My wobbly knees and Tai Chi
A decade ago, a friend and I were walking up the stairs.
The lift was not functioning that day.
We cursed as we climbed.
She said, “next month I will be going for my knee operation.”
That got me thinking. For a year or so,
my wobbly, weak, and painful knees made climbing a challenge.
I enrolled for Tai Chi the following week.
I have never looked back since.
I don’t need to take knee supplements too.
I called Tai Chi, the ‘dancing meditation’!
Graceful yet deceptively challenging movements!
One of the toughest movements
is ‘snake creeps down. (see pose in picture above)
Many new students, including myself, looked on.
We (about thirty to sixty years old) shook our heads.
‘There is no way we can do this pose!’
It took me about three years
before I could do the ‘snake creeping down’!
…and my Tai Chi sifu was more than seventy years old! Still graceful and flexible!
Chen Song Ping 
I often see Tai Chi groups in our public parks and indoor malls practicing. It is both charming and calming to walk by and observe.
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I call it the dancing meditation.
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Tai Chi is great exercise!
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The private orthopaedic surgeons won’t like me to take away some of their potential business!
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That pose does look difficult, but sounds like you are proof indeed that exercise does help improve joints. Starting off gradually and building up is always good.. The health and wellness classes of all sorts at our sports centre cater for most medical problems and stages of recovery; you can do anything from chair yoga to circuits!
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Wow, that’s an impressive story! It’s amazing how a little challenge can sometimes put us on the right path. Tai Chi sounds like a wonderful choice – I’ve heard it’s not only good for the joints, but also for the mind. I’m glad to hear that you haven’t had any problems with your knees since then and can even do without the supplements! This shows how important it is to listen to our bodies and stay active.
I wish you all the best….Rosie from Germany
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I also do leg weight lifting 30kg daily. and daily evening walks! Keep the joints greased by exercising them!
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Informative post on Tai chi.Have a nice day chen song ping.
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Thank you🙏🙏🙏
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Love this…tai chi is beautiful and it’s great that you have benefited so much from it.
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Thank you you have a great story about being a dad!
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Thank you! More is coming. I just needed a space to say everything without feeling bad or judged so it’s helping me to write it all out like this.
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Keep it up! 👍🙏🙏🙏
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