{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-mdx-js","path":"/blog/why-this-blog","result":{"data":{"blogPost":{"title":"Why write this blog?","content":"function _extends() { _extends = Object.assign || function (target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i]; for (var key in source) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) { target[key] = source[key]; } } } return target; }; return _extends.apply(this, arguments); }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutProperties(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded); var key, i; if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var sourceSymbolKeys = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(source); for (i = 0; i < sourceSymbolKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceSymbolKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(source, key)) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } } return target; }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = {}; var sourceKeys = Object.keys(source); var key, i; for (i = 0; i < sourceKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } return target; }\n\n/* @jsx mdx */\nvar _frontmatter = {\n  \"title\": \"Why write this blog?\",\n  \"date\": \"2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z\",\n  \"tags\": [\"theory\", \"context\", \"intent\"],\n  \"keywords\": [\"blog\"],\n  \"slug\": \"why-this-blog\",\n  \"author\": \"Cat\"\n};\n\nvar makeShortcode = function makeShortcode(name) {\n  return function MDXDefaultShortcode(props) {\n    console.warn(\"Component \" + name + \" was not imported, exported, or provided by MDXProvider as global scope\");\n    return mdx(\"div\", props);\n  };\n};\n\nvar layoutProps = {\n  _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n  var components = _ref.components,\n      props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n  return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n    components: components,\n    mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n  }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Many people have written extensively about Tai Chi \", mdx(\"a\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"href\": \"https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/\"\n  }), \"for hundreds of years\"), \".\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"When I started this blog, I wondered whether I should or shouldn\\u2019t put my thoughts about Tai Chi into writing. Did we really need one more person adding to the confusion?\"), mdx(\"p\", null, mdx(\"img\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, {\n    \"src\": \"https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards.png\",\n    \"alt\": \"Competing Standards\"\n  }))), mdx(\"p\", null, \"First I want to make clear that I don\\u2019t have all the answers. I am not trying to describe \\u201Ccorrect\\u201D Tai Chi or say that any other interpretation is wrong.\"), mdx(\"h2\", {\n    \"id\": \"interpretation-and-expression\"\n  }, \"Interpretation and Expression\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Tai Chi is a set of principles expressed differently by different people based on their own context; such as their body size, their preferences, their language, and their culture.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Like the blind men trying to describe the elephant, we\\u2019re all creating unique expressions of Tai Chi based on both our common humanity and our personal differences. 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In Push Hands practice, we learn to understand by making contact with our partner and listening. We push each other physically to find the flaws in our structure, energy, and intent.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Think of this as an invitation to do some pushing of minds with us!\"));\n}\n;\nMDXContent.isMDXComponent = true;","date":"June 2nd 2020","author":"Cat","excerpt":"Many people have written extensively about Tai Chi  for hundreds of years . When I started this blog, I wondered whether I should or shouldn…"}},"pageContext":{"id":"5bc7ccc9-a989-5602-bfdb-81698beaa792","slug":"why-this-blog","prev":{"link":"blog/root-supple-agility","title":"Root + Suppleness = Agility"},"next":{"link":"blog/how-to-win","title":"How to use Tai Chi to win a fight in 3 simple steps!"}}}}