21/03/2026
Thomas Nowakowski Shapes of Balance Tai Chi London
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We help you to discover the power of internal balance. Understanding concepts is the key to results. He is co-founder International Push Hands meeting in Prague.
We help you to discover the power of internal balance.
“When you understand a technique, you know a technique. When you understand a concept, you know a thousand of techniques.”
Understanding a concept is the core of my Shapes of Balance teaching system.
“A good teacher explains,
a very good shows,
the best inspires.”
I’m trying through over 40 years teaching work process to be all of them:
18/03/2026
Poor posture is not a one way problem.
When the bottom changes, the body reorganizes all the way up.
When the top shifts, the body reorganizes all the way down.
Your head, jaw, and eyes influence your spine, hips, and feet.
Your feet and hips feed right back up into your spine and head.
Pain shows up where the system can no longer compensate, not where the problem started.
Posture is not about holding yourself straight. It is about how your body manages information from top to bottom and bottom to top.
If you want changes that last, you have to address the loop, not just one point in it.
There's one thing that breaks this cycle — and it's not what you'd expect. Comment POSTURE and I'll send it to you.
02/03/2026
What fencing practice often looked like in 1919
01/03/2026
My background in which I was growing up, and these are the values I live by.
18/02/2026
07/02/2026
Postura que sostiene el control
La forma de pararte define cuánto tenés que forzar después.
La postura es el primer control. Un kamae/hanmi bien construido crea un triángulo corporal estable que sostiene entradas, giros y decisiones sin pedirte fuerza extra. Cuando la base está clara, el cuerpo responde con sobriedad: ocupa lugar, ajusta línea y mantiene continuidad.
Los detalles son simples y decisivos. Cuello libre, mirada tranquila, hombros bajos, pecho sin exageraciones. La cadera se ubica debajo del torso y la espalda queda recta y estable, con un eje estable de cabeza a cadera. En esa condición, el peso se reparte con inteligencia y cada paso conserva tu estructura en vez de romperla.
Cuando esa estructura se pierde, la técnica se encarece: aparecen empujes, apuros y tensión en brazos para compensar. En cambio, cuando el triángulo está vivo, tu cuerpo decide primero y las manos solo confirman.
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