The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #89672   Message #1693376
Posted By: katlaughing
14-Mar-06 - 01:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: Taiji anyone?
Subject: RE: BS: Taiji anyone?
LOL, would it was all I had to do! My eating habits have improved immenselly, though, thank goodness. Thanks, again!

After slowly studying and practising the long style (Yang, if I remember correctly) of taiji (I love that spelling!), we were just getting into push-hands as our class came to an end. I would love to have gotten into that, with the senses attuned so highly to one another, etc.

When I met my Rog, he had studied taiji for years. To boil it down into a nutshell and explain it to me as a martial art, he told me it allowed one to use their opponent's force to help them (the opponent) on into a brick wall, so to speak. I liked the thought of not resisting, but using their force as a defense for oneself. Of course, I mostly love it for the health/spiritual/mind benefits!

Thanks to you, I have just done my round of yoga for the day and I feel great!

kat