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“The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. Those who walk alone are likely to find themselves in places no one has ever been before.”
-Francis Philip Wernig
June is here!
Being outside practicing Taiji without worry or limit is my exquisite pleasure!
Early morning fresh air, birdsong, the scent of flowers, and being warmed up
without much effort, is this not glorious?
I’m adding a
half hour to the Saturday class at East River Flats Park, so now class is
900-1100AM. Feel free to leave at 1030 like before or stay for an extra half
hour of class.
Tuesdays 6-8PM=St Sahag backyard
Wednesdays 630-730PM=zoom
Thursdays 6-8PM= East River Flats Park
Saturdays 900-1030AM= East River Flats Park
One Monday a month Pushing-Hands = zoom
(St Sahag dance studio is our rainy-day or bad weather
option.)
The Retreat is
canceled for this year. There will be a retreat in Delaware next Summer. I’ll
give you more information in the new year.
The monthly zoom
Pushing-Hands class will be held at Michelle’s house on Monday, June 12th. We will have a group in
the backyard and will zoom the class out to those who are out of state or can’t
make it. I’ll give you the address with the invite.
There will be a
celebration of life and Taiji for our late brother, Master Paul Gallagher, in
Massachusetts on June 27th. If you are interested, please contact me
for more information.
With the help of
Margo, Dan D, Robbie, and Steve, I’ve put together a 15 Minute Pushing-Hands
Basic workout. I’ll be sharing this with the class and will send out a
worksheet and video. It’s a great way to cover the basics and be economical
with time. Perfect for quick forays into feeling and sensibility…
Both book
suggestion and Brennan translation deal with the classics and teachings of Yang
Pan-hou.
Book= https://www.abebooks.com/Lost-Tai-Chi-Classics-Late-ChIng-Dynasty/30327150026/bd
Brennan= https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/explaining-taiji-principles-taiji-fa-shuo/
Many people have
bought Little Raven Studio’s wooden training weapons. I have a few myself! Here
is the link, I highly recommend these as the highest quality wooden swords and
sabers. https://www.little-raven.com/product/ching-jian/
The answers to
last month’s riddle about which characters were Paul Gallagher and me in his
Taoist Stories. Paul is Peter Stuart. I am Master Hsu. Stuart was Paul’s mother’s
maiden name. Many of Peter’s arts and practices just happen to be the same as
Master Gao’s! Like smoking a pipe… If
you read about Master Hsu, it not only accurately describes my obsession with
martial arts, but it prophetically describes many aspects of my training,
career, and outlook.
I’m quickly
approaching 800 subscribers to my YouTube Channel. Please help me get to 1000
by asking friends and family to simply subscribe. Have you subscribed? Thank
you so much!
Tai-Chi Friends,
the best of Friends! Let’s have an amazing Summer learning, practicing,
studying, and enjoying our art, Tai-Chi Ch’uan!
-Sifu Ray
“Loneliness is
the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”
-May Sarton
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