What is Tai Chi?
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The exercise of Tai Chi is a slow moving set of relaxing postures that improve your balance, calm your mind, and physically realign your body. Daily practice of Tai Chi improves your coordination, deters injury and slows down joint degeneration.
Tai Chi itself refers to a frame of thought that originates from ancient China. Specifically it is a part of Taoist philosophy which focuses on learning yin yang pairs and how that relates to achieving an overarching balance in life and all of existence. |
The exercise of Tai Chi is formally known as Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan has its origins as a martial art, Chuan meaning fist, however, it has evolved to be more suited for rehabilitative exercise and healing practices. Its philosophies of yin yang, relaxation and balance are key components to its efficacy in therapeutic applications.
So Tai Chi is a healing art and a philosophy of balance which utilizes Taoist principles and yin and yang theory.
So Tai Chi is a healing art and a philosophy of balance which utilizes Taoist principles and yin and yang theory.
What's different about our Tai Chi?
Our Tai Chi has the same ancient foundations as other Yang style forms, however, our practice is also greatly influenced and informed by modern sciences of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and psychology.
We have a very down to earth and honest approach to teaching tai chi. Our instructor is a 2x combat veteran, infantry Marine, mixed martial artist, Brazilian jujitsu practitioner and licensed massage therapist. All of this is to say that he's not one to drink anyone's cool aid without a really good reason. This is also to say that he is open to any and all criticism of whatever material he teaches. Balancing ourselves, truth will hold up regardless of question, honesty is the best way to practice and stay the path.
We are very open and welcoming of other martial artists, and healers of any discipline. We all enjoy working together across cultures and various martial arts, cross referencing what we know with all personal knowledge to help all parties improve as a whole.
We have a very down to earth and honest approach to teaching tai chi. Our instructor is a 2x combat veteran, infantry Marine, mixed martial artist, Brazilian jujitsu practitioner and licensed massage therapist. All of this is to say that he's not one to drink anyone's cool aid without a really good reason. This is also to say that he is open to any and all criticism of whatever material he teaches. Balancing ourselves, truth will hold up regardless of question, honesty is the best way to practice and stay the path.
We are very open and welcoming of other martial artists, and healers of any discipline. We all enjoy working together across cultures and various martial arts, cross referencing what we know with all personal knowledge to help all parties improve as a whole.
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Why are we called Honest Tai Chi?I decided to name our practice Honest Tai Chi because honesty is the most important foundation of any relationship. The other three of our four pillars require honesty to know if you're truly practicing them.
That is to say relaxation, balance, and rootedness require honesty. If there isn't truthful objective exploration and external testing of these three it is impossible to know if you are truly doing them or not. Simply feeling like you are relaxed, balanced, and rooted doesn't mean your body or mind truly is. Until these things are understood, articulated, and demonstrated, you can't say you're doing them, to do so would be a lie. |
As your teacher/ guide in this practice it is my role to help show you where you're actually able to do these things, and where you're not. I'm here to help you be honest to yourself and I hope you'd do the same for me.
So I seek to honestly teach and we honestly practice Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a way we seek true, testable relaxation, returning to the root, while keeping balance.
To simplify the four pillars. We have two main foundations in our Tai Chi practice... Invest in loss (relax) and return to the root (let go). In application we require the other two, honesty and balance to find our way.
So I seek to honestly teach and we honestly practice Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a way we seek true, testable relaxation, returning to the root, while keeping balance.
To simplify the four pillars. We have two main foundations in our Tai Chi practice... Invest in loss (relax) and return to the root (let go). In application we require the other two, honesty and balance to find our way.
