China 2019 - Day 27, Tuesday, 13th August Today has been my last day at the tai chi school and as ever you have mixed emotions about these things. Sad that the training has come to an end, I will miss Masters Ping and Kim and many of the students...and of course there will be … Continue reading Day 27 – Modern Day Self Defence
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China 2019 - Day 26, Monday, 12th August Thoughts on Learning Forms, Principles, Eastern/Western Instructors, and Health and Martial Tai Chi So the Chen 74 form and the broadsword form moves have all been shown to me now - notice that I am hesitant to say that I have learnt them, as yet! That's a … Continue reading Day 26 – Tai Chi, Forms and Principles
China 2019 - Day 25, Sunday, 11th August Today was my last opportunity for some sightseeing here in China and myself and another student at the tai chi school, took a taxi and bus up to a town about an hour and a half north of here. We set off from there preparing to hike … Continue reading Day 25 – Hiking and Rafting
China 2019 - Day 19, Monday, 5th August 2019 This is now my last full week of training (as well as two days next week) before a day and a half in Hong Kong, where I will fly home from next Friday. One of the great things about being a full time martial arts instructor … Continue reading Day 19 – Going Solo
China 2019 - Thursday, 1st August Today has been a good solid day of training in classes and then a couple of hours push hands with Master Ping this evening. I have also had the chance to do a lot of training on my own, which is really important for progress. Over the hours, weeks, … Continue reading Day 15 – Rewards of Solitude
China 2019 - Day 10, Saturday, 27th July Saturday today and I decided to head out and explore Yangshuo and the surrounding area on foot. A 40 minute walk and I was in the centre of Yangshuo from Jima Village. I am half way through reading Alain De Botton's book about travel. It's a very … Continue reading Day 10 – Reality of Travel
China 2019 - Day 9, Friday, 26th July So there comes a time in learning anything where you just get that feeling where you don't feel like you're quite getting it...and frustration sets in. This quite often leads to a student leaving class and never coming back, which from an instructor's perspective is never a … Continue reading Day 9 – Dealing with Frustration
China 2019 - Day 8, Thursday, 25th July So I have to confess that today I woke up feeling a little weary (yes, it does happen!) and that in combination with a very hot morning first thing, meant a rather slow and sluggish feeling when I started training. Personally I'm not a breakfast person, so … Continue reading Day 8 – Stand like a Tree
China 2019 - Day 7, Wednesday, 24th July More hard training today and after a week I can really feel the basics coming along - although, as with all things, there's always a long way to go... and there probably always will be, as there's forever another level you can aspire to and try to … Continue reading Day 7 – Balance