TAI CHI
in the San Juan Mountains

Fundamentals of Taijiquan, Beginner to Intermediate and beyond
Casual, small group class practice of tai chi and qigong. Discover, cultivate and utilize your personal reservoir of energy with practice. Class includes qigong and taiji power-stretching, basic exercises, form, and sensitivity training. Learn principles and practices essential to taijiquan and other Chinese internal martial arts styles and traditions.

Tuesdays
1:00 pm, Durango Sports Club, for intermediate-advanced practitioners. Now working on Chen ManChing short form and neigong training.

2:00 pm, Durango Sports Club, for absolute beginners. Working on Qigong for home practice, and Wu Style Taijiquan Form (Wu Chien Chuan).

5:30 pm, Trimble Hot Springs, for more experienced practitioners. Ask about beginner and mix-level practice at 4:30 pm, Tuesdays.

Someday

Call 970-749-0891 or email for private instruction at a tiem and location convenient to you.

Focus on health and well-being, while introducing yourself to martial/self-defense. Intermediate to advanced incorporate more martial/self-defense applications in addition to health and well-being. Private and semi-private instruction is available. Key, universal principles of tai chi. Dantian, Zhong Ding, Chan Shi Jing, Qi, Mind Intention, Whole Body Moves as a Single Unit.

Much about taiji is doing the basics, which are the common denominators of any taiji practice, and characterized by repetitive single movements in various directions. Simple, but with amazing results for health and fitness training, as well as martial application. The "form" sequence connects postures with transitions, incorporating principles in a continuous flowing movement. I focus on basics and form sequence in class, along with stretching and qigong. The form is the framework for long-term practice and in-depth learning, because it helps you to emphasize the internal aspects of taiji. Actual fighting techniques gain formidable power and speed with greater understanding and skill in internal aspects. Your overall health and well-being increase, as well.

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Instructor's Statement
The best way to learn tai chi and qigong is through oral instruction and regular practice over time. Join a class or request private instruction from a qualified instructor. As your instructor, I will work with you to:

• learn key foundational exercises of taijiquan and qigong;
• visualize and internalize universal skills and techniques;
• tune into subtle internal physical and energetic levels;
• to get the most out of tai chi and qigong in a relatively short time, and;
• tap into your own inherent abilities.