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Joseph Eber
Mar 18, 20235 min read
Invest in loss
“Invest in loss” is a popular saying in tai chi that implies that since you do not use muscular force, you must yield to gain or overcome...
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Joseph Eber
Jan 14, 20235 min read
Making Practical Use of Expansion
This is the companion article to “Expansion Underlies Everything” in which we discussed what expansion means and why it is so important. ...
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Joseph Eber
Jan 14, 20236 min read
Expansion Underlies Everything
Tai chi (taiji chuan) is known as an “internal art” because it uses internal energy rather than external muscular force. This internal...
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Joseph Eber
Dec 11, 20223 min read
How to Feel Peng-Jin
In our previous article called The Inner Connections of Peng-Jin we discussed the importance of peng-jin and how to create peng-jin in...
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Joseph Eber
Dec 11, 20224 min read
The Inner Connections of Peng-Jin
To understand tai chi, you must understand peng-jin. Without peng-jin, tai chi postures and movements lack power and energy, and have no...
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Joseph Eber
Nov 26, 20225 min read
Sitting While Standing
“Sit!” I have heard my teacher, William Ting say it a million times, and I have said it to my students a million times. Sitting while...
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Joseph Eber
Oct 27, 20222 min read
The Stages of Learning Tai Chi
THINGS "TOO SMALL" TO BE SEEN “There are no secrets hidden in Taiji, but only things too small to be seen.” (Huang Sheng Shyan)....
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Joseph Eber
Aug 28, 20223 min read
Sinking the “Empty” Leg!
Tai chi is all about balance. Yet, when many tai chi players step, they use only one side of their body. When they shift their weight...
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Joseph Eber
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Hold Your Body Like You’re Slow Dancing!
No, not like the picture; that was just a cheap trick to get your attention. But, To do tai chi well, the entire body must be relaxed...
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Joseph Eber
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Lift the Head to Lower Your Arms
It is difficult to feel suspended if you were never suspended by your hair. An easy way to feel it is to imagine a pully, a wheel, or a...
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Joseph Eber
Jun 19, 20226 min read
Should the Wrist Be Bent in Tai Chi?
Should the wrist be bent when doing tai chi? This question will surely stir controversy because it seems that every teacher does it...
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Joseph Eber
May 5, 20224 min read
Posture, Trauma and Teaching Tai Chi
In tai chi we spend a lot of time on the physical aspects of the art. But as teachers and students of Tai Chi we sometimes overlook how...
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Joseph Eber
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Keeping The Balance Between Yin and Yang
Tai chi is balance; physical, mental and energetical. Imagine an old-style balance scale where one side has a pound (or kilo) of metal,...
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Joseph Eber
Mar 20, 20221 min read
Correctly Opening the Arms
This blog post was written by my friend Susan Thompson. It is an excellent description of how to correctly open your arm when doing tai...
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Joseph Eber
Mar 10, 20223 min read
How To Continuously Expand The Spine
By Joe Eber When you do tai chi, your spine should feel as if it is continuously expanding. This may seem to be unrealistic, because,...
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Joseph Eber
Nov 15, 20217 min read
Don’t Push Off, Pull, And Here’s Why!
To shift your weight in tai chi there are two ways: push off against the ground or pull your weight. I’ve written in the past about how...
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Joseph Eber
Nov 10, 20214 min read
Everything I’ve learned About Tai Chi
I have studied tai chi with Master William Ting (Ting Kuo-Piao) since 1995. Through the years I have learned many things, and I am still...
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Joseph Eber
Oct 18, 20214 min read
The Relationship of Emptiness and Fullness by Ting Kuo-Piao (William Ting)
Emptiness within fullness; fullness within emptiness. This phrase sounds like a contradiction in terms, and because of that, it becomes...
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Joseph Eber
Sep 20, 20211 min read
4 Minute Tai Chi Lessons by Susan
Click here to go to Susan's blog.
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Joseph Eber
Sep 20, 20211 min read
Let's talk about stepping!
Let's talk about stepping. In everyday life walking is the act of pushing yourself off the back foot and falling into the front foot. ...
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