Tai Chi
The art of relaxed power
Beginners Wednesday Saturday |
Intermediate/Advanced Monday Tuesday Thursday |
How to get started
Just a few easy steps to make sure you can benefit from our instruction.
1. Give us a call. We won't try to "sell" you. If you don't get us the first time leave your phone number and a good time to call you back. We'll try to get back to you in a day or two.2. When we call back we'll try set up a phone time to talk. You're more than welcome to come in but we do this to save people driving time.
3. Once we've talked we'll set up a FREE LESSON and have you come in a few minutes earlier to see the school and meet us.
From that point on it's all up to you. If you like the classes you can join our program
Rates Once a week 55.00 each month Twice a week Intro Tai Chi Training Full on Student First Month Three Months Yearly 85.00 80.00 each month 75.00 per month Full students may come to third "lab" class and also open studio. They receive a 50% discount on other arts they want to practice under instructor Mancuso.
Beginner Level
This starts your Tai Chi journey. At the Academy we start training you for a lifetime interest in this fascinating study. You won't have to wait long to feel what Tai Chi is about. You will immediately grasp the conscious movement and relaxed postures that make Tai Chi special. Once you have a lesson or two of the fundamentals you will start on the Tai Chi Linking Form.
Then we start you on the Partner Practice where you learn to move with a partner as helper and "opponent".
Even a few months of training will give you enough Tai Chi to begin in-depth training.
Ah, so you fell in love with Tai Chi and actually want to get better in it and to explore further.
Intermediate Level
Here are just a few courses in this section:
Yang Style T'ai Chi Long Form:This is the form most people think about when they imagine Tai Chi. This is the full, long form from the Yang family. This is the "centerpiece" of the entire Tai Chi system.
Intermediate Push Hands : engages two people in a learning situation where they can playfully start to learn about balance, softness, posture and function.
T'ai Chi Staff: This instrument improves eye-hand coordination and waist flexibility. A great form that's fun and graceful.
Tai Chi style Qigong: This introduces the specialized energy training of Tai Chi; considerably more advanced than most of the remedial Qigong presently being taught.
Advanced Level
At the advanced level movement, consciousness, energy all merge into a spontaneous and graceful flow. By now there is also a strong creative aspect to the practice.
Chen Style T'ai Chi "Old" Form:
Special emphasis on "Coiling Energy" and the engagement of the whole body.
Tai Chi Sword:
A beautiful version of the famous "13 Quality" straight sword, the most elegant weapon of the Kung Fu arsenal.
San Shou Fist:
Here is a choreographed partner form which is graceful and yet shows functional applications for T'ai Chi self-defense.
Energy Training :
This advanced level of T'ai Chi develops a higher level of skills involving the entire body, breath and mental training.