Overview
Tamos 18 is the beginning of Tai Chi and Chan Buddhism. Tamos came to the Shaolin Monastery at a time when the monks practiced sitting meditation, and copied texts. The temple was often robbed because the monks had no means of self-defense.
Tamos observed that by maintaining such a weakened state, the monks were hurting the karma of the robbers, because the robbers would not be able to hurt their karma by stealing if the monks could defend themselves.
(This is the earliest example of a double bind I know of.)
Tamos added these exercises to their daily experience, and we’ll be practcing them as taught by Rick Krause.
Here is a recording of Rick demonstrating Tamos18.
Exercises
- Wu Chi
- Pushing Palms
- Separating Heaven and Earth
- Pushing Mountains
- Dragon Twists Waist
- Low Kicking
- High Kicking
- Rooster throws sand on its back
- Sweeping Leg
- Pushing Mountains
- Golden Leopard Reveals Claws
- Dragon Straightens Waist
- Wild Goose Flapping Wings
- Bend the Bow to Shoot the Tiger
- Reach Forward and Grab
- Dragon Thrashing Its Tail
- Dragon Strikes Out
- Pivot and Push Upward to Reveal Lotus
Extras
- Green Dragon Diving for the Pearl of Wisdom
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