Tai Chi Can Improve Sporting Performance

Tai chi practice can be a great help to top sports people who need to perform at their best when the pressure is on during a big game. Regular practice can calm the mind and relax the body to enable the athlete to perform efficiently and with better timing. Here, Japanese international soccer star Ryo Myachi is introduced to the wonderfully health promoting ancient martial art of tai chi by tai chi master William Ng.

Ryo Miyaichi learns Tai Chi

IronmanUK Challenge

Good swim time of 1hr.20 which would have been better but for a spot of vomitting on lap2 of the lake which slowed things down ... contributing to hyprthermia, meaning an hour and a quarter delay until being allowed to start the 112 mile cycle.

More misfortune as a broken bike chain meant another long delay waiting for the bike mechanic.

Despite all the delays he only missed the bike to run transition cut-off time by 40 mins. Arriving fresh and ready to go for the marathon, rules are rules, and he was not allowed to take part in the marathon.

GUTTED!

 

Thanks to everyone for the support, he's raised around £900 so far for Penny Brohn Cancer Care   

@  https://www.justgiving.com/jacktravis

 

Everyone’s proud of his effort and never give up attitude and wish him luck for the next one.

 

tai chi

Tai chi in the sun is warming

Tai chi in the rain is refreshing

Tai chi in snow is cool

Whatever the weather, tai chi is richly rewarding!

Tai Chi Theme Park?

Tai Chi Theme Park?
Sorry, but this doesn't sound like a very good idea (to put it mildly) and totally unsuitable for the Wudang area. I hope that if they do go ahead that it is done as tastefully as possible, but somehow I doubt it ...

China to build first Tai Chi theme park

WUHAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will build a theme park showcasing the traditional martial art of Tai Chi in Wudang Mountains area, legendary home of the marital art and a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a center of Taoism.

The administrative office of Wudang Mountains and American company Landmark Entertainment will cooperate to set up the Tai Chi theme park in the central province of Hubei, said an official with the administration on Wednesday.

Enhancing Cancer Treatment With Yoga And Tai Chi

Anyone suffering from cancer and feeling stressed out may be interested in an article entitled 'Enhancing Cancer Treatment With Yoga And Tai Chi' by Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D. Posted 16 May 2011.

Yoga and Tai Chi are two more popular complementary treatments. What they share is that they combine movement, posture and breathing to help people relax and achieve a "balance" between body, mind and spirit. Let's look at each one.

Having began my own tai chi journey several years ago for the same reason I would encourage anyone else to try tai chi, a wonderful complementary therapy.

Read the full article Enhancing Cancer Treatment with Yoga and tai Chi

11 year olds doing Chen Style Taiji Tai chi Sword

Masters of the future, 11 year olds doing Chen Style Taiji Tai chi Sword Jian, Ming Kung Fu Durban South Africa

Standing Meditation

Standing Meditation for Tai Chi by Cynthia McMullen, LMT

This excellent post is definitely worth a look, it describes perfectly the procedure of a standing meditation that is practiced prior to a tai chi form. Even if you don't practice tai chi you can still enjoy this Qigong exercise.

Standing meditation is the most basic posture in Qi Gong, and Tai Chi is a form of Qi Gong. Simple standing is usually done first to ground and center ourselves, and begin to open and fill our energy centers.

Read the article @ http://www.touchoftao.com/taichistandingarticle.htm