Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan is the most popular style of Tai Chi practiced in the world today.
Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan has been noted for its excellent health benefits, stemming from slow, relaxed movements performed using full extension of the arms and legs. This promotes good Chi circulation, blood flow and relaxed breathing, leading to good internal health and a calm mind.
Students of Eastern Ways® who practice Tai Chi Chuan learn the curriculum developed by Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, 2nd Generation from the Yang family's most famous teacher, Yang Cheng-Fu. They trace their lineage from Eastern Ways' chief instructors, Tai Sifu Hubbard and Tai Simo Molina, personal students of Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong.
This very direct lineage from the most prolific and influential of the Yang family teachers, through Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, one of the recognized authorities on Yang style Tai Chi in the world today, means that Eastern Ways® students can expect traditional Tai Chi training paced according to their needs.
All Eastern Ways® students benefit from private, individual training in addition to group classes, allowing them to maximize their personal development and improve their arts at their own pace.
Eastern Ways® teaches Yang style Tai Chi in a traditional fashion, emphasizing the three main areas of Tai Chi development: Tai Chi form, Chi Kung, and Push Hands.
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Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan has excellent health benefits.
The practice of Yang style Tai Chi is always done slowly and with maximum extension, which leads to good Chi development. The Tai Chi forms of the Yang style emphasize these concepts to give the best possible health benefits to the practicioner. The wide variety of postures in Tai Chi give an overall body workout, gently toning and conditioning. Tai Chi is very low impact, however, and most practicioners will notice little to no soreness or discomfort from Tai Chi practice.
Students of Eastern Ways® also practice Chi Kung, which translates to "Energy Work" or "Breath Work". Chi Kung works to increase the internal energy, or Chi. These exercises also help to strengthen the internal health of the body and promote relaxation. While Chi Kung exercises can be done on their own, when combined with Tai Chi forms and Push Hands practice, they become an effective regime for relaxation, stress relief and increased consciousness.
Push Hands is an important part of Tai Chi practice.
The rare art of Push Hands is integral in Yang style Tai Chi Chuan. Push Hands is the two-person practice of Tai Chi, giving valuable experience in understanding energy and movement with a partner.
For Tai Chi as a martial art, this training is very important to learn how to attack and defend. For health and fitness purposes, it remains very important as it helps the practicioner to develop relaxation and calm the mind.
Few schools practice this aspect of Tai Chi, but students at Eastern Ways® will have the opportunity. Eastern Ways' chief instructors are personal students of Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong, who is also the U.S. Push Hands Team coach, having led the team to two second place victories in 1987 and 1990, their only two victories.
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