The Tai Chi Notebook

Suspended from above. Bringing a sense of lightness to your Tai Chi.


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One admonition from Yang Cheng Fu’s 10 important points, that has become something of a law in Tai Chi Chuan, is to ‘keep the head suspended, as if from above’. In the Tai Chi Classics it also states “Stand like a perfectly balanced scale and move like a turning wheel”, whilst also saying, “Don’t lean in any direction; suddenly appear, suddenly disappear.” This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thetaichinotebook.com/2021/04/04/suspended-from-above-bringing-a-sense-of-lightness-to-your-tai-chi/

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The Tai Chi NotebookBy Graham