#119: Lighten Your Load – Tai Chi’s Double-Weighted Error [Video + Podcast]

Welcome to Episode of the Fight for a Happy Life podcast, “Lighten Your Load – Tai Chi’s Double-Weighted Error.” The art of Tai Chi Chuan is often criticized (or even mocked) in modern martial arts circles. Of course, much of that criticism comes from people who have never researched or practiced the art whatsoever! Typically, the critics have only seen Tai Chi Chuan students being defeated in competitions and then concluded that the art’s strategies and techniques offer no value to a serious martial artist. NOT SO! To be fair, many teachers of Tai Chi Chuan prefer to practice the philosophical aspects of the art more than the practical, which can definitely lead to trouble in the realm of self-defense. However, that does not mean the art itself is lacking in profound and valuable concepts. One concept that I find extremely helpful is the “double-weighted error”. Even as a mere admirer of Tai Chi Chuan, as opposed to a formal student, my understanding of this classic piece of advice has changed my practice for the better. Right or wrong, I hope this concept will change yours, too! To LISTEN to “Lighten Your Load – Tai Chi’s Double-Weighted Error,” here’s a link. Play the audio podcast below… or download to your device.

You can listen to #119: Lighten Your Load – Tai Chi’s Double-Weighted Error [Video + Podcast] online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

#119: Lighten Your Load – Tai Chi’s Double-Weighted Error [Video + Podcast] is an episode from Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life by Ando Mierzwa: Martial Artist, Teacher.

This episode is 33:04 long.

This episode was published on Jun 9, 2023.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Fight for a Happy Life with Sensei Ando: Martial Arts for Everyday Life when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.