thewanderer6h ago
Fang Song: The Taoist Art of Deep Relaxation in Motion

Fang Song (放鬆), often translated simply as “relaxation,” represents one of the most fundamental yet frequently misunderstood principles in Tai Chi Chuan, qigong, and all Nei Jia (internal martial arts) practices. The concept describes a state of relaxed openness that differs fundamentally from Western notions of either muscular tension or limp collapse, instead cultivating what practitioners call “relaxed structure” or “dynamic relaxation” where the body rema...

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Chloe G artist2d ago

Kieran is my 4th t’ai chi master that I’ve trained with regularly (not counting all the other masters and grandmasters that Ive trained with over the years). He brings a different, energy and vibe and also slightly different techniques but I find that good, I can learn and ground out all those techniques from different angles. Combined with five animals play qigong and yiquan I feel like I’ve had good tuition.

I want to capture that spirit in my painting.

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U3dn2d ago

Tai Chi Motion Pack #Taichi #Martialarts #Animations #Games #Motionpack #Characteranimation #Cartoonanimation #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/tai-chi-motion-pack-266148

"Martial Arts - Taichi"-Sidekick Motion product | Characters | Unity Asset Store

Get the "Martial Arts - Taichi"-Sidekick Motion product package from sidekick animation studio and speed up your game development process. Find this & other Characters options on the Unity Asset Store.

Morgane3d ago
Bonjour !
Est-ce que quelqu'un⋅e aurait un pantalon de ce type ? Ça se porte généralement en tai chi ou en wushu. Si oui, si tu voulais bien me dessiner un patron, ce serait vraiment très chouette ! Je peux expliquer comment dessiner un patron si besoin.
On m'a donné du tissu et j'aimerais bien faire un pantalon comme ça, mais comme je suis archi débutante en couture je n'ose pas trop me lancer à l'arrache.
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thewanderer4d ago
The Beekeeper’s Dance

The apiary sat at the edge of an orchard, twenty white boxes arranged in neat rows among blooming apple trees. I’d come looking for honey but found something more interesting – a beekeeper working without gloves, veil, or any protection, her movements slow and deliberate as she lifted frames heavy with bees. She wore ordinary clothes, her grey hair pulled back in a braid, and the bees crawled over her hands, her arms, her shoul...

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J Félix FF4d ago
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thewandererApr 4
The Egg Painter

I found the workshop by accident, following the sound of singing through a village I was passing through. The voice led me to a small studio with windows overlooking a garden just coming into bloom. Inside, an elderly woman sat at a table covered with eggs in various stages of decoration, her hand steady as she applied intricate patterns with a tool that looked like a tiny pen. Finished eggs hung on a drying rack...

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JBinnacleApr 2
Taichi practitioners with fans. Parade in Usera to celebrate the Chinese New Year [农历新年] or Spring Festival [春节]. The year 2024 is the year 4722, a year of the Dragon [龍之年]. Distrito de Usera, Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸, 11th February 2024.

https://wp.me/p2yJaA-2MF

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#parade #ChineseNewYear #ChineseSpringFestival #农历新年 #春节 #AñoNuevoChino #AñoNuevoChinoMadrid #taichi #YearofTheDragon #WoodDragon #YearOfTheWoodDragon #龍之年
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thewandererMar 31
Pushing Hands (Tui Shou): The Art of Yielding and Listening Energy

Pushing Hands, known in Chinese as Tui Shou (推手), represents the essential bridge between solo Tai Chi form practice and practical martial application, serving as the primary method for developing sensitivity, responsiveness, and the subtle internal energies that distinguish internal martial arts from external styles. Developed in the 16th century from self-defense techniques that improved skills useful in close-quarter fighti...

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The Casual CriticMar 28

My profile tells me it's just over a year since I joined Mastodon, so a bit late for an #introduction but I hear it is a good way to get started on here.

As per my bio, I'm an #ecosocialist from #scotland . I'm principally on here because I write #blogs where I #review things I read, watch or play.

Other than that, my key interests are #culture, #politics, #cats, #taichi, #SF, #books, #systems, #cybernetics, #taoism, #environment and #degrowth.

Recommendations for follows are appreciated.