Hello
This is my first post, so bear with me... (for the interested, I've been studying Chen Style Taijiquan for approx 7 months, so I'm more or less a complete beginner).
I've noticed that some Taiji and Qigong practitioners (e.g. John Loupos) recommend 'spiralling' / 'torquing' the legs into the ground by twisting them outwards by a few degrees when standing, but without moving the feet.
I've tried doing this and it actually hurts my feet - it feels like I'm on the verge of straining or spraining them. And I really wasn't turning them very much (say, 5 degrees).
I was just wondering what everyone's opinion on this was. Is it something that everyone does?
Thanks!
Taijimonster