Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday 2023
In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, school will be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day (November 23rd), Friday (November 24th), and Saturday (November 25th). Have a safe and happy holiday!
Master Zhang demonstrates Sun Style push hands.
Here is an example of Master Zhang Xin Ming (student of Sun Lutang’s daughter Sun Jianyu) performing push hands with his student. Click on this link to see the video on Youtube.
No Classes July 4, 2023
School will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 in honor of Independence Day. Have a happy and safe holiday.
Kevin’s Library of Internal Martial Arts
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
Push Hands Training May 6, 2023
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.
Push Hands Training Video
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
Push Hands training: March 2023
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
December 2022 Holiday Schedule
Please note school will be closed on Saturday, December 24th and Saturday, December 31st during the holiday season. Please stay safe.
Thanksgiving Holiday 2022
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.