In memory of AEA Tai Chi Club founder, Alan Kan

Welcome to the AEA Tai Chi Club

Our club primarily practices Yang Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan and related Qigong forms. Our members and friends also practice Wu Style, Chen style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Ba Gua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan and Yi Quan.

News

Tai Chi 8-Form class - taught by Dave Wells (at Del Aire Park).  Class begins Wed., Feb 20.  The Tai Chi 8-Form is based on the Yang Style Tai Chi Form.  Learning Tai Chi 8-Form is ideal for beginners and provides a solid foundation for learning Tai Chi 16-Form, Tai Chi 24-Form, and Tai Chi Long Form (108 Forms).  Total of 6 class sessions.  Club membership fee required:  $15 (Aerospace & Air Force) / $20 (Others).   

Bagua Zhang Level 2 class - taught by Master Su Zi Fang  (at Del Aire Park).  Class begins Tuesday, April 1.  This class builds upon all the basics and fundamentals that we learned in the 8 Turning Palm routines.  However, Level 2 class will focus on the timing, execution, and feeling of the different routines.  Total of 8 class sessions.  Prerequisite: Previous experience with Bagua Zhang 8 Turning Palm with Master Su.  Course fee is $40 plus annual club membership fee.

Yang Style Tai Chi Long Form class - taught by Master Su Zi Fang  (at Del Aire Park).  Class resumes Thursday, April 3.  This class is a continuation of the Long Form class that we started in Sept. 2007.  There are 18 sessions remaining in this class.  We will finish learning the Long Form: from Second Cross Hands Form (Form #56) to the Closing Form (Form #108).  Course fee for full 32-session class is $160 plus annual club membership fee.  

REMINDER If you haven't already done so, please remember to sign up for club membership by filling out the membership form (pdf file) using This Link for 2008 AEA Membership form.  Thanks!!   
 

Some Recent Workshops

(e-mail announcements are made for special workshops)

• Workshop with Yang Yang Thursday Nov 9, 2006
• Two January workshops by Su Zi Fang. Tuesday January 10 and 17, 2006 11:30 Bulding D8 Room 1010
• Sam Tam Workshops (Yichuan) - "Putting Qi in your Forms (I & II) and Pushing Hands (I & II) "
• Qigong Workshop by Michael Tsuei.
• Eight Section Brocade Form from Helen Zhu
• Wednesday, Sept 15: Daniel Wang workshop (part 2 practicum) Del Aire Park
• Wednesday, Sept 22: Sun Angung workshop (part 2 practicum) Del Aire Park
• Tuesday, Sept 28: Dr. Jing Chen workshop - Calligraphy / Chen style
• Saturday, Oct 16: There will be a members field trip - visit to a Zhao Bao stylist
• Wed, June 23 - Shin Lin workshop seminar: "Latest Research on Tai Chi and Practical Qigong Exercises"
• Group founder Alan Kan presented two workshops on standing medication - hands down posture and hands raised posture (See the Resource page for an extended description.)
• Thurs, Aug 26 - Daniel Wang workshop.
• "Introduction - to Muscle Cycles and the Five Elements." (More about this workshop can be found on the Resources page and on a Workshop Summary page in the Club Private section.)

Benefits of Tai Chi Practice

In addition to being one of the main branches of Chinese kung fu, Tai Chi Chuan is well known as effective practice for stress reduction and health improvement. Tai Chi has sometimes been described as joint yoga because of the character of the movements. Tai Chi has elements of Qigong, standing and moving meditation. As a martial art, Tai Chi Chuan is built on balance, body structure, relaxation and patience. It is also built on "chi" which might be described as the unifying component ("intention") that integrates the physical (substantial - e.g., body) and the nonphysical (insubstantial - e.g., mind). At high levels Tai Chi Chuan is an extremely effective martial art, but it can take a a long time to learn. These and other aspects of Tai Chi make the practice of Tai Chi Chuan a life style choice rather than a quick course of self-defense techniques or quick fix set of health exercises.

Last Modified: February 12, 2008