I’m in the 12th month of classes at the Shaolin Chi Mantis Kwoon in Lancaster, California. At 4-classes per week that’s 48 weeks x 4 classes = 190 classes of Tai Chi Youth. I shoot each class in 5 separate videos so it’s a lot of videos. I’m shooting in 1080p. I’m almost maxed out […]
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August 16, 2022 Today I launched the FIRST Tai Chi Youth CROWDFUND in Web3 with payments in ETH. If you don’t know what ETH or Web3 are you can still go to https://www.taichiyouth.org/donate/index.html where we’ve been receiving donations the old-fashioned website way since 1999 using PayPal, credit cards and debit cards. https://www.taichiyouth.org/donate/index.html Back to
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Qigong is Chi Kung is Energy Work. Buddha Z teaches students to discover, then enhance, then develop control of their “life force.”
Sticky Hands has a little bit of Chin Na “Grabbing & Seizing” in it. Mostly it is maneuvering for a strike or a position to apply Chin Na such as a joint lock. You can block a punch and worry about the next one. Or you can block a punch and stay in contact with
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“Chin Na” is Chinese for “Grabbing & Seizing.” Almost everything that is NOT a punch or a kick is probably Chin Na. Qin Na is the correct way to spell it Mandarin Chinese style. It’s pronounced the same either way. I teach about 100 Chin Na movies. I look forward to counting them soon. I
“Shaolin” is two words combined. “Shao” for ‘young.’ And “lin” for ‘forest.’ “Shaolin” is the nickname of the small Buddhist Temple built around 495 A.D. by the monk, ______________________, who immigrated from India. The people of the village below and/or surrounding area provided this nickname? I’m not sure. The mountains are the SONG mountains. Several
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