Lately, I’ve been thinking about the move “Repulse Monkey”. Because my current teacher does it differently from my previous teacher. I asked questions, I researched, I thought about it, and I think one of the reasons for Tai Chi move variations is simply this: choose your battle. Let me explain with an example from the […]
When I stand at the bus stop, I see everyone staring at their phone. And yes, I am one of everyone. I know everyone says “spend less time with your phone”, but then I find myself doomscrolling again. I find that general advice of “just scroll less” is not useful. But lately I’ve added one […]
Somewhere on Instagram I saw the phrase “live fast, die young.” And I thought: no, thank you. I mean, I do Taijiquan. It’s slow. Hopefully I will get very old. I don’t want the rockstar burnout. I also do not want to be counting supplements at 5am. All this longevity optimising is not for me, […]
Recently I went on a family vacation to London. I had so much fun there! We stayed in a small apartment, went sightseeing, ate a lot of delicious food in Chinatown and visited my favourite bookstore. However, it was unusually hot and we had little indoor space. And before I knew it, more than a […]
I recently read a novel about a Japanese bookshop. And I found this passage: “When I went outside, I saw Momoko standing in the middle of the yard, drenched in morning light. She was still wearing her yukata from last night, but she was in a funny pose. ‘What’re you doing?’ I asked. ‘Tai Chi,’ […]
