Ancient Wisdom for The New You: July 2015

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Special Focus Evening Class Cancelled

This is a notice for the students who were attending the special invitation focus classes at the KSW Karate Dojo on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Unfortunately, we are cancelling those classes and the schedule that was handed out, pertaining to those classes, is no longer valid. Thank you, to those of you who took part in these classes.

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Yang Tai Chi Saber Partner Flow Exercises (video)

Here is the first video in a new series we have begun uploading to Youtube. In this series we will be teaching several different partner flow exercises for the Yang Style Tai Chi Saber. We hope you all enjoy this series!

Saturday, July 4, 2015

A Natural Approach to Trigger Finger & Arthritis (Video)

Here's a short video we put together in response to some questions we have received from students about trigger finger and arthritis. Enjoy! :)

Tai Chi Compass Wall Hanging

Traditionally cardinal directions are used to teach Tai Chi forms. It helps students understand which way to turn when moving from one movement to the next. Most forms start "facing south". Although, it is not important to face actual south, hanging this piece on a wall in your training area will help orient you. Always start your form facing this piece. If you step to the left, you have stepped East. If you then step forward, you have stepped South. If you turn right, you have turned toward the West. That is the footwork for the beginning of the Yang Style 103 Form. Using the cardinal directions makes instructions easier to follow, which makes this piece ideal for practicing Tai Chi or learning Tai Chi via distance-learning technology.