I did a post about the purpose of slow practice in Tai Chi.

‘Long Jin’ is a skill developed through practicing VERY slowly.

In essence Tai Chi is a mind body practice where mind or ‘Yi’ becomes a primary driver of the art. Yi also roughly translates as intention or will.

Long Jin means releasing tension from the foot all the way through the body and out to the finger tips. Or in other words moving the mind or focus sequentially through the body becoming acutely aware of each part - foot, ankle, calf, knee, thigh, hips, lower torso, upper torso, arms, hands and fingers. And releasing each place as much as possible.

This process creates a pathway for power or ‘Jin’ to mobilise in the body. And it has to be done slowly for that pathway to build properly so there are no blocks or kinks.

Ultimately the mind must penetrate and saturate the whole body - a skill which develops over time.

It was around 18 years before I started to practise this way and it is a hard taskmaster.

However I’ve tended to find that the most uncomfortable training methods can bear the most fruit.

🌅🙏💚

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