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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Great links thanks. 👍🙏

I gotta zap a couple more people and then bed. Night dudes. 🥱💤

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Just got home. Is it #zapathon ?! ⚡️🚀😄

It’s raining quite a bit. 🌧️ 😩

Good morning! ☕️🌅

I was gonna go out and enjoy my day off…..but it doesn’t look very inviting tbh. 🙄

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Is there likely to be a point where the masses suddenly realise what #bitcoin is?

Like a sudden orange pill moment? 💊

What would that look like to Bitcoin price?! 🍊🤔😳

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Yep the last hour for BTC. 😳

Awesome thanks Franny. 🙏😊🙏💚🪴

This pic is a small piece of woodland near my office in Cornwall England.

It’s a great escape from the computer when I need to bunk off. 😄

Spring is definitely in the air! 💚🪴🏄‍♀️🙏

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Love it. 😄💚

Zhan Zhuang - ‘Standing practice’

Many Tai chi schools utilise standing as a fundamental practice.

So why and for what purpose? 🤔

Well it’s a deep subject and not all Tai Chi practitioners agree or even believe that the practice has any real value. However it has been in existence for hundreds if not thousands of years.

My experience is that it is a powerful exercise if done seriously and correctly.

It trains a number of things.

At the basic level - posture, alignments, and will power.

At the next level it trains ‘sung’ - the ability to release under pressure and ‘ting’ - the ability of the mind to penetrate deep into the body to be aware of what is happening.

In a nutshell standing develops physical strength and a calm and disciplined mind.

More posts on this subject to come. 🙏🌅

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Love it. Will share. ⚡️🙏

Hi Zia yep I can see you. 😎

Thanks man good to meet you too. 🙏

I’ve heard of your group in Regent’s Park I think? Have you posted some you tube clips? Anyway I’d love to come along next time I’m in London. Cheers. 🌅🙏