Mathew BirchallOct 6, 202312 minTWO SIDES OF THE SAME COINAll traditional martial arts without fail have a strong spiritual dimension to their training. Which to some can seem a little strange, pair
Mathew BirchallSep 29, 20234 minFORM PRACTISED FOR ZEN CULTIVATION Tai Chi is about feeling rather than thinking. It is possible to collect a lot of intellectual knowledge about Tai Chi without really penetr
Mathew BirchallSep 22, 20233 minTAO IN FORMTai Chi is an art of balance, physical, mental and emotional balance. True mastery of any martial system can only result after years of unco
Mathew BirchallSep 15, 20234 minMOVING MEDITATIONMartial arts are not purely about fighting skills, they also focus on inner development, touching that part of us that seeks higher things (
Mathew BirchallSep 8, 20233 minCHI AND YI IN FORMTai Chi Chuan was developed out of Wudang fighting styles whose most significant difference from Shaolin fighting styles is their focus on i
Mathew BirchallSep 1, 20232 minWEI WU WEI Tai Chi Chuan should be a totally unassumed doing. You cannot practice Tai Chi Chuan with the rational mind...
Mathew BirchallAug 25, 20237 minHow a Spider Man comic and a coconut changed my life (for the better!)“Come to the edge, he said. They said, We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them. They flew.” Christopher Logue...