Interview with Sifu Adam Mizner for Taichimag

A return to the source

After the simplification of the form by Yang Chengfu and Wu Jianquan during the 30’s, Taijiquan has mostly become known to the public as a health exercise. Today, few teachers of this art are still capable of demonstrating the martial aspects and to apply its theory of empty and full when facing an aggressive opponent, inclu...

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The Workshop Works !

Last month I was fortunate enough to participate in Sifu Adam Mizner’s workshop in Athens, Alabama.
This was the third workshop I’ve attended with Sifu Mizner, and once again, his teachings left me (and I think all attendees) awestruck and inspired to continue to train on a path towards the inner, by providing clear practices for developing a tai...

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Cheng Man Ching's

Many of us have heard time and time again the famous saying of the late Prof. Chen Man Ching to “invest in loss”. What does this mean? What did the professor mean when he said it? It is not easy to know another's intentions, none the less...

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Years of experience

I seem to make it pretty clear that there isn't a single aspect of standing post practice that I enjoy. I would say that perhaps I enjoy the end of standing, but that'Ls not true, I'm merely relieved at the end, there is no joy. But Sifu says I have to do it... so I have to do it. The reason I have to do it is because Sifu says that this is where the po...

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Timing, Placement and Power

When I am teaching classes or workshops on taijiquan I always emphasize the three principles of timing, placement and power. These three skills are not only fundamental to acquiring real world taijiquan skills but are fundamental to the successful application of any martial arts technique.

Timing

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Yang Family Fajin

The idea of fajin is highly debated in Taijiquan circles, where some consider it the be all and end all of taiji quan skill, while others who have never experienced it, consider it a fallacy. In truth, fajin is a fundamental method of taijiquan.

No matter what one might think or argue, the fact remains that fajin is a standard part of the tai chi chuan sk...

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