tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731528178371386426.post9183997535222794557..comments2017-07-13T20:37:37.746-07:00Comments on Richard Northwood's Blog: Crimes to Tai ChiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731528178371386426.post-17798764900998797472009-05-27T05:42:52.412-07:002009-05-27T05:42:52.412-07:00Excellent blog! You're doing great work! I plan to...Excellent blog! You're doing great work! I plan to be a regular visitor.<br /><br />I had a teacher who had a larger belly at the time (he has lost weight since) and he had us put our hand on his belly to illustrate dan t'ien rotation. It was illuminating, although that's a little too up-close and personal for some people.<br /><br />My personal goal has always been to maintain a flat belly. You don't REALLY need a "chi belly" as long as you are rotating the dan t'ien. After all, not all the great masters have guts. :)Ken Gullettehttp://www.internalfightingarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731528178371386426.post-69643101855484021142009-05-26T04:16:55.709-07:002009-05-26T04:16:55.709-07:00Too true, a "good body" for health is not necessar...Too true, a "good body" for health is not necessarily a "good body" to look at. I have long since stopped bemoaning the chi belly I've developed over the years!taijipediahttp://www.taijipedia.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731528178371386426.post-54692272769428366682009-05-24T23:40:11.007-07:002009-05-24T23:40:11.007-07:00My tai chi teacher teaches us to loosen the belly,...My tai chi teacher teaches us to loosen the belly, and to let it hang out basically. A vain friend of mine quit, because her once flat hard belly was expanding and softening with tai chi, which didn't suit her vanity :):: wife mom maniac ::http://wifemothermaniac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com