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13/10/2014 08:56
I traveled down to Milton this weekend to attend a seminar devoted to digging into the taiji classic "The Song of the 13 Powers" presented by Master Sam Masich.
First just let me say that Sam Masich has been a cornerstone of Canadian Taiji for decades. Trained in Vancouver by...
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07/10/2014 16:14
See if these words sound familiar...
I run instructor’s training courses and I find that the vast majority of peope studying Taiji do not understand their body alignments, the majority don’t know how to do the breathing work and that majority, in the West, do not know how to do the...
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27/09/2014 07:20
October marks our club's 4th anniversary!
It's been an interesting four years for sure, highlighted by visits from Master Cheung and Master Evan Pantazi. I have continued to evolve my own practice which in turn influences all the members of the club. I believe this continuous growth to be...
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17/09/2014 13:03
This was originally posted in 2012... just thought I'd share it again
Stages of Cultivation
Over the next few entries I’m going to be sharing some information that only some will be able to digest, but I feel that it is important for me to do so at this specific time.
Stage One
Purify the...
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11/09/2014 09:33
I have been working behind the scenes for some time now trying to develop our ranking/certification system in order to achieve a distinguished level of credibility that will help our students in their future internal arts careers or endeavours.
When a student of the internal arts reaches a level of...
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06/09/2014 17:05
A while back I was reading an article written by Master Sam Masich and I followed a few links and then I saw another article where Master Masich had been awarded an 8th degree black belt by his teacher (and one of my greatest influences) Grandmaster Shou-Yu Liang.
I was curious about...
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01/09/2014 16:16
Hello everyone, as one of the newest members of "Barrie Tai Chi & Qigong", I would like to recount the first time that I have experienced Qi (Chi).
I have been a student of the Martial Arts for approximately 14 years now. My...
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25/08/2014 15:40
The people over at The Free World Charter believe it’s time for that and have put together a list of facts about society we oddly accept as normal.
10 Facts About Our Society That We Oddly Accept As Normal
1 - We prioritize money and the economy over basics like air, water, food quality, our...
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22/08/2014 15:14
When Yang Luchan arrived in Beijing, he taught 10 taiji sets at the mansion of Prince Duan. These 10 sets form a complete taiji syllabus. Whilst teaching at the mansion, Yang accepted two disciples: one was Wang Lanting (whose teachings form the basis of Li [Ruidong] style taiji), the other was Fu...
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19/08/2014 16:22
Cui’s dan tian gong:
“In summer, my grandfather would normally sit in our courtyard practicing his taiji while wearing a dalian (Chinese sleeveless wrestler’s jacket). When the mood took him, he would let me feel his belly. To me, it felt as if there was a rubber ball in his belly which could move...
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