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t'ai chi chuan

Topic 25 · 4 responses · archived october 2000
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~terry seed
Many years ago I took T'ai from Master Choy Kam Man in San Francisco. I learned the 108 movement long form and the short form of 54 movements and a remarkable exercise called the I kun king. Are there others who do T'ai Chi?
~terry #1
from Tom Carr: Started taking Tai Chi class. I did this years ago, but haven't practiced in years. It feels better now than I remember from the past. Very relaxing, flowing energy, wonderful. So this evening I did some Tai Chi and then sat for a while and then read Tao Te Ching and now I feel real good. Haven't read Tao Te Ching in years either. I feel so great now I was just wondering why I don't do this more often and spend less time going to movies and reading magazines and science fiction. There is an answer to that. Can't quite put it into words now though.
~KitchenManager #2
If I understood Stacey the other day, she suggested that I take tai chi. Anybody got suggestions as to where in Austin?
~terry #3
There are lots of t'ai chi instructors in Austin. Finding a good one would be the hard part. I'd start with that New Age publication they give away, New Texas or something and call the teachers. Find out if they learned it in a couple of weekends or spent years with a Chinese master (or Si Fu). I studied with Master Choy Kam Man who learned it from his father who learned it from several generations so felt pretty good about getting the "real deal". The one I took a class from at the Q did it too fast and didn't really ever become a t'ai chi master.
~cfadm #4
Did you ever find a t'ai chi instructor, wer?
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