by ColaTaiChi | Sep 21, 2013 | Photo of the Week
A Moment in Tai Chi History During an historic International Tai Chi Symposium (July 2009) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, World Tai Chi and Qigong Day founders, Bill Douglas and Angela Wong Douglas, met with the world’s foremost authorities on the...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 19, 2013 | Message from Sifu
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 18, 2013 | Reviews and Links
Man of Tai Chi is a martial arts film starring Keanu Reeves. The film also marks Reeves’ directorial debut. The film’s narrative was partly inspired by the life of Tiger Chen, a stunt performer for the movies “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and the “Matrix”...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 17, 2013 | Peaceful Dragon Activities
Students Ask Master Sbarge Question: When is our next China trip? Answer: I seem to get asked this by different students about once a month. We have started the tradition of hosting a student tour every four years – for many of us it takes that long between trips to...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 16, 2013 | Research and Studies
Great Article By Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis Yesterday I stopped to read an article that had the teaser headline: The Daily Habits of Outrageously Successful People.” It said that every one of them had one habit in common, and that while science can’t PROVE this habit is...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 15, 2013 | Weekly Quote
Send us your BEST quote regarding Tai Chi, Qigong, Meditation, Martial Arts, etc. Be sure to include who said or wrote it. Place your quote in the body of the email, and include your name if you’d like to be recognized for the submission. Send to: CTCCgwan@yahoo.com...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 14, 2013 | Photo of the Week
Master Eric Sbarge (2nd from right) and Sifu Wesley Adams (3rd from left) demonstrate “root” and the body mechanics of Push Hands as participants watch during the 2013 Tai Chi Mastery workshop. Two short clips of the Push Hands demonstration can be viewed at:...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 12, 2013 | CTCC Activities
Each year FreeTimes surveys its readers on the BEST that Columbia has to offer, from food and nightlife to music, the arts, shopping and lifestyle options. This year Columbia Tai Chi Center was among the nominees in the “Goods and Services” category competing for the...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 11, 2013 | Reviews and Links
“Music for Zen Meditation” by Riley Lee is recommended by Barbara (Bobbie) Purvis. This is the perfect music for those just beginning a meditation practice that is moving toward silence. 5 Star Ratings from Amazon.com: The next best thing to silence By David This is a...
by ColaTaiChi | Sep 10, 2013 | CTCC Activities
Learning the Tai Chi Spear Form By Rachel Prevost The Peaceful Dragon held a special workshop in their amazing facility in Charlotte’s Steele Creek area over the weekend of July 9-11 [2010]. Unlike previous years, the focus for the workshop this year was one thing—the...
