{"id":8139,"date":"2023-11-22T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/121671d.netsolhost.com\/azitaiji2019\/blog\/?p=8139"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:31:51","slug":"how-to-know-if-youve-become-a-tai-chi-nerd-in-9-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londontaiji.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/22\/how-to-know-if-youve-become-a-tai-chi-nerd-in-9-points\/","title":{"rendered":"How to know if you\u2019ve become a tai chi nerd in 9 points"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>\n
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  1. When standing on the tube, at a bar or in a queue, you adjust your position to close your kua, relax your shoulders and breathe deep into your dantien. Pavlov reflex. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. You get excited when you come across a pair of trainers with a thin flat sole <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. In the middle of a work meeting, you hear yourself tell your colleagues: “It\u2019s like in tai chi, if you\u2019re grounded and relaxed, your moves will be effective and have a stronger impact.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. While your pasta cooks, you break into a bit of cloud hands. Just because you can. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. You surprise yourself by googling ‘documentaries about tai chi’ and go down a rabbit hole of articles and videos until you end up almost buying an “I love tai chi” t-shirt – and you know it\u2019s time to go for a walk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. You decline invitations to social events because “you need to go to tai chi”.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. People you live with dread the moment you\u2019re coming home from your tai chi class. You\u2019re a bit too eager to demonstrate the new martial application you\u2019ve learned. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. When you experience insomnia, you practice the form in your mind. Better than counting sheep. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. You managed to find the Qi encyclopedia (rabbit holes can be useful after all) and read the three taijiquan classics: Taijiquan Jing<\/em>, Taijiquan Lun<\/em>, and Exposition of Insights into the Practice of the Thirteen Postures<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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