are not contributing to the result you want. This is in contrast to increasing the pressure so that most of the effort is wasted.

This is the extended version of the foundation routine that I teach to my students. The 10 form and 24-form are good for beginners. But this routine has the elements of the traditional routines, taught in a way that they used to be practised in the old days. You can play one section at a . . . read more

In this exchange, I was reminded of teacher Yang Yang when he spoke of the subtle, profound, and mysterious experiences of tai chi. I also wanted to remind people that what looks magical or mysterious is often just subtle, and not even profound. The mind can be easily deceived by preconceptions about Newtonian mechanics and . . . read more

While touring the city, we found some young people doing what looked like tuishou. They invited me to join them. It was impressive to see this young man improve in a short time.