Thank you. 😊

Thank you for your comment. Tai Chi is all about flow and you are intuitively feeling the benefits of this flow! This video is quite old. Here is a play list of somewhat newer videos of Yang 24. This playlist will take you all the way up to form 13. If you want to learn the entire form set, you can purchase that on my website. This playlist is free and will help you with improved instruction and clarity of sound and video: LEARN YANG 24 FORM: kzfaq.info/sun/PLH070fotpDAyv9hFeoF99CLy7vBzzSYxo&si=QoOsR93OrNnHbkLI

☺️😄 thank you for the positive and specific feedback! You made me laugh re: Bob Ross. I often tell my students as I'm teaching their Tai Chi, that I am teaching "paint by the numbers" first. Then we later turn our Tai Chi into water colors, flowing, blending, subtle, no definitive beginning or end (and no lines or numbers). 😄

Thank you!

Hi Braeden! Of course! I remember you. I remember you seeing me a few years later and sharing the story of the lady at the park that started having seizures and how you used Tai Chi in the moment to help her. Yes, my practice has certainly changed and expanded. I teach live streaming 3x a week, and still teach a few in person classes too. Plus the depth of practice has grown tenfold. It has been such a fulfilling journey. Thank you for reaching out and commenting. I think it is great for others to read that students from my past are still in touch! I hope you are doing well. And how inspiring to me (and hopefully others) that you have kept up the practice!

Thank you. All good outcomes for practice!

Thank you! 😊

Perhaps of your time, but not others.

Thank you! 😊

@@InternalTaiChi how you feel you got their joints?

@@PalaniInn I think this is where things can get tricky for folks. Because I am a therapist, I am used to feeling and sensing other people's joints. But as you could see in the video, a lay person can do it too. I suggest trying it on yourself first. Gently grasp your forearm and twist the fascia (this is a fairly light touch) until you can feel it connect to your own elbow. Then continue up to your own shoulder, then down the spine and all the way down to the feet. Once you can feel it on yourself, you can easily transfer that awareness to another person.

Couldn’t find elbow or shoulder. I could push the skin where it stops. And Push the arm.

@@PalaniInn That is a good start. You are probably connecting to the elbow but haven't developed the sensitivity to realize it. Just feel like you are connecting, and it will!

It is interesting that we hit it off almost immediately. She had responded to a FB marketplace item I was selling and was there to pick it up. We had never met before. We both have music degrees and play piano! Fun stuff.

@@InternalTaiChi What if you were actually genetically related, like part of the same family..? That would be doubly freaky, but, I guess, in this wide and cumbersome world, to find even a few companions along the Way, people we feel simpatico with, is a blessing. Beware of piano players who only play by rote or frustration..! Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder and thus we might say when we are all beholders, beauty is...or to make it faster up the hill, kill ego, and whatever we do or see or hear, thereafter, is transformed...what we thought to be noise has notes far surpassing simple surprise, but no, we should return to coincidence or coincidentia oppositorum, the nondual dual, essentially negative capability. Some of us are teachers; we like to learn; we ask question, teach ourselves and others, loving the journey of parceling know-how, finding joy in discovery, utility, smiles, and yelps of knowing, play, as if for the first time, and there are others who tow the straight but difficult line of the tightrope walker, part art, part magic, silence on the score of 'teaching', where even learning is mistress merely to the joy of the mesmerizing dance. Or, it may be that we divide unnecessarily between novice and expert. The Tao is for everyone...and the joy is endless...

What a beautiful prose on the art and joy of learning and expressing! Thank you for sharing. 💞

Thank you so much for your comment and support. I will certainly be making more on this topic!

Ah yes. Blake and I will be making one soon. Do you have a topic you'd like us to cover? If not I will do my next scheduled topic but thought I'd ask since you are a loyal follower.😊

It you are trying it and not getting results, it is likely that your touch is too deep. You must access the layer between the skin and on top of the muscle, not in the muscle. It is just enough pressure to create a gliding of the skin. Once you have that, then you can feel it connect to the elbow, then use your intent to connect to the joints. I will be making more videos. Feel free to email with specific questions.

