Fu Sheng Yuan Tai chi Academy

India ChapterNewsletter - August, 2010

Tao - The Way

The tao that can betold is not the eternalTao The name that canbe named is not theeternal Name..

Did YouKnow?

Yin-Yang theory:Yin-Yang educationfacilitates a subliminaland consciousstructure for reasoning,evoking logical insightof nature’s way andactions related to ahealthy way of life.From this, people inrelationships canbecome balanced; also,the relationship withall matters concerningour world can becomemore consciouslybalanced

Grandmaster speaks

Practising the art of Taichi involves the use of all parts of the bodymoving together in harmony. Your movements should be smooth andcontinuous; not jerky and forceful. Within the movements, there is aconstant interplay betwren the solid and empty. The movements reflect thebody's naturalness in motion; they are designed to employ the body'sstructural strength. If you want to understand Taichi, follow the principlesoutlined in the Taichi classics. Don't confuse yourself by drawings analogieswith the other Chinese martial arts.

Sifu Speaks

It gives me immense joy and happiness to know that many of mystudents who had dicontinued for personal / different reasons are rejoiningour classes after a long gap....some of them are coming back after more than10 years.This is an encouragement not only for me but for all the Instructors, seniorsand beginners too. The Academy motto of the Great Grand Master Fu Zhong

Wen comes to my mind....Diligence, Perseverence, Respect,Sincerity...how true !

Students Speak

It is beyond doubt that Taichi is an very effective method to synchonize,synergize and systematize body ,mind and soul. For Taichi has enabled mybody to be alert, mind to be calm and focussed and soul to be vibrating tohigher levels. This has been my experience by practicing Taichi.

Thanks to Sifu for bringing this art closer to many of us and enabling usto have wonderful experiences.- Dr. Mohan Vudali , Hyderabad

InstructorProfile

Harold John Rose,has served in theIndian Air Force andwas an active Hockeyplayer for the Air Forcehockey team and alsothe Rajasthan Statehockey team.He has also worked forBritish Airwaysengineering (Chennai)and worked as anaeronauticalengineering instructorat H.I.E.T,Chennai for13 years.He was trained by SifuGeorge Thomas toteach Tai chi and is oneof the SeniorInstructors of thisAcademy.

Q & A

Qtn 1.

While Practising Tai Chi, taking low stance, any age barriersplease, some advise not to venture in taking low stance if one is 50or 60 of Age, of any Exercise for that matter. - R.Sundararajan,Chennai

Ans:

Age is only a number......you may do the long form as many times as youwish and take a stance which is suitable for you. Taichi is an Art whichshould relax you, be it 1 round or 5. If you feel very tired or you feel pain inthe joints at the end of your practice, then you need to check if you are overdoing it.Advice for you : See that you practice at least 1 round of 85 forms/28forms/sword forms/sabre forms without a break. If you are able to do thisfor 3 months then you assess for yourself if you need to do more repeatationor whether you need to go lower in stance and judge for yourself what isbest, of course you can always consult me to reassure yourself. If you havethe time you may do 40 mins walking before or after Taichi 5 times a week.

Qtn 2.

As I understand, a Tai Chi session can be fulfilling only whenyou have relaxed your shoulder and neck muscles completely. Ihave observed while doing Tai Chi that several times I tend totense the shoulder and neck muscles.

Is there any aid to achieving relaxation of the shouldermuscles? Like tying some weights to the elbows or doing a sessionwith a back pack on?

Ans:

It is indeed very good that you have been observing yourself whileperforming the Taichi forms, you are in the right path and will refine as youare aware what is obstructing the progress of relaxing not only of theshoulders and neck but the entire body and the mind.Qtn 3.

Tai Chi has definitely made a big and noticable difference tomy lower half - the muscles, the posture etc. How or what doesTai Chi do to the upper half considering that the emphasis is onkeeping the upper half relaxed? - Pramod Kumar, Chennai

Ans:

While performing the Taichi 85 forms we are giving good workout forthe lower body. While performing the Taichi weapons it addresses the upper

See

body. Master Fu Qing Quan (James) explained this during the Taichi Retreat2010 too.

News & Events

Sifu VisitCHENNAI : 01st Aug - PV Rao school (morning)

03 Aug' - Valalsabapathy school(morning)

Kotturpuram ( evening)

04 Aug' - Kotturpuram (moring)

05 Aug' - Valalsabapathy ( evening)

HYDERABAD: 7th & 8th Aug'

PUNE : 10th Aug'

MUMBAI: 11th & 12th Aug'

DELHI: 12th & 14th Aug'

KOCHI : 19th Aug'

BANGALORE : 27th & 28th Aug'

New Branch @ Chennai Soon!

We are opening a new centre in chennai @ Besant Nagar from Mid August.

Class schedule will be soon circulated to all the chennai students.

Happy birthday to all those celebrating this month.

Photo of the month

Hyderabad Taichi Swordsmen ( with Sifu )

Tai chi on Net

Fist-aid for fitness - The Hindu Thursday, Jul 22, 2010

Let me confess at the very outset: I had always considered Tai Chi to be an exercise for those

who had crossed the silver threshold. As I hovered around that very threshold...

Gentle power of Tai chi - The Hindu Sunday, Mar 21, 2010

I watch two men move slowly across the hotel lobby and strike poses that look like kung-fu in

slow motion. They are not actors in a martial arts movie but Chinese Tai Chi experts from the

Yong Nian Yang family

Tai Chi Improves Pain In Arthritis Sufferers -ScienceDailyThe results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial

for arthritis. Specifically...

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