TAI CHI Basics: How to open the SHOULDERS!

In this video I show how to open the shoulders in Tai Chi and Chi Kung. There seems to be confusion about how to do this. I hope this one will clarify things. Enjoy!
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[@kennethhoulker4929]

Thank you 🙏

[@ChiSkills]

You’re welcome Kenneth, happy training!

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

So fun to see how everyone has a different way to enjoy their practice! 🙏💙

[@ericknudten7272]

These videos are gold.Thank you for giving up your time to make them.

[@ChiSkills]

Our pleasure Eric, happy training and thank you.

[@rosumella]

Shoulders are easy! I find openeing the wrists a lot harder!

[@ChiSkills]

Stretch the fingertips away from the elbow for yang/electric, pull the elbow away from the fingertips for yin/magnetic. Happy training.

[@davidfrancisco5358]

I am listening over and over to your videos and slowly…..slowly the wisdom and insight is coming through. This by the way is from someone who has studied and taught Qigong for more than 20 years. Thank you!!

[@ChiSkills]

Hi David, thanks for your feedback on our videos. And we are glad you are getting new insights. It's great that these internal principles shed new light on your training so far! All the best from Holland

[@TaiChiWithRon]

Great instruction!
Thanks!!

[@ChiSkills]

My pleasure and thank you Ron!

[@patchyle8070]

Hi sir,
Pls telling me: to open the shoulders, I have to force to pull/ push hard or gently/soft or relax ?
Thanks 🙏

[@ChiSkills]

Start stretching in such a way that you can feel what I mean clearly. Then make it softer and softer until it feels very light, but still connected.

[@richardbsterne8111]

This is so useful- simply explained as always with you - thank you 🙏

[@ChiSkills]

Thanks Richard! Glad it helps!

[@andrefreitas6687]

Very nice

[@ChiSkills]

Thank you!

[@perrypelican9476]

I am just curious. Are you french or Dutch?

[@ChiSkills]

We are Dutch Perry!

[@perrypelican9476]

@@ChiSkills also why is the pull yin and the push yang? Is it just arbitrary?

[@ChiSkills]

@@perrypelican9476 Yang is expanding energy, Yin is contracting energy, so, from the perspective of our centre, pushing joints open is Yang, and pulling joints open, is yin. There is a whole lot more concerning yin and Yang, but this basically is what it’s about at a basic, but very important level. Not opening the joints, no Tai Chi. Thanks Perry!

[@littlecannon]

Opening the shoulders is hard to get across… I find when people can’t open the shoulders, they resort to localised muscle usage, when open the the arms are controlled from the back, which is controlled by the legs. It’s also hard to understand if you don’t have elastic connection.

[@littlecannon]

Also… this is a major block for people when it comes to neutralising force, no opening of the shoulder, no force can be neutralised… good video!

[@ChiSkills]

Yes, totally agree Simon!