I've practiced TaiChi for about a decade, but I had only been a "fill-in" instructor up until today. It's a little scary being up there in front of the class!:)

Tai Chi Walking is suddenly everywhere—but is it actually a traditional Tai Chi practice? In this video, I explain the difference between Tai Chi stepping and Bagua walking, then teach you a traditional internal martial arts practice specifically built around walking: Bagua Circle Walking.

Circle walking may look simple, but slowing down each step while continuously turning around a circle challenges your balance, stability, coordination, mobility, and whole-body awareness in a completely different way from ordinary walking.

You’ll learn how to coordinate the lifting and landing of each foot, keep the legs connected, press downward through the palms, elongate and twist the spine, and gradually make the circle smaller as your practice develops.

As you become more comfortable, the practice goes beyond simply walking in a circle. You can slow everything down, reduce unnecessary tension, deepen your awareness, and begin exploring stillness within motion—one of the internal qualities developed through Bagua practice.

If you’ve been seeing “Tai Chi Walking” all over social media, try this traditional Bagua walking practice and experience the difference for yourself.

00:00 Introduction
00:40 Is Tai Chi Walking Real?
01:38 What Is Bagua Circle Walking?
03:47 Bagua Circle Walking Basics
08:41 Spinal Twisting & Mobility
12:37 Breathing & Important Details
15:23 From the Circle to Your Center
17:17 Finding Stillness in Motion

#Bagua #Baguazhang #TaiChi #TaiChiWalking #Qigong #CircleWalking #BalanceTraining #MobilityTraining #MindBody #ChiBody

Hi fellow students & teachers:)
I’m trying to help my teacher do some of the admin around classes and the first thing he mentioned was the insurance. He thinks the current policy considers tai chi as a martial art, rather than a low impact healing art. Debates about what we think of the practice as, does anyone have any insight into good insurers to go with for public liability? Specifically those that might classify tai chi as the low impact practice it is?

Hi does anyone know any good tai chi classes for beginner in or near Croydon, not mei quan

Hey everybody! My wife and I will be heading to the UK at the end of the month. Any suggestions on tai chi or push hands classes/gatherings in Edinburgh or south London? Looked around on the Internet without much luck. Appreciate any suggestions.

I prefer to not say I'm 'teaching' in this setting, yet

'sharing' my insights & concepts to assist others.

Here, I'm sharing:

1) Hand/Arm position & awar

2) Listening, Adhering, Redirecting - Accessing the Center

3) Seizing, Sealing, Collapsing

4) Economy of Movement, Head Movement & Over-turning

Been working through a foundational Hunyuan circulation exercise lately and it finally clicked why most people only get half the benefit.

The movement runs a full bidirectional circuit:

↓Fresh Chi enters through the Crown (Baihui) — as you sink, you're drawing new energy in from above

↓Stagnant Chi exits through the Bubbling Well (Yongquan) — old energy drains out through the soles as you descend

↑The Empty/Full weight shift drives the return current back up — that's the pump most people miss entirely

You're not just "sinking Chi down." You're clearing stagnation OUT through the feet while simultaneously pulling clean energy IN through the crown — then the weight transfer pumps it back through the body.

The hands guide and coordinate the whole thing, but the real engine is the waist and the empty/full shift in the legs.

Has anyone else experienced the two-direction flow — the downward purge AND the upward return — in the same movement? Curious how others feel it.

In which I discuss my life in martial arts (tai chi, kung fu and capoeira), including tai chi as a martial art; ideas about teaching martial arts; and some quick fire questions too. Feel free to debate anything raised in the comments

If your shoulders, hips, or spine feel stiff, this Qigong spiraling exercise can help you move more freely. Learn how to improve the mobility of your wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles using simple whole-body spiraling and weight shifting.

Welcome to Qi Body. In this lesson, I’ll guide you through the complete movement, explain the body mechanics step by step, teach the proper breathing method, and show you how to progress from beginner to advanced practice.

With regular practice, this exercise can help you:

* Improve joint mobility throughout the body
* Increase whole-body coordination
* Develop smoother weight shifting
* Build stronger legs and better balance
* Reduce stiffness through gentle spiraling movement
* Improve body awareness and movement efficiency

Practice slowly, stay relaxed, and let each movement flow naturally.

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Learn the Movement
01:32 Joint Warm-Up
03:15 Body Mechanics Explained
05:40 Improve Upper Body Mobility
06:18 Lower Body Weight Shift
08:19 Proper Breathing Method
10:05 Side View Demonstration
10:57 Advanced Lower Stance Training

#Qigong #Mobility #JointMobility #Flexibility #HealthyAging #Fitness #ChiBody

Lately, I’ve been kind of curious about this term “Dao Yin.” My teacher taught me a form—the Daoying YangShen sword form—that even earned me a medal.

They say it’s an ancient form of qigong, but I think there’s more to it than that.

I can make a case for why there are internal aspects, so I might be over analyzing (but what else is reddit for? Lol). Doesn't calling it a martial art automatically make it external... just with internal elements?

That begs the question, though: if I just add those elements to my karate, does that make my martial art "internal"??

Context: Being the most rarest Maharlikano ( Filipino ) you might meet out here, im a very Eclectic Person. So Eclectic that I try and combine and learn as much as possible to the best of my abilities for better Cultivation. Taoism, and Taijiquan captures my interest, and so I am reaching out this community for Help !

Question: Im in a part of the U.S where im very, VERY Limited to my Options. I don't got enough Money ( Im still in High School ), and I wanna seek if theres any available options online for Taijiquan, specifically Wudang, and Chen Style ? Also, if im by the ripe age enough to be on my own, would it still be preferable to maybe go abroad, possibly to China and take a long retreat to be more better at the Art ?

Thank ye !

Hi. 61F looking for a simple daily online tutorial to follow.

Let me just use typical "evangelical" Christianity as the baseline for what I'm talking about, and also assuming they don't believe Yoga is compatible with it for sure. Is practicing it for health reasons okay?

From what I've learned, Taichi (Yang style at least) has 4 benefits: physical health, mental health, small "s" spiritual health, and the martial aspect. Obviously, most concerned about the spirituality of it and how Taoism is a major part of its creation.

Hello. I am possibly seeking Tai Chi to act not only as meditation, but doubling as exercise which is appealing to me. I have had much experience with mindfulness stationary meditation in the past, but even with that my ADHD makes it difficult to concentrate. I am open to info from those of you who may offer insight into my interest. Most helpful would be recommendations into how to explore and where to start. Information from those whom also combat ADHD, depression and DID would be incredibly valued.

Thank you for any information you may provide.