Who we are

Our class is led by a fellow practitioner (“Teacher”) who comes from a tradition of teachers who prefer to remain nameless.  Our teacher has been studying tai chi since the early 1990s, practicing primarily with one teacher.  That teacher (Teacher’s teacher) spent his whole life studying with a teacher from China. When asked about his background, the teacher replied “Do you want my name or do you want my art?”

True to his lineage, our teacher sees himself as a fellow practitioner, though he is also a guide that we can look to for direction.  His teaching is informed by his study of tai chi, chi kung, shing yi, pa kua chang, i chuan standing meditation, tai chi sword, and tai chi staff — as well as the human body and other mechanical systems.  In our classes we focus primarily on chi kung, i chuan, and the yang-style 24-form tai chi short form. 

We also have another member of class, a skeleton, who is also a teacher.