Appledog wrote: Do you feel in the end it helped you improve as a martial artist or did it become a burden?
... my conception of what Tai Chi is and how it works is radically different not only from the casual practitioner but also from what I believed it was even just a couple of months ago.
It just feels like such a major life decision. But I know it is right for me.
Appledog wrote:What I got is just a complete system, basically, as complete as it gets minus "all" the martial applications....... I see a really clear path from beginner to fighter in Tai Chi, and thats what I want to share.
Niall Keane wrote:Appledog wrote:What I got is just a complete system, basically, as complete as it gets minus "all" the martial applications....... I see a really clear path from beginner to fighter in Tai Chi, and thats what I want to share.
Appledog wrote:The big problem now is training space.
I found a space which is about 850 square feet near parking, 2nd floor, semi-separate entrance (you have to walk through the first floor which is a lobby). The main issue is the first floor which is unfinished. I'd have to have people call to enter. I'd be paying $600 a month for it. I'm probably going to take it since its the lesser of many evils. Most of the rentals around here are houses and they want prohibitive rents for a main street area -- $2500 a month for a 750 square foot storefront on a main street. Keep in mind this is a town of less than 100k people. Also, all of the 'commercial lease' homes/buildings seem to have been designed by idiots. There are no separate entrances to 2nd or 3rd floors and most places have open concept central stairwell which make privacy impossible, or weird designs/posts (which make training impossible). I am wondering what kind of term they want. I don't think I will be in this place for longer than six months. I'll surely find a better place by then.
I'm planning on using puzzle mats as a cheap flooring solution initially, any idea on how to get a decent shoe experience with mats? Or should I just get a wooden floor of some kind?
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