Enthusiastic students might turn to be the worst

Those students that are the most enthusiastic in the beginning, might in time turn to be the worst kind of students you have ever taught! Don’t get me wrong, though. Enthusiastic students are the dynamos of the classes, for example when the energy level in the group start dropping or your capacity, as a teacher, start being drained by life tasks you need to go through. While you are leading your students repeatedly on and[…]

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Yiquan #8:  8 static postures

Read previous posts: A historic background and theory of Yiquan #1; Yiquan #2, Yiquan  #3, Yiquan #4; Yiquan #5, Yiquan #6, Yiquan #7. The Yiquan set that I present in the posts about Yiquan is composed of 8 static postures. In this last post I will present the seventh and eighth position. Seventh position This position strongly develops the energy which we emanate through our eyes. This exercise helps to raise Qi and flow of energy to[…]

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Yiquan #7:  8 static postures

Read previous posts: A historic background and theory of Yiquan #1; Yiquan #2, Yiquan  #3, Yiquan #4, Yiquan #5, Yiquan #6. The Yiquan set that I present in the posts about Yiquan is composed of 8 static postures. See previous posts for the first five postures. In this post I present the sixth posture. In all eight or ten positions you are standing seemingly still, but the truth is far more complex. For example your[…]

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