I promised a student I'd post a link to a good video on the why and how to improve your kicks by maintaining better balance. Here you go, Lee, I mean, one of my students. :) https://youtu.be/lYHNbaf-Nq4?si=17Awppb4KlPBaycV The video is by Sifu Shirley Ha (Chock) of Tai Chi United . I watch dozens and dozens of videos each week on some aspect of Tai Chi and she is very knowledgeable.

In Tai Chi, rooting  is the foundational skill of establishing a deep, stable connection with the ground. It allows a practitioner to remain balanced while moving and to redirect external forces—such as a push from an opponent—directly into the earth rather than being toppled.   It’s more than sending energy down into the earth through your feet. It’s about proper alignment, proper foot connection with the ground, Songing the joints, and achieving Ying, or mental quietness, s

Here is a link to the standing practice I introduced as part of our exploration of warm-ups: https://youtu.be/sBRwItz9LnA?si=hgi8y7pNSff7v-rs&t=160 I found this on the Northwest Fighting Arts' YouTube channel , presented by the owner of the martial arts studio, Jeff Patterson. He calls it the Yi Chuan 8 standing meditation postures for health and martial arts.

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