| For doctors |
| A typical course of study is seven days per week 2.5 hours per day with homework. |
| Tai Chi Chuan is generally performed at what can be called a walking pace. Since Tai Chi |
| Chuan is a martial art there are punches and kicks. Like most martial arts, Tai Chi Chuan has |
| sequences of canonical movements called sets. The signature set in Chen family style is Lao |
| Jia which is translated as Old Frame. It takes about 14 minutes to perform and has 11 kicks |
| and 13 punches. There are five other unarmed sets as well as ten weapons sets - all the |
| weapons are lightweight and unsharpened. For those especially interested, search for Chen |
| Zhenglei 18 Movements on YouTube to watch a grandmaster perform a short set. |
| A typical class includes sitting meditation, standing meditation, traditional Chen family warm- |
| up exercises, several tai chi chuan sets, movement sequences with what are called tai chi tools |
| (a playground ball and several different pieces of turned wood) and what are called Qigong |
| routines (literally "life energy cultivation"). We do NOT teach push hands. So NO (zero) |
| flips, rolls, tumbling or sparring. |
| There are breaks every 30 minutes for water and a break for a light snack at 60 minutes. |
| We would strongly prefer not to have to schedule medications during class. |
| Likewise, we strongly prefer that students wear wrist-mounted biosensors in class so we can |
| track blood pressure, heartbeat and temperature. If someone ever invents a reasonably priced, |
| reliable and non-invasive blood glucose sensor we'll use that also. Our aim is to preempt |
| seizures and overheating. Our usual protocol is to seat the student, give some cool liquids and |
| make available Cool Wraps. We do not mind accommodating dark glasses and noise blockers. |
| We ask about allergies, triggers, undesirable behaviors, seizures and other medical conditions. |
| We also suggest DNA testing - there are about 1200 genes we are interested in. If the family |
| is not comfortable with sharing that information that's fine with us. |
| Sets are scored daily so parents and interested parties can be emailed the day's scores. These |
| are useful for making quantitative decisions about sleep, diet, medications and so on - if the |
| scores go up the other change was probably right. For questions info@silverwolfwushu.com |
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