T'ai Chi Form as taught by Professor Cheng, Man-Ch'ing. T'ai Chi exercises, solo & interactive, for health & meditation. Partner exercises emphasizing sensitivity & responsiveness, push hands training as taught by Herman Kauz. Ch'i Kung (Qigong) principles for health and balance.
Monday evenings, starting at 6:00 PM, Beginners' class. Lessons will include standing, movement, ch'i kung (qigong), Tai Chi Ch'uan. Advanced students are encouraged to attend for push hands.
Wednesday evening Form and Push Hands training starting at 6:00 PM. PCC Beginners' class, PED 122, Chinese Yoga (Qigong) begins August 26th.
Last class for PCC was 16th May, finishing the Spring Semester. A mild party, breakfast banquet if you will, was offered for the close of this class.
Saturday morning, Form and Push Hands training at 8:30, at the Senior Center. Starting on August 22, PCC class PED 122, Chinese Yoga (Qigong.)
Thanks to visiting Instructor Nina Meier for coverage of three Saturday classes. Demonstrations of LuoHanGong, Chen Style, and WuHao Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, and comparisons with the Cheng, Man-Ch'ing style we study in class. Thank You Nina.
No class on Saturday, June 6th.
I will travel north for June seminar in Baltimore (see links below). I thought it a little late in the year to offer another East Coast seminar here, but Herman will be back in North Carolina in October.
No class on Saturday, June 13th.
I will be taking Lisa B. O'Shea's seminar "Advanced Qi Healing."
Baltimore Workshop was a joy. Friday evening very well received. The health aspects of T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Ch'i Kung training, with specific applications for shoulders, hips, and back increasingly relevant as we age; as Dale Dugas says, "Be Well; Train Hard; Heal Quickly." Master Jou, Tsung-Hwa's "Master Key Qigong" also very well received, and again, the applications are boundless. A reminder to us all that the purpose of the partnered interaction is to learn the feel, not to push the other. Thanks to all who attended, it was a joy to share the good energy, thank you to Sifu Jeff Herrod and to Elementary T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
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Schedule for Herman Kauz' push hands training:
April 30 - May 10. Israel, contact Arthur Gribetz.
June 6,7 - Baltimore, contact Jeff at Elementary T'ai Chi Ch'uan.
June 13,14 - New York City, contact Frank Detrich.
More later, but for now, here is a link to an essay on what pushing hands might be about & for. By author Xiang Kai Zhang
Chop wood, carry water. Regards to all.
Peter