Tenacity

I have trained with many instructors including yourself where I know that I want what they have (Peter Young, Chris Chappel, Master Ma, Mikhail Ryabyko, Wai Lum Choi, Alex Kozma, etc).

However, you have a training method that works and have students with real abilities.

This is very rare in the internal arts.

Thanks again.

(Tim) 

Holding fast/enduring

Progress in our tai chi school is simply a question of tenacity.
If you have the wherewithal to stick the syllabus, attend regularly and train at home, you will gain the skills.
Learning is not a haphazard process.
Each student has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.

We have designed a sophisticated syllabus. It is fully differentiated. All you need to do is practice.

Focus

Being the martial arts equivalent of a bargain hunter will not get you internal skill.
Focus on the one art, the one approach, the one system. This is the way to skill.

We teach the small circle Yang Cheng Fu system.
It involves learning a slow form, a partnered form, and a whole range of ancillary drills and training methods.
The material is extensive and thorough, relevant and related.

For people who have the time and the inclination, we also teach bagua.
If a student wants to learn two arts, we caution them not to spread themselves thinly, or both arts will suffer.


Curriculum

Not everyone is as capable as everyone else. We all start from a different place and approach the material in our own unique way.
We aim to be as accommodating as possible.

The curriculum we have devised ensures that every student who puts in the work will gain the skills.
It is not a matter of natural ability, secrets or happenstance.
The syllabus is thorough and builds the necessary foundation. Everyone can benefit. Everyone can learn.

Gaining the skills is not a matter of chance. If you have the commitment, we have the way.


Tempering

Our classes follow a very clear zen tradition of tempering the ego. This is necessary because self defence is potentially dangerous.

Students need to come to terms with who they are and how they are. Without self-knowledge there can be no progress in tai chi, tao or zen.

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