tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post4561027533669613148..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Standing on One Leg 2Bryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-35466908862615887642008-09-05T09:03:00.000+00:002008-09-05T09:03:00.000+00:00In Tai Chi one is generally supposed to be single-...In Tai Chi one is generally supposed to be single-weighted, i.e. most of the weight on one leg. i saw a photo of some old tai chi master standing to attention with his family or students, and you can see he's got most of his weight on one leg. It enables rapid kick-off, transition of energy & weight when you shift to the other leg, dynamic balancing if you like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48402644937674272352008-09-05T08:51:00.000+00:002008-09-05T08:51:00.000+00:00Sir: For the past few weeks, I have been obliged t...Sir: For the past few weeks, I have been obliged to stand on only one leg. While I observe that my lashings of the camel-drivers have increased by several hundred percent, which they assure me is good for the circulation, alas it has made no difference to my usual habits of repose. I therefore conclude that standing on one leg is efficacious only if you have two working legs to begin with. If Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-70896365032329966962008-09-05T08:45:00.001+00:002008-09-05T08:45:00.001+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65297150887804761652008-09-05T08:45:00.000+00:002008-09-05T08:45:00.000+00:00thinking about it, there are quite a number of yog...thinking about it, there are quite a number of yoga asanas which involve standing on one foot so I think it can't be all that bad.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com