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T'ai Chi Four Directions Form

(T'ai Chi Qigong)

This is a beginner form modeled around around the qigong (chi kung) set created by Master Mantak Chia.

It encompasses all thirteen basic postures common to all taijiquan styles.

Each class offering consists of ten classes, once a week.

In addition to the forms, a series of warm up excercises is taught.

Homework is required to successfully complete each course, and a small written test is administered.

The PTCCC emphasizes the health aspects of learning T’ai Chi. Martial applications are shown only to improve one’s form.

There are other class offerings upon

successful completion of these three forms.

Prerequisites: None

Chen Pan Ling Long Form

To be offered beginning January, 2008

"Patience is a virtue"

This course is the Chen Pan Ling 99 movement long form as taught by Grandmaster Chen Yun Ching, youngest son of Chen Pan Ling and heir to his legacy.

The form will be taught in three sections over a period of thirty weeks, ten weeks per section.

Course prerequisites are:

Sucessful completion of The Four Directions Form.

Succesful completion of the Short Form.

Succesful completion of at least one (1) semester of Short Form refinement.

Sucessful completion of one (1) semester of introductory push hands.

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Introduction To Push Hands (Tui Shou)

In this beginning class, students will be introduced to the practice of push hands (Tui Shou) where, for the first time, they will begin to practice with a partner.

Students will learn the five internal energies:

Touch (Chan)
Continue (Lien)
Stick (Nien)
Follow (Shi)
No Separation - No Resistance (Pu tiu - Pu ting)

as well as the Five Steps and Eight Techniques aka The Thirteen Postures.

Dedicated practice of push hands leads to greatly enhanced sensitivity and awareness and is the beginning phase of T'ai Chi Ch'uan martial applications.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least one (1) semester of Four Directions Form and one (1) semester of Short Form.

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Class Rates

Unless otherwise indicated, all classes may be taken either privately, individually or by 10 week semester. (Best deal)

All classes are 1 hour.

Individual classes are $15

A ten week semester is $100

Private Instruction is $25/hr and by appointment only.

Short Form

This form is the logical continuation from the introductory four directions form. It is alos the introduction to the Chen Pan Ling 99 movement long form. The movements of the short form have been modified to reflect the CPL style. The original sequence, however, is the same.

This form is usually taught over a twenty week period. Ten weeks to learn the set and ten week refining it.

These time frames are given as estimates as all students learn at different speeds.

Many people choose to study the short form for two or three years before advancing to the long form.

Prerequisites: Sucessful completion of at least one (1) semester of Four Directions Form.