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January 05, 2010 08:53 PM EST --
I drink tea every day and I make my tea in the right way. It’s essential to know how to cook water for your tea. Not enough time to cook or overcook the water will affect the taste of the tea. . . .
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December 15, 2009 09:55 PM EST --
Zu Ti (祖逖) and Liu Kun(劉琨) were famous generals in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When they were young, they were roomates. They like to discuss how to help other people and their country. One night, they . . .
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December 10, 2009 10:52 PM EST --
李白: 望廬山瀑布
View of a Waterfall at Mount Lushan By Li Bai (701-762): Translated by Andrew W.F. Wong
日照香爐生紫煙
Sunlit is the Incense Summit, aglow in smoke and steam;
遙看瀑布掛前川
To afar, like . . .
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November 30, 2009 11:30 AM EST --
How do you relax when you are stressed? How do you get rid of the stiffness from your body? You can always try the Preparing Stance form from Yang Style Tai Chi . You can stand this form for 5 minutes, . . .
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November 21, 2009 01:18 PM EST --
When I was trying to teach a student push hands today, he tried to resist my form. Instead of using the form I've demonstrated to him and others, I have added another form to trick him and unbalance him . . .
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November 18, 2009 11:52 AM EST --
Confucius was one of the most knowledable people of his centary. One time, he was confused about something. He traveled all the way to see Lao Tzu. After Lao Tzu answered his question, he called . . .
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November 12, 2009 10:16 PM EST --
When you try to start the circle as a beginner, you often don’t have a nice round circle. Some people also only did half of the circle which means they didn’t complete the movement and hurried . . .
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November 03, 2009 11:28 PM EST --
Photo: wired.com
What is more important to you, having a high IQ or a high EQ? I think it’s nice to have a high IQ but having a higher EQ is more important. It . . .
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October 26, 2009 11:55 PM EDT --
When I was in Amherst last weekend, a student asked me which form would be the right one to perform, the high stance, or low stance form.
Actually, we have mainly three different stances for Yang Style . . .
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October 21, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
During our last class, there was a dancing class in another room while we were having our Tai Chi Class. It was quiet noisy. A few students couldn’t concentrate very well. I told my students, “We . . .
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October 13, 2009 12:05 AM EDT --
Once in a while, I will ask my students after warm ups, “How many of you did Tai Chi at home this week?” I often see all the hands raised up. Sometimes, I see a few people not raising their . . .
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October 05, 2009 10:31 PM EDT --
Zhang Chu asked monk Zhi Chang. “ Do Heaven and Hell exist?” “Yes, they exist.” Monk Zhi Chang answered. “ That’s confusing, when I was meditating with Monk Jin San, . . .
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October 02, 2009 11:54 AM EDT --
When Lao Tzu left China, Guan Yi Tzu (关尹子) was the last person Lao Tzu talked to in China. He was the gate keeper that let Lao Tzu out of China.
Lie Yukou (列禦寇; 400 BCE) is considered the author of . . .
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September 28, 2009 09:17 PM EDT --
Double Weighted is a mistake in Tai Chi and Tai Chi Push hands. Double Weighted can be explained in many ways. They all involves in empty and solid. From my point of view, it can be conclude into three . . .
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September 22, 2009 09:33 AM EDT --
Many people talk about ways of relaxation, the simplest and most direct ones I have read is Chen Style Tai Chi Master, Ma Hong’s 4 Forms of Relaxation. Ma mentioned, “ Totally Relaxation . . .
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September 15, 2009 12:14 PM EDT --
Ouyang Xiu (歐陽修) was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty. I have read many of his literature. When Ouyang was a little kid, his family was very poor. He couldn’t . . .
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September 09, 2009 09:24 PM EDT --
Many people want to get relaxed, but they can only relax part of their body. When they relax their hands, their shoulders might be tight. When they relax their shoulders, their waist might be tight. . . .
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September 04, 2009 01:05 PM EDT --
This article is for people want learn every thing fast with no patience or people don’t spend much time to practice and wish one day miracle can come and they become very good on some thing. . . .
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August 31, 2009 12:52 PM EDT --
I got a lot of hits on the Diet article I posted weeks ago; I guess a lot of people are interested to know more about Chinese Diet. Talking about amount of food to take for each meal, the eastern culture . . .
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August 21, 2009 11:00 AM EDT --
While I was doing a Tai Chi Seminar, one student asked me, “What do you eat for your daily life, what food is good for Tai Chi?”
My advice would be “Don’t . . .
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Huan Zhang
Somerville, MA
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