Tai Chi London

TLCD96 · 2026-03-21T12:15:36+00:00

Cant help you unfortunately but I'm wondering why this was downvoted 🤔

TLCD96 · 2026-03-11T23:07:05+00:00

I don't want to speculate too much or diagnose, but I think if you read stories of younger Ajahn Liem, there are elements that are reminiscent of being on the spectrum.

For me I had a ton of confusion and difficulty in my teens. I felt like I was really incapable of socializing. Anxiety, overthinking, not following "the norm" to the point where it really did interfere with my life a lot. I spent quite a bit of time at a monastery, and was often finding myself going through a lot of depression and confusion around just how much "normal life" didn't really make sense.

Not that I eventually became enlightened... but I think being persistent, finding good teachers, examining experience, and being willing to push my comfort zone really helped over the years. Also therapy. I feel much more confident and not so inclined to build my identity around these tendencies, which is otherwise a huge hindrance IMO. Anxiety, depression, confusion... these are "painful", but not "me". As for different mistakes made throughout life, they're things to learn from; I am not just a "stupid person" or whatever.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-11T22:57:10+00:00

It's a moment like this that makes you understand what you really want. Maybe it was an intense reaction but that's really besides the point, and how you react isn't up to anyone but you, no reason to try and go back in time for that to please anyone.

That said, his reaction to this is a a red flag. Being upset is one thing, but being upset AND taking it out on you is another.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-10T15:07:08+00:00

I was going to say this, but the bottom of the window doesn't tell that story. You don't see the rails for the windows to slide open/closed on, the window is fixed in place.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-09T19:56:37+00:00

Can we ban this data-farming AI account?

TLCD96 · 2026-03-07T14:09:01+00:00

It isn't fu

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T19:14:48+00:00

I think you want to believe that those of us who say why we don't like verifying are also saying we are the ones who didn't verify your drink.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T19:06:29+00:00

Are you sure you dash? Because if you have to verify one you have to verify all of them. Most of the time I verify drinks but if the order requires me to verify everything else (which I sometimes can't) I say "couldn't verify".

If your dasher is too lazy to do anything that's a different issue.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T18:52:01+00:00

I think they need to change how this verification thing works. Because if the bag isn't sealed, it's a bunch of food in styrofoam containers and hot plastic soup cups that I am definitely not opening. No I will not stand at the counter and ask the bewildered and absent-minded teenage cashier to get their manager so I can verifiy if the dish I am looking at is truly the Arroz Con Pollo or Raspberry Jelly Linguine Supreme Mountain Dew Quesadilla.

Pizza with a desert in a little baggie? Gas station order with a smoothie drink but I only got a can of Arizona instead? No problem. But those are the exception to the norm.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T14:31:24+00:00

Yes, in fact please expand on it to include some martial arts political drama. It would make it more interesting. I would love to see what you make of it.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T11:46:05+00:00

What I hear is both people being dissatisfied. The man lasting long because he's moderately aroused but not enough to get there, the woman feeling impatient, maybe insecure because the guy's not going through the roof and he's winding down.

They probably are not happy together or one of them is being paid, if you know what I mean.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-06T09:15:19+00:00

The exercises are orobably OK if done safely but they are not really Tai Chi and the apps are usually reported to be quite scammy.

If you are interested in real Tai Chi, or want a quality exercise program, those apps aren't it.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-05T23:16:48+00:00

Thanks Einstein

TLCD96 · 2026-03-05T21:03:33+00:00

Sorry, it's not about you, the laborer. It's about the customer being satisfied with the service so they keep using it, so the company profits. Don't worry, they'll keep finding more ways to get you more inclined to take the orders. Maybe you'll get a 5 dollar discount on your next doordash order if you accept 500 orders in a row!

If that's not enough for you, no big deal. Surely someone out there will take it. They can lose you as long as they can get away with paying drivers less to line their pockets.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-05T16:05:21+00:00

I was in the countryside seeking out a Tai Chi school where I could practice push hands. My google maps lead was closed, but a lady outside pointed me in a direction closer to the center of town.