Thank you. I didn't mean to sound short, but I've seen a bunch of videos of people doing it and I've never understood. I'll try to rope someone in to try this

​@@Shindaino problem. I didn't take it that way. Let me know how it goes!

Thank you. I do find playing with the fascia connection to be fun for both people. My students are having a blast connecting to fascia in each other with the lightest of touch. There is something joyful about it. I think it is because it is an equalizer and is common to all human beings. Plus it is a fairly easy, attainable skill.

Thank you! Eventually you can have even a lighter touch and it will be just as effective. Thanks for your positive feedback!

Thank you! More videos to follow.

Thank you for the comment, for watching and subscribing!

Hi Aaron, the less contact I have with the least amount of input is most effective technique. If I move in to the stomach that would alert the other person too much. Instead use a light non invasive touch, connect to the fascia and issue. 😊

@@InternalTaiChi Wow really if u sneakily touch their stomach would they still be moved since their center of gravity is lowered and that is the strongest point I'm their body. So with mastery of control or center of gravity can u lean to control small spaces of gravity independently of oneself???

​@@Aaron-kp5ns I see what you are asking. In the technique I am using you are less concerned about their center of gravity. You can touch any part of their body and connect to the fascia which is actually the outer part of their body, not inner. Imagine touching a balloon surface and rolling it. It is like that. Not going inside the balloon.

Thank you for your kind comment! I will certainly keep producing videos and lessons to bring a deeper understanding of Tai Chi to the world!

Thank you! What a great idea for me to offer a course including live interactions on standing Meditation. I've been thinking about a new course topic. Your comment is timely! ZZ is so simple yet can truly ramp up every aspect of your energy and Tai chi or Qigong practice. What a perfect topic for my new course. If you'll sign up on my email list I'll let you know once it is completed and ready. I don't send too many emails out, I promise. 😊 Thanks for the comments and course idea!

Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.

Frozen shoulder is a complex condition. In fact, I had frozen left shoulder about three years ago. I used the Qigong movement in the video below to rehabilitate my shoulder, gently, slowly. I now have full range of motion and strength in that shoulder. I also did gentle external rotation movement, first passive range of movement, then active assist, then gradually over the weeks added a bit of isometric resistance. Finally, I was able to add gentle moving resistance. Eventually it resolved. I suggest you look at my Shoulder series videos, and also the Qigong movement in the video: (even though it says Sciatica pain, it is great for shoulder too). See below: Qigong Movement: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qquoYLthnsm2hKM.htmlsi=EdvnmDaD5lgDjhY3 Relieve Shoulder Pain: kzfaq.info/sun/PLH070fotpDAxbFqntRE3CDY0hiaIahBb4

Thank you! Tai Chi and Poodles are a hard combination to beat!

We do not divide the body in half. Instead feel a flowing downward with a release of tension, and once the tension releases and is cascading downward, you might feel a natural whole body floating. So it is both a release downward and a floating upward. Imagine an empty vase. Now pour water into that vase. The water is heavy and naturally falls downward into the vase. However, the water level, as it fills the vase, rises and moves upward. That is the feeling or visualization you can carry for your whole body. Hope this helps! Thanks for the question.

@@InternalTaiChi thanks for the visualisation. like you said in another video, I do get moments of true song. once in a while it lasts several minutes, but more often than not it is quite fleeting.

If, even occasionally, it is lasting several minutes, you are doing great! Fleeting is okay too. Just keep the awareness and keep up the good work.

Thank you.

Thank you. I'm glad my videos help!

It is not an area to exercise. Rather an area to open and relax.

Thank you. I appreciate the support and insight!

Ik ben ook heel klein.

