8 Points of Root—A new perspective If you have ever trained Chinese Martial Arts, then you are familiar with Stance training—Horse Stance, Forward stance, Nail Stance, Crane Stance, Empty Stance, Dragon Stance, Snake Stance—to name a few. To gracefully accomplish these while using them to express power requires Root. Let's go beyond Theory. Try This...
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I remember hearing about how Lou Reed studied Tai Chi back in the early 90's when I first started studying. His fame and sincerity gave legitimacy to the art of Tai Chi when few people knew what Tai Chi was, or cared. "That's those slow movements the Chinese Elders do in the park down in the city?" On August 3, 2019 my students and I had the honor of demonstrating the Wu Chan Taiji Dao form on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library at the International Lou Reed Tai Chi Day. "...the banality of ordinary life is replaced by the awe and grandeur of the soul." –Deng Ming-Dao, "365 Tao" Karin Alpert (top row, 6th from the right) is an extraordinary person. Her son and daughter gifted her this sword
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