One of my long-time students experienced a breakthrough this week. Like everything else trying to learn a deep practice, tai chi players experience sometimes-interminable plateaus followed by sharp leaps in understanding and competence. In this case, the student, a slight man with quick reflexes and strong legs, had a habit of ducking and dodging combat confrontations. I figured it was a habit acquired in his youth, as he told me he was often bullied in the schoolyard. Evading, whether by run... Read More