Thank you! 😊

Hi Joan. There are many other benefits to doing this type of work beyond the martial art application. Connecting fascia connects us in ways that It is hard to describe. It's joyful. It's energetic and it's a non threatening catalyst toward positive change in oneself. The "parlor trick" martial art application is the lowest hanging branch. And just because I demonstrate this simple technique does not mean it is in effective, especially with highly skilled practitioners.

@@InternalTaiChi I know all about it but I'm telling you at the end of the day even western boxing puts you in better health and gives you self Defense abilities In fact many Tai Chi practitioners die fairly young and they certainly don't live any longer than devotees of western exercise like boxing I know all about facial connection if you really want that XINGYI is a faster route But if you're not interested in self defense why bother learning what is supposed to be martial art but is actually ineffective?

I am glad you found something that you believe in and you find helpful to you with your overall pursuit of health. So did I. That is what makes the world so interesting and diverse.

we aren't here talking about using tai-chi boxing or self-defense. We know about the MMA china boxer knockout all tai-chi master videos, because of the arrogant and ignorant tai-chi 'masters'. We are here to learn the mystery of tai-chi, gain knowledge about our own Qi. if u are here to promote boxing and mma, then you are in the wrong channel.

EXACTLY! Thank you for your supportive and insightful comment.

Thank you. ☺️

Thank you so much for your kind and supportive comment. One of my students says if everyone did Tai Chi we'd have a different and better world! She's 92. ☺️

Absolutely!! Thank you. Good to hear from you.

Thank you! That is what my mentor and Tai chi friend says as well. It is hard to believe and understand unless you actually feel it. Thanks for the insight, support and comments!

Thank you 🙌

Got to celebrate those victories! 🙂

That is a really great name for it! Superficial friction, just riding on the top surface. Thanks for watching, for your insight and comment!

Thank you! Blake is so fun to push around because he has no Tai Chi experience, doesn't know what to expect and really resists. Plus he communicates so well what he is experiencing. I'm delighted he is willing to let me push him around! Lol.

@@InternalTaiChi He seems like a really nice person.Who no one would want to mess with

@@ericfroshnider3524 LOL...true!

Thank you for your comment and for watching!

Thank you!

Yes, I will do that. I will say it is a more subtle technique and sometimes hard to show on video. Also, it will bring alot of doubters. :-) But I will make a video. I have a short showing moving someone with Song and Qi. Thanks for watching and for making the request!

You have a keen eye. This video was made a long time ago. I do believe I am sitting too far back in this video. My weight distribution and stance has changed since I made this video. I think you will see that in my newer videos. It is a good example of how we all evolve if we continue along our journey with open and mind and more subtle attention. Nice observation!

@@InternalTaiChi yeah, it popped up. I didn’t see it yet. I am still trying to finger out my stance. Think low back still Arch. The Feeling chi comes and goes

@@PalaniInn I think you will have better success not partitioning it out. Perhaps check out one of my videos on Song and Posture. That will give you a more balanced, immediate feeling. Perhaps this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqqlfail27y-nYU.htmlsi=NYbTCPikoplHgkxc

@@InternalTaiChi yes I seen it. I’ll watch it again. I have a big question. Maybe complicated to explain.

​@@PalaniInnyou can always email me directly if that works better for you. You can find my email in the about section of my KZfaq home page.

You are welcome! Thank you for commenting and watching.

Thank you.

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. Enjoy your aikido. I have a couple former aikido students in my classes. 🙏👍

@@InternalTaiChi Very Nice teacher!! The Channel on KZfaq is so good. There are many vídeos instrutctive. My interesting are videos the yin and yang theory.

​@@marcoacosta4thank you. I'll make more videos on that topic.

@@InternalTaiChi thanks teacher !!

Thank you so very much! Next week I will be releasing another video on leisurely tying coat. I will be teaching a refinement of that movement. I hope you enjoy that one as well! Thanks for commenting.

I have to agree that concrete is not very forgiving! 🙂 I'm glad you posted so people can consider both options, and make the decision based on what they feel is best for them. Thank you for watching and commenting.

Thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting.