TC will be conducting workshops in January/February on Tai Chi Principles and Chinese Language. The workshops will be divided into four parts on weekends from 2-3:15pm at Yahoo Center. January 19 - Session 1 January 20 - Session 1 repeated January 25 - Session 2...
The “eight powers” of Tai Chi Chuan
The animation presented below is meant to illustrate the eight ways of power to be demonstrated in Tai Chi. In Chinese, these are called the 'ba men' or "8 gates.' Here, I've attempted to show these 8 different styles that make up 8 of the '13 Postures' of tai chi...
March Workshop 2:Tai Chi Breathing and Qi Flow in Meridians Continued
Its not too late to join! TC is holding the second of a three part Tai Chi/Qi Gong Workshop tomorrow. Saturday, March 24, 2012 Workshop 2: Tai Chi Breathing and Qi Flow in Meridians In this workshop you will continue to study Qi channels (meridians) in the human body...
Hsuing-YangHo-stabilized-1
Hi there! I just wanted to share a video from my Vimeo collection If you are not aware, there are quite a few videos of Xiong Yang-Ho out there on youTube. Xiong (sometimes spelled 'Hsuing') Yang-Ho (sometimes 'Yangho') was the first of TC Hou's tai chi chuan...
March Workshop 1: Tai Chi Breathing and Qi Flow in Meridians
Its not too late to join! TC is holding the first of a three part Tai Chi/Qi Gong Workshop tomorrow. Saturday, March 17, 2012 Workshop 1: Tai Chi Breathing and Qi Flow in Meridians In this workshop you will study Qi channels (meridians) in the human body and learn to...
LA Tai Chi Workshop Reminder: Breathing and Qi Flow in Meridians
In Tai Chi Chuan, self defense is the application, Chi Kung is the internal power house for all stances. They must be together to make your practice efficient. Your ability will be greatly improved if you can control your Chi flow. In these workshops you will learn...