September 16, 2005
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New activity
I have started learning tai-chi (taiji quan) Sunday mornings. The style
I'm learning is the Yang's 108-step form. It's fun and inexpensive
(only 10$ for permenant membership and 35$ for ten lessons of 1 hour 15
minutes). The reason I like taiji is because I can practice it
anywhere, without any equipment (unlike other sports). The literature
even says that you can practice taiji while lying down or walking,
because what's important is not the actions, but rather your
consciousness of your own body, the flow of vital energy (the qi).
The practice postures that you see is only the "frame" that
allows beginners to more easily exercise their consciousness and flow
of qi. This is one of the mysteries in Chinese culture that I would
like to understand and experience first-hand.- SwordAngel
