Truly inspiring. I have been practicing Tai Chi for 4 years and never heard of this. Thank you for your simple and easy instructions.

@InternalTaiChi

27 күн бұрын

Thank you. It is fairly easy to do and will transform your understanding of why we move the way we do in Tai Chi. Thanks for commenting and sharing.

This is the first presentation on this topic that actually makes sense. Several other people have attempted to explain this technique, no dice. Other people insist that it doesn't exist (willing partners, shills, etc.). Adam Minzer tosses people around using this technique and delighting in never explaining how it works. Well done Susan ! Bill P.

@InternalTaiChi

23 күн бұрын

You are spot on with every statement. Thank you.

@RocknRollkat

23 күн бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi You're welcome Susan !

I did Tai Chi for years, including some push hands and sword. No one ever mentioned this directly (although it may have been implied). Fascinating.

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I have been very fortunate in having wonderful teachers willing to share the "secrets" as well as my background of Occupational Therapy which gives me strong understanding of physiology of the body. The reason it is not transparently revealed is because it takes the mystery away from what seems impossible and magical. And it is obtainable for most everyone. Therefore, it is rarely if ever mentioned directly. The fallout of that approach is that the very essence of Tai Chi is getting lost and becoming extinct. Myself and other high level, confident and secure instructors are trying to change this through sharing this knowledge. I am still learning and cultivating the skills that layer on top of tapping the fascia, which makes the effect even more powerful! it is an exciting journey I plan to share as I develop too.

@TheWayofKen

Ай бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi The book "Natural Born Heroes" with all of its discussion of the 'Cretan bounce' and fascia based strength comes to mind as well.

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

@@TheWayofKen Thank you for the reference. I will take a look at it!

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

I got the book "Natural Born Heroes" based on your recommendation. WOW! It is fantastic and what a great find to see something written about the fascia that isn't directly Tai Chi related, yet validates the technique. I am about half way through the book. Thank you so much for recommending it!

@TheWayofKen

Ай бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi So glad you're liking it. I think it's brilliant and have read it at least 3 times over the years. While I may not agree with everything in it, I found it both thought provoking and fascinating.

That's incredibly clarifying. It explains what I experienced once when I did push hands with William CC Chen. Now I want to learn more.

@InternalTaiChi

3 күн бұрын

That is really something that you got to do push hands with CC Chen. Yes, it becomes a sort of obsession of sorts once you see how simple it is. I can't turn off wanting to learn more...nor do I want to!

Really good and clear demonstrations , we can definitely learn from this. Please do more.Thank you Susan. Really thank you. A big fan of u from Hong Kong.

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment and support. I will certainly be making more on this topic!

Amazing as always!!! Best wishes, Susan! We need more podcast episodes!

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Ah yes. Blake and I will be making one soon. Do you have a topic you'd like us to cover? If not I will do my next scheduled topic but thought I'd ask since you are a loyal follower.😊

@samm4870

Ай бұрын

​@@InternalTaiChithank u for being so kind! How about morning and night routines? Or living and dealing with chronic diseases? Or trusting the unknow?

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Great. We will discuss and choose a relevant topic!

Thank you very much Susan for your exlanation your breaking it down like that does make it easier to do

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Eventually you can have even a lighter touch and it will be just as effective. Thanks for your positive feedback!

Totaly amazing techinque.

@InternalTaiChi

29 күн бұрын

Thank you. I will be doing more videos showing how and why this works.

Wonderful explanation! Thank you for this material!

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you! More videos to follow.

This is fascinating

@InternalTaiChi

23 күн бұрын

Thank you. I think so too!

Sifu Susan, thank you for this great demonstration; I've studied some energy work through other teachers but no one has explained the fascia this simply with such a clear demonstration. I see in other comments below that some folks have studied Tai Chi for years but never heard of this. Question, what body of knowledge within Tai Chi (or Qigong) is this found in?

@InternalTaiChi

26 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment. Connecting to the fascia is a body of knowledge that spans all Tai Chi and Qigong but has been a long held secret and withheld from traditional teaching of Tai Chi. The main reason is because it is so easy to acquire and creates magnified success. However, the true art of Tai Chi (which I am still and always will be, learning) is becoming extinct because of all of the "closed doors" in which a student traditionally had to go through to be given the true essentials. It is my goal, and that of other high level teachers (check out Shifu Lin of Phoenix Mountain Tai Chi who is magnanimous and knowledgeable in his teaching) to teach with open heart and motivation so to elevate the level of Tai Chi to new levels for everyone. To address your question on a previous video: yes, this is what you see other Tai Chi practitioners such as the individual you mentioned, etc demonstrating but not teaching it directly. Eventually the skill becomes more developed such as you see in them. It becomes so subtle one could never figure it out unless it is being communicated and taught. If you read Lao Tzu with the understanding of the fascia connection, you can easily see he is communicating about this technique, but in deeply layered code. It is now time to remove the layers of secrecy and give Tai Chi the chance to develop and grow like other arts. I hope this helps you along your journey. In time I will be offering courses and workshops as well. Thanks for your excellent comment and for watching!

