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The importance of posture testing
Applied Chi The testing of individual postures within our Tai Chi Chuan forms should always form an integral and regular part of Tai Chi...
Nicole Mills
Dec 14, 20244 min read
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Interview with Grandmasters Ip Tai Tak and Chu Soon Gin Part 2
Extracts from Masters of Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan lineage interviews Part 2 (This series of article will provide you with an...
Nicole Mills
Nov 25, 20238 min read
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Interview with Grandmasters Ip Tai Tak and Chu Soon Gin Part 1
Extracts from Masters of Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan lineage interviews Part 1 (This series of article will provide you with an...
Nicole Mills
Oct 6, 20236 min read
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Immersing yourself in Tai Chi on a week long retreat
Practising Tai Chi everyday for a week can totally change your perspective on the art form. It will allow you to dive deeply into, and...
Nicole Mills
Aug 14, 20221 min read
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Master John Ding's visit to Dublin
Tai Chi weekend workshops June 10th - 12th 2022 We had to wait over two years, but we finally managed to get together for a weekends...
Nicole Mills
Jun 26, 20221 min read
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The three pillars of Tai Chi practice
Our Tai Chi practice is based on these three pillars: Chi Kung - building energy Tai Chi form practice - circulating energy Partner work...
Nicole Mills
Apr 2, 20221 min read
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Return of Tai Chi retreat in Bishopstortford, UK before Christmas
As members of the Master Ding Academy we are lucky to have the opportunity to go on a week long residential retreat three times a year....

Declan Mills
Jan 4, 20222 min read
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Returning to Tai Chi
No matter how long your break has been, or how little you think you do remember, Tai Chi practice may have brought some goodness into...

Declan Mills
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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Book review: Tai Chi Chuan revelations
If the 15 Minute Tai Chi Book is one that you can pass around then 'Revelations, Tai Chi Chuan, Principles and Concepts' is one that will...

Declan Mills
May 13, 20212 min read
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Book review: 15 Min Tai Chi
Many books I have read on Tai Chi Chuan are either only applicable to the school or style that the book professes, or simply too vague...

Declan Mills
May 6, 20211 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge # 16 - Keep your feet on the ground while shooting for the stars
Our lives are beginning to return to normal with classes slowly opening up across the country. With that in mind, this will be our last...
Nicole Mills
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge #15 - Stability
What if we could live our lives with our mind/body still, like a pond on a quiet morning, the surface like glass. When we act, complex...
Nicole Mills
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge #14 - Slow down
Possibly the single most obvious defining feature of Tai Chi, is its speed of practice. Anyone walking through a park and spotting a...
Nicole Mills
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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PRACTICE TIPS - SETTLING
With any practice tip, it is worth exploring it for a number of weeks. Recently we've been attempting to infuse a thread of the state...

Declan Mills
Jun 9, 20201 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge #13 - Smooth as treacle
To see an accomplished Tai Chi practitioner practicing the form can be hypnotic. Even if we’re not sure what we’re looking at, we know...
Nicole Mills
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge # 12 - the art of stepping in Tai Chi
To see an accomplished Tai Chi practitioner performing the form is to see the body aligned, relaxed and unified, the intention present...
Nicole Mills
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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PRACTICE TIPS: CHI KUNG OUTDOORS
If you get a chance during this fine weather do find a space to do Chi Kung outside. You do not have to go through the whole sequence. Go...

Declan Mills
May 26, 20201 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge #11 - Old life, New life - choose a direction
While we’re certainly some time away from a new normal, things are starting to open up, slowly… Many of us has had a great opportunity...
Nicole Mills
May 25, 20201 min read
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PRACTICE TIPS: Sitting Chi Kung
Sitting Chi Kung gives us an opportunity to concentrate on our breathing. Oftentimes standing Chi Kung does not allow us to access our...

Declan Mills
May 19, 20201 min read
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Tai Chi Challenge #10 - Persistence
We’re ten weeks into our challenges and while it’s possible we might have some small outdoor sessions beginning soon, we’re still a way...
Nicole Mills
May 18, 20202 min read
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