CMC 37P TAI CHI FORM: Check Empty Foot
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Check Empty Foot
Cheng Man-ch'ing 37 Postures Tai Chi Form
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8P-ZCG1ysDo
Barefoot, front view - 9/16/13 (Summer)
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Tai-chi Grandmaster William Chen discusses Tai-chi and Demonstrates his Form
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUtGgHSa4TQ
In this 1975 black & white video William C.C. Chen speaks of the importance of balancing on one leg at a time while practicing tai chi:
2:09 - 3:12
"...Even look at the legs
The foot steps you'll see very soft and very very loose
All these slow motion moves will help you relax
So when you are relaxed, everything is relaxed downwards
See, you'll find out, is... have better balance
Because most of the time, doing tai chi, weight is put on the leg
Because relax is down
Because weight is dropping down
So have better balance
All the balance will rely on the one leg
So therefore the other leg will be...