Wednesday, July 8, 2026

MMTCA July Newsletter 2026

 

Mr. Xiong, Liang's sanshou teacher, pushing hands in Taiwan.

“Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often, I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude.”

~ Eric Allen

Happy July! What do you think of the above quote? Leave me your ideas and takeaways in the comments section of my blog.

Due to construction in the backyard of the church, all classes will be meeting at East River Flats Park for July. The church is always the rainy-day meeting place.

Book suggestion- Grandmaster Xiong Yanghe’s Taijiquan System by Michael A. DeMarco.

(Mr. Xiong was one of Master Liang’s main teachers,our Sanshou comes from him.)



Monthly Zoom Pushing Hands will be Monday, July 20th, 630-730. You’ll be getting an invite from Julie for that.

Thank You to my 10 Willow Trees who helped me with excellent form and technique for an online seminar: Julie, Rose, John, Paul I, James, Rondi, Karen, Peter, Margo, Michelle. Your branches are flexible, your trunk is strong, and your roots are deep. How much you’ve grown!

Check out this blog from 2016-

http://www.rayhayward.com/2016/11/my-books-about-my-teachers.html

Ok Xingyi students who are learning the 12 Animals, here is the Maestro invoking and evoking a TIGER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK3S4tRem1k

I hope you are getting some outside practicing into your Summer schedule. Enjoy!

-Sifu Ray


“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on, get drunk.”

~Rumi

 

Contact Info:

My Blog- http://www.rayhayward.com

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Call/Text- 218-341-9894

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Can you see the line the Professor is going to push?

 

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