Despite many of the workshops and “certification” classes that you see these days, Tai Chi cannot be learned in a weekend…or mastered in a year. It takes years of practice with a real teacher to REALLY learn the form because Tai Chi is very advanced and was originally meant for retired fighters who had mastery of their particular arts. Qigong is a much more accessible practice for most Americans.
It’s rare that we have here in the Hudson Valley region an authentic martial arts based Tai Chi and Qigong teacher, still intructing at 101 years young. If you get the chance please avail yourself of his skills, you absolutely won’t regret it. See biography and a website here: Wandering Taoist Arts
Kwan teaches on Tuesdays at Mountain View Studio, Woodstock: Qi Gong 5:30 – 6:30 Tai Qi 6:30 – 7:30 Cost is $20 per class.
