Tai Chi Balance in Walking

Tai Chi walking is all about maintaining your center. Don't let the movement of the leg pull your alignment off your center where you're falling into the step. We only pick up the foot when that leg is fully empty and when we first place the foot down on the ground, it is also still fully empty. Stay rooted so you stay centered and in control of your movements. Don't let your movements control your center.

[Dexamus]

This is very well done. Both the explanation and the physical example. And you make the Balance seem so effortless.

[mvl]

Great wee instructions and demonstration. Thank you . What does empty mean in this context?

[BeatrizFerraz]

Sifu, about the step forward, is it a yang style rule? Seems to me that in Chen style they step "throwing" the weight in some wide stances

[misterlau]

Mm ok because it's just a little bit of yang style. The part of having just one leg rooted, and other arts like the ones I learned, internal, is basic.

I have heard Wang ba 😬😔😡😈 dudes saying it doesn't work, like we don't apply the techniques depending on the scenario. We adapt.

Xie Xie 😔🤝🖖