Tuesday, January 7, 2025

MMTCA January Newsletter 2025

 

Wu Jianquan, grandmaster of Wu Style Taiji Quan. Possibly the earliest photo of a grandmaster performing Taiji Sword.


 

“It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”

~Bilbo Baggins

 

Happy New Year! More like Happy Epiphany! I wish you a happy and healthy 2025 filled with wonder, magic, learning, love, health, awe, and lots of Taiji!

 Chinese New Year is on January 27th this year. We are entering into the year of the Wood Snake, full of wisdom and power! We will be celebrating in early February. More details to come.



Classes and curriculum will remain the same until after our CNY celebration, then I’ll have some new studies including Willow #4, Wudang 13 basic sword techniques, more Sanshou, Bagua Sensitivities, and Xingyi two-person forms and training just to mention a few upcoming classes.


Book suggestion (an easy one!) =




 

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Thank you, Margo and Julie, for bringing this collection to life! And I bow to all the contributors and helpers. Namaste!






I received a few requests for beginner classes. I’m not ready to open up any classes to new students, the progress I saw last year was amazing, so I’ll keep focusing on the current students and studies. I can refer to you a few people who I trust to teach beginners:

Julie Cisler- Minneapolis

John Stitely- St Paul

John Feely- Stillwater

Mike Cain- Rochester

Wanda Koehler- Northfield

 

Paul Brennan Translation= An amazing collection of quotes, lessons, and training ideas from some of the very best Taiji, Xingyi, and Bagua masters of the last century, and before! This is a MUST READ!

https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-voices-of-sun-lutangs-teachers/

 

I am beginning this year full of hope, health, and gratitude. I am hopeful to teach and share the highest level of information I’ve ever taught, experiencing the best health in my own body-mind-spirit, and living full of gratitude to those who come to learn, practice, and share these amazing arts and practices.

 -Sifu Ray

 

“If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

~ Brene Brown

 




Contact info

my phone- 1-218-341-9894

 

email= skrayhayward@gmail.com

 

my Patreon page= patreon.com/rayhayward

 

 blog= rayhayward.com

 

website=  mindfulmotiontaichi.com

 

facebook= Mindful Motion Tai-Chi Academy

 

                Ray Hayward Enterprises

 

YouTube= Ray Hayward, the Inspired Teacher

 

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Twitter- Ray Hayward 1988

 

my books at Lulu= lulu.com/spotlight/Ray_Hayward

 

my books on Amazon= amazon.com/author/rayhayward

 

Instagram= Ray Hayward, or, ataoistsufitemplardruidviking

 

School shirts-        https://www.zazzle.com/single_whip_chakra_tee-235016484610969225

 

My address,

5140 W. 102nd St

#307

Bloomington, MN

55437

 

 

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