Comments on: The Inner Smile http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/ journey in search of the way through taiji, martial arts, meditation and health Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:17:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: shang lee . com » Karate kid learns Tai Chi http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4912 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:03:35 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4912 [...] don’t think I was wearing a silly grin. It’s probably closer to an inner smile. But if a karate kid can spot it, anyone can. Try wearing the smile. You know you’re doing [...]

]]> By: Taiji Tidbits – 11/19/08 « wujimon http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4560 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:10:06 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4560 [...] and then slowly trying to disperse it across the whole foot.  I also did a bit of work on the inner smile.  Sometimes I [...]

]]> By: Stand like Sitting on a Chair « wujimon http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4440 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:40:48 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-4440 [...] Last night’s zhan zhuang began with a rough start. I was a bit tense after a long day. I started off with a basic wuji stance with hands at my sides. I kept the stance pretty high without a desire to go low. Right off the bat, I could feel the tension in my hips and thighs. My mind was wandering, and images of The Peaceful Warrior flooded my mind where Nick Nolte asks the young athletic if he can ’stand like this’ and proceeds to do what I think is a zhan zhuang embracing the balloon posture. I pushed the thoughts out and focused on the inner smile. [...]

]]> By: zenmindsword http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2240 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:07:13 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2240 hi chris, that’s why i had to look beyond biomechanics-fact of life – you use your back to try to propel someone much heavier and its recipe for back pain if you make a mistake or over-exert-its a another common taiji ailment :-)

]]> By: lesley http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2239 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:42:48 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2239 Hello!

Thanks for leaving a comment my yoga blog.

In my yoga practice I am also seeking a internal peace ( as in a inner smile ). In yoga to have inner peace is to be doing a pose with ease and let your inner bright shines out. When that happens, you can see the energy and the grace of each pose.

In yoga, we always need to be aware of our body. And we believe that our body is an intelligent entity that would be able to tell us what is too much. Hence to avoid injury, we have to listen to our body constantly!

Chris, I hope you back gets better soon!

my 2 cents :)

]]> By: Chris @ Martial Development http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2238 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:12:22 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2238 “ha, ha chris, please do not sell yourself short if you genuinely love taiji.”

It is precisely because of taiji sparring that I have a sore back! :)

]]> By: wujimon http://wujimon.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2237 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:10:11 +0000 http://wujimon.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-inner-smile/#comment-2237 @ZMS:
I would say that I have a long way to go in becoming internally relaxed. I feel pushing myself thru the pain did a lot in releasing some of the tension in my body built up from years of wushu training. However, a lot of tension still remains that I am slowly working on.

And no.. I am not fully using intention supported structure, but now that I have a better idea of what this about based on your recent youtube video, I will revisit my own practice and training.

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