Tai Chi Weapons: How to Make a Waxwood Staff

Tai Chi Weapons: How to Make a Waxwood Staff

Background Information At the appropriate point during the Mastery Program students at Columbia Tai Chi Center may elect to begin working with a weapon. The first weapon they learn is the “Staff” (also referred to as a “Bo” in Japan, “Gun” in China or “Bong” in...
Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Tai Chi Quote of the Week

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...
Tai Chi Photo of the Week

Tai Chi Photo of the Week

The six students promoted to Disciple level at the annual Chinese New Year’s Dinner last February are (standing left to right): Leigh Sheridan, De Anna Beasley, Michael Norton, Jeff Donovan, Jesse Bristow, and Pam Squires.  Sifu Wesley Adams is seated in...
A Message from Sifu Wes Adams

A Message from Sifu Wes Adams

I was thinking about a statement made by Bruce Frantzis where he said: “Tai Chi is the one exercise that can universally help solve our growing health crisis. It has stood the test of thousands of years. We have a generation of baby boomers with increasing health...
Just Breathe

Just Breathe

I was walking back to my office after lunch today when I came across two students in the driveway of the science building. One was in her car in a near panic because she was late for a meeting with her advisor and she was completely and utterly lost. Her GPS directed...
Tai Chi Quote of the Week

Tai Chi Quote of the Week

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...