Bill wrote:I practice Tai Chi Ruler as taught by Sifu Share Lew.
Share K. Lew, now in his nineties, is a Taoist priest with over 70 years experience in the traditional Taoist arts. Master Lew received part of his education at Wong Lung Kwan, a Taoist monastery on the Luo Fo mountains near Canton, China.
Master Lew studied at Wong Lung Kwan monastery for 13 years. During that time he trained in the full range of Taoist healing and martial arts. At the core of his training was the secret system of cultivation known as Qigong (Chi kung). Master Lew was the first person to openly teach authentic Taoist Qigong to non-Chinese, beginning in Los Angeles in 1970. Master Lew’s monastery style, the Tao Ahn Pai (Taoist Elixir Style), dates back over 1300 years to Lu Dung Bin, who was born during the Tang Dynasty, and became one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism.
I-mon wrote:i learned the taiji bang set from brett and fontane (the people whose website you quoted) a few years back. it's good stuff, now that you mention it i could probably benefit a lot from practicing it since my wrists have been a bit funny the last couple of years from all the massage.
Methods wrote: It's good for old people or people that need to center themselves and get some exercise when recovering from an injury or just in bad shape, also helps with mental problems such as anger and such due to the balancing nature of the exercise.
Doc Stier wrote:Agreed. I learned these exercises over 40 years ago as simple chi-kung practices which require less leg strength, flexibility, balance, and body control to perform than the standard tai-chi chuan forms with more active steps. As such, they are typically considered more appropriate for the elderly, the disabled, or anyone else who is unable to physically perform the more common tai-chi chuan exercises.
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