An Explanation of Dao Yin

A lot of confusion arises about the terms "Daoyin" and "Qigong". In reality, they are the same thing: The tem Daoyin was replaced by the term Qigong rather recently. A lot of people, myself included, use the term "Qigong" to refer to the more physical parts of this energy work, and "Daoyin" to refer to the parts that focus on seated meditation and self-massage.

Timing in the Song Xi Forms

The early Songxi forms are relatively easy to learn, at least in the basic sense. What seems to throw new students is the timing. Remember, you are responding to your opponent's reactions to you, and to their balance. When they pull back, you follow. When they bend their elbow, you accept it. This is an early stage of what Taiji practitioners call "yielding".

This should give you an idea of the timing. It should feel like a wave crashing and retreating, like a bamboo waving in the wind. It shouldn't be too fast, or you will be fighting your opponent.

Classes in Ypsi, Ann Arbor, Detroit

Since I'm up here for a couple of years, I will be holding classes and tutoring in the area. I have a few people around Ann Arbor who have expressed interest, so I'll probably start a group there.

New Site, continued

So I decided that it was pointless to continue running the site, when it was essentially a blog. So here we are with a free blog. I'll have to redo some of the videos, but it's time for that anyway. I have the old website (brokencircle.org) parked for us, in case we need it again.

New Site

As you can see, we have moved from a website to a blog. More to follow as soon as I can slow down for a minute.