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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