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Tai Chi For Health in Santa Cruz
Tai Chi for Health Get started or deepen your skills Meets twice a week for 3 months Tuesdays & Thursdays 9-10 a.m. Sept. 6 to Nov. 24 (we may adjust the final class date to accommodate Thanksgiving) Academy of Martial … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner tai chi, narrye caldwell, santa cruz tai chi, santa cruz taijiquan, Tai Chi, Tai Chi for health, Tai Chi Santa Cruz, Taijiquan, taijiquan santa cruz
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Better With Age
After class the other day my student Harvey, who has studied with me for more than 15 years, asked me a pointed question: “How and why does a longtime practitioner maintain his or her interest in studying Tai Chi?” This … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Tai Chi
Tagged beginning tai chi santa cruz, Tai Chi, Tai Chi Santa Cruz, Taijiquan
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Daily Neigong (Qigong) Routine
Our illustrious and accomplished colleague and friend in Sacramento, Sifu Robert Nakashima, has generously created and shared his daily Neigong routine. Running about 20 minutes, even just watching this video provides calm and comfort, although getting up and trying it … Continue reading
Tai Chi Partner Work: Deepen Your Practice
New Class Starting October 17, 2018 This 6 week class, co-taught by Ted Mancuso and Narrye Caldwell, is a perfect way to improve your Tai Chi skills, and take your practice to the next level. Not only will you have … Continue reading
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Tagged narrye caldwell, Tai Chi, tai chi chin na, tai chi partner work, tai chi push hands, Tai Chi Santa Cruz, Taijiquan, taijiquan santa cruz, ted mancuso, yang style tai chi
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Seven Experiences of Martial Training
Nowadays, everyone seems to want a practice. But the fact that martial arts practice has a path all its own may result in some disappointment to those seeking a casual gym-style experience. Such deep practice can render unexpected results. The … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Philosophy, Principles
Tagged combat, Forms, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, meditation, relaxation, Tai Chi
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Martial Basics: Not What You Think
Everything starts with basics. And when you are young and/or just beginning a long term study of expertise, whether your taste runs to the piano or the basketball hoop, there is always a sentinel line of basics to be crossed … Continue reading
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Tagged Basics, beginning Kung Fu, Kung Fu, lessons, Martial Arts, school, Shaolin, Tai Chi, Training
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What you should know before you start a Tai Chi class
I love teaching Tai Chi, and I especially love introducing this beautiful health promoting martial art to beginners. But many people start out with some ideas that are not only wrong, but prevent them from sticking with the practice long … Continue reading
Warming Up the Martial Way
Due to the nature of Kung Fu the first thing to say about warm ups is that some people don’t believe in them. There are even some famous teachers who see no value at all in warm ups. Some of … Continue reading
Reeling Silk: What is it?
Reeling silk is one of the core principles of authentic Kung Fu practice… ALL authentic Kung Fu practice… Continue reading
Posted in Principles
Tagged Chan Ssu Jin, Chen Xiao Wong, Kung Fu, Reeling Silk, Tai Chi, Taijiquan, Wu Shu
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What We Teach
Just for your information, here is a partial list of the wide range of information available at the Academy of Martial and Internal Arts… Continue reading
30? 40? 50? plus…
Can you really get anything from the martial arts after the age of 30 or 40 or higher? Continue reading
Instructor Profile: Jim Mullen
Every man and woman travels through the martial arts by himself or herself. The journey is nothing if not personal and often intimate. For Jim Mullen, one of our top teachers, the journey has been a long one and, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Lee, Choi Li Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Gurdjieff, Kung Fu, Marhsall Ho, Mike Arno, Steve McQueen, Tai Chi, Yoga
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Getting Out of Your Own [Wu] Wei
It’s probably happened to all of us at least once. That unsettling moment when you look at a word you’ve just written and then question its spelling – even though you’ve used it countless times before – because now it … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Bruce Lee, habit, insight, Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Training
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Instructor Profile: Peter Thelin
Peter Thelin, a Tai Chi Chuan teacher here at the Academy and a student of Ba Gua Zhang, recently left us after studying and teaching here for many years. Much loved, he was a light and an inspiration to Academy … Continue reading
