Comments on: Perfecting Taiji forms http://www.philipbrewer.net/2009/11/16/perfecting-taiji-forms/ Writer: science fiction and fantasy, personal finance, and Esperanto Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: colman fink http://www.philipbrewer.net/2009/11/16/perfecting-taiji-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 colman fink Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:42:31 +0000 http://www.philipbrewer.net/?p=520#comment-1483 Philip, I enjoyed your article and agree with you about working the moves at the most basic level. As a Taiji (Tai Chi) instructor, I normally spent about 10 minutes or so in a class going over just one move. My philosophy has always been: you come to class to learn, correct or reinforce what you practice at home. Also when they're practicing at home and feel they doing something incorrectly, just keep doing that same move incorrectly repeatedly. So when they come to class next and we actually go through (or ask about) that move again, they will instantly recognize what they're done incorrectly and will easily make the adjustment to do move correctly. I always say that we learn by a series of mistakes. Great article. Colman Fink http://twitter.com/colmanfink By the way, I tweeted your blog: http://twitter.com/colmanfink/status/5800988835 Philip, I enjoyed your article and agree with you about working the moves at the most basic level. As a Taiji (Tai Chi) instructor, I normally spent about 10 minutes or so in a class going over just one move. My philosophy has always been: you come to class to learn, correct or reinforce what you practice at home. Also when they’re practicing at home and feel they doing something incorrectly, just keep doing that same move incorrectly repeatedly. So when they come to class next and we actually go through (or ask about) that move again, they will instantly recognize what they’re done incorrectly and will easily make the adjustment to do move correctly. I always say that we learn by a series of mistakes. Great article.

Colman Fink
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By the way, I tweeted your blog: http://twitter.com/colmanfink/status/5800988835

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