full time
Part 1
Learning Tai Chi has been a process of wonder and occasional pain. My acupuncturist, Dr. Steven Aung, said that we are where we should be, even if the arrival at this point seems bewildering or difficult. Read more
There have been countless works published on the species of martial art, their variety of incarnations and attitudes. It seems pointless to tear a single page from the encyclopaedia of combatives in order to repeat what a hundred authors have repeated before. Often, a lesson hard-learned in life is that what is not the highest question, but rather, why. Why, then, study the martial arts, taijiquan specifically? Read more
To Master Chen and Daqingshan administration,
My name is Sean Moxley from Regina, Saskatchewan. I am a student of Ronnie Yee’s and have been studying Chen Style Taijiquan for about a year. Before that I studied Kung Fu for a number of years. Read more
OBJECTIVE
To embark on an enlightening career of self-discovery and spiritual healing for myself as well as my clients. Read more
Nick Mann nickmann1980@hotmail.com
PROFILE
An intelligent, hard working, University Degree holder who currently works and lives in Wulian China seeks contract work teaching English as a second language in Rizhao China. Read more
May 1-July 1, 2007. Daqingshan, Shandong, China. Read more
May – July, 2006. Daqingshan Mountain Resort, China Read more
Apprenticeship: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Paul O’Rourke (Florida, USA)
September, 2004-December 2004. Edmonton, Canada Read more
January 2004-April 2004. Edmonton, Canada Read more
January 2003-April 2003. Edmonton, Canada Read more
Will I have any problems staying on Daqingshan as a vegetarian? Read more
There is a difference between being on and off. On refers to that point where everything is aligned. When your opponent pushes against that point there is power against the push. Read more
Written by a 2004 Sept. Edmonton Full Time student
On a drive through my neighbourhood, you pass a church which always has cheesy homilies that frequently bring on a personal gag reflex, but seem to provide inspiration for others. This time it decried “To achieve joy, one must experience it through the birth of pain.” After contemplating the usual negative thoughts about this sign it was possible to apply this platitude to Taiji. Read more
