Below is a selection of articles written by Paul Chapman. Please note: No AI is used in either the writing of these articles or the images used.
- Fitter at Eighty Than You Are Today
Chinese exercise is very different from Western exercise. Here in the West we don’t consider we’re doing exercise unless we’re struggling and straining, gasping and sweating. The aim is always harder, faster, more and more. We push our bodies to… Read more: Fitter at Eighty Than You Are Today - Walking The Circle – The Astonishing Art of Baguazhang
Visit almost any park in China at dawn and you will find people doing a variety of traditional exercises. These exercises will look nothing like Western exercise. Some of them will be moving in the intricate patterns of tai chi.… Read more: Walking The Circle – The Astonishing Art of Baguazhang - Tai Chi – Finding the combat function in the forms
Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art that has often been adapted to improve the health and balance of its many practitioners. Tai chi is best known around the world for its forms. These slow, beautiful, graceful, flowing movements are… Read more: Tai Chi – Finding the combat function in the forms - Tai Chi Health Benefits
Tai chi is a profound martial art and exercise system that has become universally popular because tai chi health benefits are so wide-ranging. What’s more ongoing research is constantly showing new areas where tai chi is beneficial. One year it… Read more: Tai Chi Health Benefits - Tai Chi Yin and Yang Training
The term tai chi (taiji) refers to the constant interplay between the forces of yin and yang. Tai Chi Chuan (taijiquan) is the martial art that uses those forces to develop extraordinary power. Very few tai chi schools now teach… Read more: Tai Chi Yin and Yang Training - Breathing For Stress – How To Relax And Sleep Better At Night
Are you tired during the day and wide awake at night? Use breathing for stress relief and sleeping. This is a very common experience and one I’m sure is familiar to you. As humans we have evolved, like most animals,… Read more: Breathing For Stress – How To Relax And Sleep Better At Night - Shake Out Your Tension
One of my main goals in this blog is to help your release the tension that is imprisoning your body and poisoning your mind. There are several different ways of doing so. One of these is to shake out your… Read more: Shake Out Your Tension - The Monkey Mind Versus The Eagle Mind
Would you like to be more focused in whatever you do? Have you tried meditating but couldn’t control your racing mind? Would you like to be calmer and feel in more control of your emotions? Then learn to control your… Read more: The Monkey Mind Versus The Eagle Mind - Fight like an animal – 8 ways to become stronger, faster and release your animal spirit
Some of the most famous kung fu styles have been based on the movements of animals. The Chinese of old admired the beauty, power, grace and fluidity of various animals and sought to emulate them. They copied their movements and… Read more: Fight like an animal – 8 ways to become stronger, faster and release your animal spirit - Standing up. A simple guide to good posture
Your posture is all about the way you hold and move your body. A good posture makes you feel alive, nimble, full of energy and puts minimal strain on your body. A poor posture makes you feel sluggish, drained and… Read more: Standing up. A simple guide to good posture - Qigong – How to boost your health and longevity the Chinese way
Qigong (pronounced chee-gong) is a key element of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has been practiced for thousands of years albeit under different names. The word literally means exercises that boost your natural energy. Qi – life giving energy and… Read more: Qigong – How to boost your health and longevity the Chinese way - Qi – The energy of life
The Chinese term qi (pronounced chee) refers to universal life energy. This energy has been investigated and written about by most cultures in the world. The Japanese call it ki, the Indians call it prana, the Greeks pneuma and so… Read more: Qi – The energy of life - What are Yin and Yang
The Chinese word tai chi (taiji) refers to the ancient concept of yin and yang. Yin yang theory is one of the most important concepts in Chinese culture and has been hugely influential all around the world. The Chinese see… Read more: What are Yin and Yang - What Is Tai Chi? – A great exercise for all ages
Tai chi, or to give it the full name tai chi chuan (also spelled taijiquan) is not an easy art to quickly define. So what is tai chi? The Chinese term tai chi (taiji) refers to the universal balance of… Read more: What Is Tai Chi? – A great exercise for all ages