Lancaster Cloud Dragon and Wind Tiger School of Tai Chi Chuan

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I teach the Yang Family Curriculum: Solo form Saber form Sword form... Two Person 88 movement fighting form Single hand and four hand drills Fixed, restricted and moving step Push Hands I also teach: Staff, Spear Butterfly Knives, Fan Chin na form Shuai Jiao form Kicking form Punching form Martial Application of the Form Ground fighting Techniques Body Opening Techniques 36 movement Chi Gong Five Animals 8 pieces of Brocade Chi Gong The Five Tibetans

TaI Chi Chuan is a Chinese Martial Art based on the Taoist theory of Yin and Yang. Although the true story of the foundation of Tai Chi Chuan lies in mystery, tradition has it that a Taoist Monk Zhang Sanfeng observed a Crane and Snake fighting. From this epic battle Zhang d TaI Chi Chuan is a Chinese Martial Art based on the Taoist theory of Yin and Yang. Although the true story of the foundation of Tai Chi Chuan lies in mystery, tradition has it that a Taoist Monk Zhang S...anfeng observed a Crane and Snake fighting. From this epic battle Zhang developed the fighting style that became known as Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi can be interpreted as Grand Ultimate or Grand Polarity. Chuan means boxing or fist. Put together we have Grand Ultimate fist or Grand Polarity boxing. Either interpretation implies that the importance of Tai Chi Chuan either as a fighting system or as a way of understanding the Theory of Yin and Yang. Many consider Yang Luchan (1799-1872) as the founder of modern Tai Chi Chuan. He learn Tai Chi Chuan while he was at the Chen village. There are five styles of Tai Chi Chuan: Yang, Chen, Wu, Hao, and Sun.

Sifu Frank Hollingsworth has been practicing Tai Chi for over twenty years and has won 16 medals in regional, national and international competitions. He has attended seminars and studied with some of the most well known Tai Chi masters in the world some with direct connections to the founder of the Yang family style.

Aikido Center of Lancaster is pleased to offer regular training in the ancient martial art of Tai Chi. Those participating will learn basic history and background, a basic stance set, body opening, Chi Gong as well as the Yang Family long form or kata that can be practiced outside the dojo. Our regular Tai Chi practice offers beginners a chance to gain and understanding of the art and it’s martial application and offers experienced practitioners a chance to explore the Yang family long form. Tai Chi (meaning supreme ultimate, or Tai Chi Chuan, supreme ultimate fist) has been proven to be not only a means of improving one’s health, focusing on slow, gentle movements, but it is also and effective form of self defense that utilizes yielding and deflecting an opponent’s energy to defeat him/her.