@DrEricRobins

26 күн бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi thank you so much for the beautiful and thoughtful response; very helpful

Great fun. 🙂🙏🏼👊🏼☯️

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I do find playing with the fascia connection to be fun for both people. My students are having a blast connecting to fascia in each other with the lightest of touch. There is something joyful about it. I think it is because it is an equalizer and is common to all human beings. Plus it is a fairly easy, attainable skill.

I’ve been doing and teaching tai chi for 40 years and while these skills were always demonstrated by the masters, the use of the term fascia to describe the connection is relatively recent. It’s like the new tai chi buzzword.

@InternalTaiChi

11 күн бұрын

I think good teachers are always seeking new ways of teaching and communicating. The Chinese have known about the fascia for thousands of years. It was kept a secret because it's so easy and effective. It's time now for secrets to be removed from Tai Chi so the art can continue to elevate and expand. I think in a few years, fascia will shift everything in our way of understanding the body, healthcare, and spiritual development. I always tell my students to shift their mind to the not obvious. Weight shifting to the left? Put your awareness on the right. See and feel muscles? Shift your awareness to the completely not obvious.. the fascia! So maybe rather than a "buzzword" Fascia is a growing collective awareness of something we have ignored for way too long and which is essential in us as humans (and Tai Chi practitioners). 👍 Thanks for watching and adding your insight and comment!

Good 👍 thanks

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@PalaniInn

Ай бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi how you feel you got their joints?

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

@@PalaniInn I think this is where things can get tricky for folks. Because I am a therapist, I am used to feeling and sensing other people's joints. But as you could see in the video, a lay person can do it too. I suggest trying it on yourself first. Gently grasp your forearm and twist the fascia (this is a fairly light touch) until you can feel it connect to your own elbow. Then continue up to your own shoulder, then down the spine and all the way down to the feet. Once you can feel it on yourself, you can easily transfer that awareness to another person.

@PalaniInn

Ай бұрын

Couldn’t find elbow or shoulder. I could push the skin where it stops. And Push the arm.

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

@@PalaniInn That is a good start. You are probably connecting to the elbow but haven't developed the sensitivity to realize it. Just feel like you are connecting, and it will!

You look like you could be sisters..! Even the expressions are similar...like 'wow..!' And 'yeah..!'

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

It is interesting that we hit it off almost immediately. She had responded to a FB marketplace item I was selling and was there to pick it up. We had never met before. We both have music degrees and play piano! Fun stuff.

@kingofaikido

Ай бұрын

@@InternalTaiChi What if you were actually genetically related, like part of the same family..? That would be doubly freaky, but, I guess, in this wide and cumbersome world, to find even a few companions along the Way, people we feel simpatico with, is a blessing. Beware of piano players who only play by rote or frustration..! Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder and thus we might say when we are all beholders, beauty is...or to make it faster up the hill, kill ego, and whatever we do or see or hear, thereafter, is transformed...what we thought to be noise has notes far surpassing simple surprise, but no, we should return to coincidence or coincidentia oppositorum, the nondual dual, essentially negative capability. Some of us are teachers; we like to learn; we ask question, teach ourselves and others, loving the journey of parceling know-how, finding joy in discovery, utility, smiles, and yelps of knowing, play, as if for the first time, and there are others who tow the straight but difficult line of the tightrope walker, part art, part magic, silence on the score of 'teaching', where even learning is mistress merely to the joy of the mesmerizing dance. Or, it may be that we divide unnecessarily between novice and expert. The Tao is for everyone...and the joy is endless...

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

What a beautiful prose on the art and joy of learning and expressing! Thank you for sharing. 💞

I still have no idea how to do this

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

It you are trying it and not getting results, it is likely that your touch is too deep. You must access the layer between the skin and on top of the muscle, not in the muscle. It is just enough pressure to create a gliding of the skin. Once you have that, then you can feel it connect to the elbow, then use your intent to connect to the joints. I will be making more videos. Feel free to email with specific questions.

@Shindai

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I didn't mean to sound short, but I've seen a bunch of videos of people doing it and I've never understood. I'll try to rope someone in to try this

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

​@@Shindaino problem. I didn't take it that way. Let me know how it goes!

It is physics. Whatthe next thing is would be for the larger person trying to push the smaller one but the smaller one had the ability to use the larger persons force causing the larger person to push themselves away. There’s a few mathematical formulas that explains it. Let’s save that for another time🫡👍🤙✌️🙏

@InternalTaiChi

Ай бұрын

Yes!!! We call that Peng. I will demonstrate that soon. I'd love to hear the physics explanation too. Feel free to email me to dialogue. Thanks!