Articles on T’ai Chi (Taiji) and Ch’i Kung (Qigong):
• Analysis of Individual Movements of the T’ai-Chi form
• T’ai-Chi Practice
• T’ai-Chi Push-Hands Demos: Real or Fake
• Knee, Ankle, and Arch Alignment (Now with an illustrative video.)
• “Swimming on Land” (revised 7/3/18).
• Tucking the Tailbone in T’ai-Chi-Form Practice: Good or Bad?
• “Use the Mind and Not Force”
• Muscular Strength: Advantages of Expansion Over Contraction in T’ai Chi
• Seven Ways of Validating Your Progress in T’ai Chi
• Is it Possible for Muscles to Actively Extend?
• Cultivating the Correct Internal State in T’ai-Chi Movement
• An Analysis of “Rooting and Redirecting”
• “A Hand is Not a Hand”
• Stepping Like a Cat
• Non-Intention and Being in the Moment
• Circular Modalities in T’ai-Chi Movement
• The Cheng Man-ch’ing Short Form Versus The Yang-Style Long Form
• Tucking the Tailbone in T’ai-Chi-Form Practice: Good or Bad?
• A Biological Interpretation of Ch’i
• The Head and Eyes During T’ai-Chi-Form Practice: Three Modalities
• A Clarification of “Secret” Teachings Revealed by Cheng Man-ch’ing
• Why Study T’ai Chi?
• How to Recognize Jin
• Additional Articles on T’ai Chi and Ch’i Kung

T’ai-Chi Classes and Events with Robert Chuckrow in Westchester County, NY:
• Description
• Times, Locations, and Directions (New classes are starting in Briarcliff Manor and Chappaqua, NY, in September, 2018.)

T’ai-Chi Forms:
• Descriptions, Photos, Video Clips, and Names of Movements

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• About Robert Chuckrow

Articles on Nutrition and Health:
• Causes and Prevention of Leg Cramps
• Therapeutic Magnets—A Possible Mechanism for Their Alleged Benefits
• How Much Protein Should One Consume?
• Is Canned Mackerel a Natural Source of Omega 3?
• Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup More Fattening Than Cane Sugar?
• Water and Other Beverages
• Hunger Pangs—What They are and How to Alleviate Them
• Vegetarianism Pros and Cons
• Why Diets Fail
• Overweight: its Causes and How it Can be Reversed by Natural Means
• True and False Hunger
• Heartburn and Acid Reflux
• A Possible Link Between Digestion and Arthritis and Allergies
• Therapeutic Fasting
• Are Double-Blind Experiments Valid?
• Red Wine?
• Are Supplements a Waste of Money?
• Problems with the Food Pyramid
• Additional Articles on Nutrition and Health

Articles on Kinetic Awareness^® (KA):
• Recognizing and Attaining Optimal Alignment of Knees, Ankles, and Arches
• How to Educate and Improve Your Lower Back
• Relieving a Stiff Neck Using Kinetic Awareness Principles
• Is it Possible for Muscles to Actively Extend?

• Books and Videos Available for Purchase

• Links to Other T’ai-Chi, Ch’i-Kung, and Movement-Arts Websites

• Sayings—By Famous People, Fortune Cookies, and Others

• Find Martial Arts Schools in Your Area

• Index of Articles and Key Words

• View Site Map

• Visit Robert Chuckrow’s Website on Historical Tuning of Keyboard Instruments, which explains why Bach rejected equal temperament and clarifies the structure of equal temperament and other important tuning systems.

• email Robert Chuckrow at: rmp (at) bestweb (dot) net.

• Phone Robert Chuckrow: 914-762-2810

• This website was created and designed by Robert Chuckrow, with technical assistance from Jeff Moore, and updated on July 29, 2020.

©2008 by Robert Chuckrow.