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We rocked Spain 2024! The highlights reels are up on instagram, here are more words and gratitudes for a once in a lifetime experience.

… about the VII International Tuishou Competition in Guadalajara, Spain on 11/16/24, and what made it so special. The most obvious distinction: there is ONLY push hands (tuishou) at the International Tuishou Competition. No tai chi forms or weapons demonstrations, not to mention any other style whether internal or external. This creates an environment where martial artists from any style will…

Dong Zhong Qiu Jing (动中求静) i.e. “Seek stillness within movement” is a fundamental principle in Tai Chi Chuan. The phrase encapsulates the harmonious integration of movement and stillness. Harmony of Movement and Stillness: The importance of maintaining an inner sense of calm and tranquility even while the body is in motion. In Tai Chi, physical movements are continuous and flowing, but…

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In this month’s article, I consider the lineage and family of 15 Goals Tai Chi, and how studying different styles of Tai Chi can be a lot like visiting your in-laws... Emergent Style in Tai Chi. Diverse and Divergent Form within the Yang Lineage.  15 Goals Tai Chi is in the Yang style, derived from the Yang family of Tai Chi Chuan Masters. Perhaps “style” is a somewhat backward way to describe…

While my monthly writing for Push Hands Now is dedicated to making sense of tai chi, allow me to surrender momentarily to its mystery. World Tai Chi Day, the last Saturday of each April, arrives during Earth Month, twinning Earth Day. In this poem, I contemplate the dynamic phases of each movement, imagining these two initiatives playing together. -Ilona Bito  Song of 15G Tai Chi (Twenty Twenty…

No matter how challenging the Push Hands, you can always smile.

Song of Split

How can we explain the energy of Split? Revolving like a flywheel, If something is thrown against it, It will be cast off at a great distance. Whirlpools appear in swift flowing streams, And the curling waves are like spirals. If a falling leaf lands on their surface, In no time it will sink from sight.

Push Hands Yielding & Power Training at Great River Taoist Center-