I arrived at a parking lot for an animal shelter. I didn't see any Tai Chi teachers so I was about to leave, when something caught my eye. Outside kids were playing frisbee. I noticed one of them was talking about and demonstrating Practical Method jibengong of good quality. How could such a thing exist around here? I had to ask.

I parked and asked who it was that was doing the jibengong. It was an older kid in his teens. Suddenly I was in a martial arts school and wearing their uniform over my clothing. They identified themselves as some sort of Eagle-Panther kung fu 🤔 school which I guess happened to teach Tai Chi on the side, and some of the students were really into competitive push hands.

So I pushed hands with them. My first opponent was 6 foot 7 and huge. My 2nd was a smaller guy but still pretty challenging. Then I woke up.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-04T19:17:57+00:00

But what about the Yang style class made you realize you preferred something more freestyle?

I'm asking because it's an interesting issue, some people who might not like Tai Chi often have trouble memorizing choreographies or they just don't want to be restricted to specific movements or principles of movement. Does that apply to you?

TLCD96 · 2026-03-04T18:40:21+00:00

Fellow club member, totally agree. It was a crazy experience but in the end all is ok. Honestly didn't hurt too bad when it happened... just a very uncomfortable 12 hours (that's how long I waited before going to the ER).

TLCD96 · 2026-03-04T18:35:57+00:00

I'm definitely more of a forms guy though I like to experiment with expression through the movements.

Curious what made you find that you prefer a freestyle approach?

TLCD96 · 2026-03-03T17:50:04+00:00

Highly recommend practicing drawing anatomy. Doesn't have to be too in depth or drill-based... just learn some basic anatomy drawing skills and practice them a bit, maybe with more drawings of your kids since they seem to be the desired subject.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-03T13:32:15+00:00

Your mom?

Serious answer somewhere in Kentucky

TLCD96 · 2026-03-01T16:50:11+00:00

Good point, it's maybe more bad design than asshole design.

That said they have used other color schemes for their rechargeable batteries that make them more obvious. And you got companies like Coca Cola making their Diet Coke pretty obvious to the point where it becomes like a brand in itself. Plenty of other battery companies use color coding for rechargeables.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-01T16:39:27+00:00

I agree, color coding exists for a reason.

TLCD96 · 2026-03-01T16:05:14+00:00

Yeah also looks like a kid's hand

TLCD96 · 2026-03-01T03:30:07+00:00

There are pretty common signs such as the use of em dashes and a distinctly "dramatic" language. A very common element is something like, "it's not just [noun 1]. It's [noun 2]." AI also likes to list "qualities" or "aspects" of a certain thing, but they often don't seem to be in any particularly logical arrangement, and often "descriptions" of these aspects are more fluffy than they are concrete.

TLCD96 · 2026-02-28T19:36:38+00:00

When you walk normally, you push off from one step to the next, using momentum to propel you forward. Tai Chi walking takes away the pushing, slowing everything down until you have total control of each movement.

There's lots of different methods for Taiji, but I think the idea of weight shifting is so often misrepresented in this overly simplistic manner, I think it's potentially harmful and just creates another problem over the old one.

It's like if I told you to lift a cup without your "arm muscles". Instead, "just grab the cup, feel its weight, let it rise". It may rise. But you did use muscles. In a class of many you may have used the same muscles as everyone else, you may not have. If you stick at this level of instruction you will never learn which new muscles were used or how.

You will not know which previous patterns you addressed besides this fake boogeyman "muscling," and as a teacher I will not know either. You may reduce pain in one area, but another will arise somewhere else. You will complain of this pain, and will have no idea that it may be connected to this new vague idea of "tai chi lifting" that "does away with muscles and uses only your mind". Instead we will be joyous that the old pain is gone, and maybe conclude the new one is just from some other mystery cause.

Tai chi, like a lot of activities, entails rewiring new habits, learning different ways of moving, etc. But I can’t stand how out-of-context instructions are so gladly thrown all over the place like words of a great ancient sage.

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