I’ve been asked to recommend a few books to study Tai Ji and the Chinese Internal Healing Arts. Here is a selection of books from my library. In addition, one should familiarize oneself with the Ten Essentials of Yang Style Tai Ji as set out by Yang Chengfu. The list is provided below and was
Kevin will be traveling this weekend and will not be leading the push hands class on Saturday. Students are invited to work with each other in his absence.
Starting this Saturday (March 25th) we will be emphasizing Chen Xiaowang’s method of teaching push hands. To familiarize yourself with his method… check out his video on Youtube between 16:30 and 25:30 (only 9 minutes). See you then. https://youtu.be/BwO5NDAsUBU?t=992
Back to basics. Please review Ma Hong’s training video on Youtube. Jump to 5:16 in the video (if you click on the link above it should take you there) and play close attention to his explanation and detail. We will concentrate on the vertical and horizontal circles. Once comfortable with single hand… you can practice
Please note school will be closed on Saturday, December 24th and Saturday, December 31st during the holiday season. Please stay safe.
In observance of Thanksgiving Day, school will be closed on November 24th (Thursday), 25th (Friday) and 26th (Saturday). Have a safe and healthy holiday weekend.
The link below will take you to a video of Master Ding Jia performing the Chen Style 56 Movement Competition Form. Master Ding Jia had just won the all China national championship for Chen Style Tai Chi when this was recorded. One interesting note is that the room in which this video was taken was
All Tai Chi Chuan practitioners should be knowledgeable of the thirteen postures or movements of the system. All Tai Chi movements are composed of these postures or movements. An excellent book for researching this Tai Chi “technology” is “The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan” by Yang Chengfu (translated by Louis Swain), an excellent online discussion
Unfortunately, due to the expected rain and wind from the remnants of Hurricane Ian, Master Li is canceling classes for Saturday, October 1, 2022. Keep safe and keep practicing!