Tai Chi Chuan Drilling: Practicing applications with gloves
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 8:56 pm
Neil Rosiak
Published on Feb 18, 2018
Rob is prepping for a San Shou/San Da competition so we decided to do a little drilling practice.
We are practicing some of the simpler practical tai chi chuan applications, the ones that work well with gloves.
A lot of spontaneity within the practice of set drills is an absolute must. Over coaching is to be avoided as it stifles experiential learning- diminishing the practitioners natural creativity.
The objective is to achieve a high level of familiarity with each drill in a lively environment whilst internalising the fundamental Tai Chi Chuan fighting principles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfu_mR2KGLE
Published on Feb 18, 2018
Rob is prepping for a San Shou/San Da competition so we decided to do a little drilling practice.
We are practicing some of the simpler practical tai chi chuan applications, the ones that work well with gloves.
A lot of spontaneity within the practice of set drills is an absolute must. Over coaching is to be avoided as it stifles experiential learning- diminishing the practitioners natural creativity.
The objective is to achieve a high level of familiarity with each drill in a lively environment whilst internalising the fundamental Tai Chi Chuan fighting principles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfu_mR2KGLE