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by **Chris Fleming** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:38 pm

I'm sorry I can't stop laughing right now!

by **ParryPerson** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:05 pm

from his website about 3 years gets you your first black belt in tai chi.

Wow.

Anyone know what kind of STYLE of tai chi? I'm blind or missing it.

Unless it's not there.

by **mixjourneyman** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:18 pm

by **ParryPerson** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:56 pm

wait... is he saying "cranes heart"?

please no.

by **Bao** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:05 pm

Oh my . . . not this dude again . . .and now he has put up over 1000 videos on the youtube. . . wow

ParryPerson wrote:from his website about 3 years gets you your first black belt in tai chi.
Anyone know what kind of STYLE of tai chi? I'm blind or missing it.
Unless it's not there.

Its no "style". They practice mostly modern short forms and push hands. And they practice to compete. Its a kind of wushu-dimsum-sushi-mcdojo-mix and they have many students. You can say that it is not the best or a very traditional approach. But then, remember that everybody eats at McDonalds as well . . .

by **mixjourneyman** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:28 pm

Bao: you had me at dimsum-sushi-mix.

More dimsum and sushi for mix please!

by **Chris Fleming** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:35 pm

ParryPerson wrote:wait... is he saying "cranes heart"?

please no.

It's "courageous heart". See the other "5 steps" of mastery for another round of laughter.

like:

by **qiphlow** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:03 pm

hell to the YES!

by **kreese** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:22 pm

When Andy_S and I start our qigong/tai QI cult we will have this guy beat by a mile. We will invent a whole subsystem for each of the 64 gua of the Yi Jing. That idea has already been copyrighted, patented, and trademarked. Each subsystem will have a 5-element variation and each variation can be expressed through each of the 13 TaiQI postures. Patented, copyrighted, and trademarked. Suckas.

by **Dmitri** on Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:18 am

Nice. He had about 600 vids in Dec '07, and it's over 1000 now... The guy's been busy!

I can totally see this working with tai chi moves too -- talking about tranquility, deadliness and other great things.

by **Michael** on Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:20 am

Master Gohring is in Austin, TX and I believe he usually attends the Taiji Legacy every year.

by **Chris Fleming** on Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:42 am

I'd love to know who bestowed the title "master" on him.

by **Doc Stier** on Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:13 am

Chris Fleming wrote:I'd love to know who bestowed the title "master" on him.

Well, duh-h-h-h! He did, of course.

It's an advertising and marketing strategy, don't ya know? This man has long since become a legend in his own mind. ::)

Doc

by **mixjourneyman** on Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:09 am

Chris Fleming wrote:I'd love to know who bestowed the title "master" on him.

I believe that it was grand master-bation of toilet creek Arkansas.

by **Chris Fleming** on Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:59 pm

Of course. What I was really getting at is, I wonder what answer the master himself would give to that question...

It shouldn't be too scary to own up to it. After all, the path of self mastery requires a courageous heart. The courageous heart shows strength in the face of fear.

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