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The Adventures Between the Adventures…

No great African road trip is complete without a few stories that, at the time, feel like disasters – but later become the moments everyone laughs about around the campfire. As part of our Botswana journey, we continued our daily Tai Chi practice, discovering that the calmness, patience and adaptability developed through Tai Chi were just as valuable on the rough African roads as they are in everyday life. Because the rough Botswana roads certainly kept us on our toes.… Read More »The Adventures Between the Adventures…

Botswana – A Bucket List Come True

29 June – 13 July Some journeys are measured in kilometres. Others are measured in moments. For fourteen unforgettable days, 8 friends, 2 vehicles, one camper, and one 4×4 with an off-road trailer set off from Johannesburg on an adventure through Botswana that had long been on my bucket list. This journey was made even more meaningful as it coincided with my 51st year of martial arts training – a fitting way to celebrate a lifetime of learning, discipline, and… Read More »Botswana – A Bucket List Come True

Sifu Leo Inspires Healthcare Workers with Tai Chi Demonstration at Baragwanath Hospital

In a heart warming event (in November, 2023) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, the world’s third-largest hospital situated in South Africa, Sifu Leo showcased the ancient art of Tai Chi through a mesmerizing sword demonstration. Sifu Leo, a seasoned Tai Chi master, with some of his students, brought a sense of tranquillity and grace to the hospital’s car park as they effortlessly moved through the intricate forms of Tai Chi Sword Form with precision and elegance. The demonstration not only… Read More »Sifu Leo Inspires Healthcare Workers with Tai Chi Demonstration at Baragwanath Hospital

Doctors and Tai Chi

It was both an honour and a pleasure to be able to spend time with the surgeons of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital over the last 4 weeks. Even though the doctors are very pressed for time and experience an extremely stressful environment, they turned up for their sessions with me.  Showing up cannot be overlooked. It is an important part of learning to be present in one’s body. It is the first step to immersion and learning. I thank them for… Read More »Doctors and Tai Chi

Scientific evidence for benefits of tai chi

For the unconverted or scientifically minded person, if you need some scientific proof of the many benefits of tai chi, then check out this easily understood video, entitled “Qi Gong & Tai Chi – Evidence Based Medicine”: For more information on Tai Chi Classes in Johannesburg, contact Sifu Leo Ming on 0833780468.

Tai Chi Retreat 2019

Whether learning something new, or practicing it for many years, there is such value in focusing one’s efforts for an extended period of time on that activity. Retreats offer just that kind of opportunity, and so the tai chi retreats offered by Mings Martial Arts is a yearly, and sometimes even bi-yearly, event, for those students wanting to deepen their practice. This year’s retreat in September was enjoyed by a range of students, who came to not only learn more… Read More »Tai Chi Retreat 2019

Corporate Self Defense Course on a roof top

Fire and Ice Tai Chi Team Building

Sifu Leo Ming ran one of his tai chi experiences, as well as a self defense course, for the Protea Hotel chain, for their team at the Melrose Arch “Fire and Ice”.  They got to enjoy the views of Johannesburg, and some winter sunshine, from the roof of Melrose Arch. The principles behind ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ were fun to explore, as they relate to the principles of tai chi, being concepts like ying and yang, and of soft and hard.… Read More »Fire and Ice Tai Chi Team Building

Millennials learning tai chi

Why Millennials are learning Tai Chi

The millennial generation spend a lot of their time doing many things, especially as their lives are so intertwined with so much technology and social media.  Yet it is very important for them to have “alone time” with themselves.  Doing practices like tai chi, meditation, qigong or similar types of activities would provide this quiet time.  These perceived slower activities though are a big contrast to what you find with the young people of today, who are active and busy… Read More »Why Millennials are learning Tai Chi