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This blog was written for our students but anyone is welcome to read it...

Most of the blog content is from Sifu Waller's website.

Mrs Rachel Waller

I am responsible for the blog, video footage and much of the photography used on the website.

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Sifu Waller

Sifu Waller has been training martial arts since 1975, kung fu since 1985, tai chi chuan and baguazhang since 1990.

He is registered with the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain as an advanced instructor and holds a post-graduate professional teaching qualification.

Sifu Waller has been teaching since 1995.

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Yang Lu-chan

150 years ago Yang Lu-chan's tai chi chuan was considered to be the pinnacle of kung fu.

It was taught to the Manchu Emperor's elite palace guards.

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The Rambling Taoists

Tao Bible - Ezekiel 20:33 - As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you ~ King James versio...
26 minutes ago
The Dragon's Orb

A lesson - Here is a lesson about art and life from a parkour practitioner. Everything he says is relevant to all arts, and especially budo. This might as well have b...
13 hours ago
Internal Kung Fu

- It is not enough to simply copy how an animal attacks. Nor is speed the answer. Both body and mind must behave differently. Neigong trains the body to move ...
15 hours ago
Mindful Martial Arts

Tai Chi for Arthritis – 12 Lessons - 12 Lessons by Dr Lam
15 hours ago
Mokuren Dojo - Aikido and Judo

Tomiki on initiative in Junokata - Today my martial studies are focussed on exchanges of initiative in Junokata. Although I know of no existing teachings by Tomiki Sensei on Junokata, you ...
15 hours ago
Cloud Hands

Not Coming, Not Going - "not going, not coming rooted, deep and still not reaching out, not reaching in just resting, at the center a single jewel, the flawless crystal drop in the...
17 hours ago
Sifu and Kitten are Married

Hands-up, kitten! -
20 hours ago
barrietaichi.com

Lesson of the Week E-book - Greetings everyone! I have just finished compiling the lessons of the week archive into a PDF E-book and I am offering it free of charge to everyone who vi...
22 hours ago
Dojo Rat

Cute Hippie Chick of the Month: Ladies First - *
1 day ago
Clear's Tai Chi

Use this simple push hands mistake to rapidly build skill while winning. - I see this little mistake in push hands players all the time. Even experienced ones. It's easy to fix. It help you win and much more importantly it will sp...
1 day ago
The Soul of Japan

Gosen: Southeastern Niigata - Sometimes I just don't know where my travels will take me. For me, the soul of Japan will always follow that saké scented trail because I know that do...
2 days ago
Cook Ding's Kitchen ... empty your cup.

The Learning Process in Japanese Martial Arts - *Over at the Classical Budoka, there is an excellent article on the learning process in Japanese Martial Arts, embodied in the phrase "Shu, Ha, Ri." Below...
2 days ago
MyTaiChiLife

Electromagnetic Fields and the Earth Connection - Last night on Coast to Coast AM, guests Gregg Braden and Howard Martin talked about the connection between the earth’s magnetic field and us, positing that...
3 days ago
taichi heartwork

- It's a strange world we live in where goodness is equated with fearfulness.
4 days ago
Chiron

Orders of Abstraction - It feels like I am living my life one level removed from reality right now. It's not true, just a feeling. The stuff I am dealing with right now-- plane ti...
1 week ago
Ikigai | Blogging the Martial Way

Does Hick’s Law Apply to the Moon? - When I'm in a bakery, I often stand transfixed by the many rows of donuts. They all look so delicious, I can imagine myself eating most of them. After a fe...
1 week ago
the way of wujimon

Chen Xiao Xing Workshop 2012 - Chen Xiao Xing Workshop – Chicago May 2012: Silk Reeling Exercises and Xinjia Yilu. Filed under: workshop
1 week ago
Classical Tai Chi Blog

More methods for training the basic walk of Classical Tai Chi - Video of Classical Tai Chi Walking by Master Stephen Hwa I am very grateful to my teacher for the work he did in making this video. Over the years of pr...
1 week ago
Taijiquan & Neigong Blog (Tai Chi Chuan & Nei Kung)

Huang Style Taijiquan – Young Master Adam Mizner – Part One - Adam Mizner is a young master of taijiquan that has been a great inspiration to myself & many fans of tai chi. His skills are apparent in the videos belo...
1 week ago
Jianghu :: 2.1

Go Warrior Oddity - On the topic of shashkas, there was a TV series a few years ago called “Go Warrior”. The host, a young American martial artist called Roland Osborne went a...
1 week ago
William Berry, MS, CAP

Love and Relationships Presentation - These are the slides (minus some media) from my presentation on February 13th, 2012. The songs listed were played, and there was some minimal discussion o...
2 weeks ago
Ting Jing Tai Chi Blog

The year of the Dragon - Be careful, things may catch fire – I do hope so!
5 weeks ago
Repulsive Monkey

2012 Running Plans - It's that time again. Thou Shalt Resolve to Do Better! Not really into the whole annual resolution thing these days, but I have indeed signed up for anothe...
1 month ago
A Girls Guide to Home Life

Movie Life Magazine {April 1940} - I love movie magazines. There is something about them that I just love. Maybe it is the photos? The trivia? Interviews? I don't know what, but they sure a...
2 months ago
Masters of the IMA

Zhao Bin and the Yang family - It is not often realised that, of the commonly listed disciples of Yang Chengu, 3 were actually relatives of his, namely Fu Zhongwen, Zhao Bin and Zhang Qi...
2 months ago
Photographs of Kitten

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2 months ago
Striking Thoughts

All good things… - After almost seven years of blogging, 1,320 posts and 4,381 comments I’ve decided to take a break. This is partly due to burnout and partly due to the nee...
3 months ago
Durham

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3 months ago
Our Path in the Valley

Moved to Cloud Hands Blog - This blog, Our Paths in the Valley, has been discontinued. Michael P. Garofalo continues to maintain his Cloud Hands Blog.
6 months ago
Martial Development

Unlocking the Warrior Spirit: Duckling Edition - It’s not the size of the duck in the fight, but the size of the fight in the duck that counts. Original text copyright Martial Development. All rights rese...
10 months ago
John's Tai-Blog @ Camp Tai Chi

Cleanliness… Next to Tai Chi-liness? - I get Google Alerts for things that relate to tai chi. I just saw a posting on STLToday.com that talks about different forms of meditation. It’s the one ...
1 year ago
Dynamic Balancing Boxing

Goodbye, Leeds -
7 years ago

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