It has been my experience over the decades (approx. 40 years worth of lessons from ages 13-52) of Tai-Chi (my favorite martial art,) Tai-Chi always has some rapid/shaking movements at the end. I find it helpful in circulating chi that may have become relatively stagnant in some places during the set. Even the Hao style (my favorite system) has the rapid Lotus Kick at the end, followed by the shaking of the Cannon Through Sky movement, and then things settle to an even flow again. I am now 74, and don't have the surplus energy to throw around that I once had in my twenties.
When I first learned Tai Chi back in the early 80s, we were taught to always do that kick slowly, like all the other moves. I only ever saw fast and slow mixed when I first watched someone doing Chen tai chi. (I learned TT Liang's Yang Long Form from one of his students).
7:01 thanks. I enjoyed this lesson. I’ll look for more
It has been my experience over the decades (approx. 40 years worth of lessons from ages 13-52) of Tai-Chi (my favorite martial art,) Tai-Chi always has some rapid/shaking movements at the end. I find it helpful in circulating chi that may have become relatively stagnant in some places during the set. Even the Hao style (my favorite system) has the rapid Lotus Kick at the end, followed by the shaking of the Cannon Through Sky movement, and then things settle to an even flow again. I am now 74, and don't have the surplus energy to throw around that I once had in my twenties.
When I first learned Tai Chi back in the early 80s, we were taught to always do that kick slowly, like all the other moves.
I only ever saw fast and slow mixed when I first watched someone doing Chen tai chi. (I learned TT Liang's Yang Long Form from one of his students).
I like the slow method; it's easy to speed up but good to have the balance and control first.