barefoot Tai Chi #1

I've been really enjoying switching to Barefoot Tai Chi. It feels right to do it barefoot. Unless you are sparring hard, pushing hands can also be done barefoot. As I rarely do pushing hands this in not an issue for me.

I noticed the turns differ depending on surface. On grass for instance its quite smooth and less grippy so the feel is similiar on the turns to shoes. But on tarmac I find its very grippy so I ease off the weight earlier to achieve a smooth transitional turn.

I've tried to share my enthusiasm in my classes about the benefits of barefoot. I've probably had about a 50% shoes off response.

I find I can maintain form focus a lot better when I'm constantly feeling the ground surface and the changes that brings.