Rhonda, a 63-year-old school principal, told me she had no time for tai chi sword. Then she described her mornings: forty minutes of scrolling news she immediately forgot. I offered her a trade. Ten of those minutes, same chair, same coffee afterward, but with a sword in hand. Eight months later she has missed four … Read more
Opal, a 72-year-old student in rural Montana, lives ninety miles from the nearest tai chi school. When she told me she had signed up for zoom tai chi sword classes, my first question was not about the teacher’s lineage. It was: can the teacher actually see your blade? Online sword learning works, but only under … Read more
Learn how to practice tai chi sword at home with our 30-day beginner guide. Daily routines, core forms, and tips from a 20-year practitioner. Start with just 6×6 feet of space and 20 minutes a day.