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08/05/2013 15:52
I feel it is important to take a step back once in a while and take a look at your practice to try to objectively see where you are, what you have learned and where you want to go with your practice.
I often talk about the five beneficial paths of Taiji and catagorize...
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28/04/2013 07:50
Last Friday we held another Kyusho session and had a good turnout. We used this session as a review and played with most of the revival techniques as well as most of the martial points and healing points we have gone over so far.
At the end of the session we started employing the some of the...
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25/04/2013 13:52
We are starting Qigong Instructor training on May 5th and I am really looking forward to sharing all the information and experiences I have gained over the last 13 years.
It will be a lot of fun to have the time to really dig deep into the vast field of learning that is Qigong and explore the...
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15/04/2013 14:35
By: Jess O’Brien
All societies have had to grapple with the harsher side of human nature. Unacknowledged violence within will smolder, and conflict left unresolved will in time explode.
The martial arts developed for facing these raw emotions directly,...
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14/04/2013 16:13
We had a small turnout to Kyusho last Friday due to the weather and sickness yet we managed to learn a lot and increase our skills.
Next week marks the opening of the new studio space! It's large and bright and has great energy. I am truly grateful for the confidence and support that BTC has...
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07/04/2013 07:33
So our last poll results for the question "For me the best tai chi learning tool is"
Books - 15%
Video's - 37%
Seminars - 8%
My teacher - 29%
My own research - 11%
I see the results here mimicking todays technological surge. I see us being in the information age where teachings that were...
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26/03/2013 11:57
Just wanted to touch base with everyone and fill you in on the details that are happening behind the scenes.
The Youtube channel is now up and running!
Learning a lesson is relatively easy (if taught well) but sometimes retaining it is difficult simply because of the amount of...
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11/03/2013 16:19
By: Beth Quist
What happens to our Qi if we eat a lot of processed foods? Processed foods usually includes more preservatives, chemicals, fats, fillers, and sugars than other foods. As a result, our body has to spend a lot of its energy and effort, not only to digest the...
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09/03/2013 08:37
We had another great Kyusho study group session last night with a few new members signing up. We played with lung 8 and very quickly realized the power of having an interactive study group. Trying to strike lung 8 and getting a realease of the hand can be accomplished but we found it much...
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05/03/2013 15:07
I showed a beginner student how to activate the sacral pump last night and I thought she was going to fall over when the energy surged up her spine. She literally had to stop practice and bend over with her hands on her knees for a moment. That’ll be something she doesn’t forget...
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