The Opening: The Most important Movement in the Taiji Form
Rick Barrett
How do you start your Yang style taijiquan form rooted and energetically connected, and maintain that throughout the whole form? Kripalu presenter and tai chi master Rick Barrett says that the answer lies in how you set your knee.
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