Tag: Sun Lutang

  • Uphill on Walnuts with a Weak Leg

    Uphill on Walnuts with a Weak Leg

    Walking the Bagua circle, I move like a snake  Slithering on patchy grass Or a path etched by other warriors On dry soil, as they are Space holders and guardians Of the world in this vortex, This circle of yin and yang. But uphill On walnuts With a weak leg, …

  • The Birth of Tai Ji

    The Birth of Tai Ji

    I’m learning the Sun Form from Dan Miller. Dan’s instruction and story about Sun’s life in Tim Cartmell’s translation of Sun Lutang’s book on Taiji inspired this poem. The book is A Study of Taijiquan by Sun Lutang.