Graham BarlowHow to motivate yourself to do Tai Chi every dayIf you’ve been in the Tai Chi game for long enough it’s impossible not to realise that you can’t progress very far without daily practice.Mar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020
Graham BarlowMartial arts in the time of coronavirusIt’s time to let nature in and make martial arts wild again.Mar 28, 2020Mar 28, 2020
Graham BarlowHow acupuncture meridians relate to Tai Chi (Taijiquan)We’ve all heard of Chinese medicine and acupuncture meridians, but do they really exist? And how do they relate to Tai Chi?Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Graham BarlowTai Chi: What moving from the Dantien really involvesWhen Tai Chi people say “move from the dantien” what do they actually mean?Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Graham BarlowWhy an ancient Rosicrucian text could hold the key to our survivalAccording to conventional wisdom, Shamanism is something only primitive people believe in, and that New Age seekers try to recreate in…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Graham BarlowWhy your cat is a Tai Chi master and a Zen master all rolled into one.If you own a cat I suspect you already think he or she is a bit of a Kung Fu master. It turns out that the ancient Chinese martial artists…Feb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020
Graham BarlowTai Chi’s Yin and Yang Palms and the fault of Double WeightingThroughout the Tai Chi form, you need to change the intention in your palms from yin to yang and back again. Here’s how to do it.Feb 2, 2020Feb 2, 2020
Graham BarlowThe low-stress way to get better at Tai Chi Push HandsYou can improve your push hands, and your Tai Chi, with these 3 tips for adjusting your posture.Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Graham BarlowTai Chi’s crotch dantien — how to store and release energy in the legsIn Tai Chi we all know we are told we should “round the crotch area” — sometimes called “kua”, but more accurately “dang” in Chinese — but…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020