Long River Tai Chi Circle is the school of Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ch'ing and author of the acclaimed:
- "There are no Secrets"
- "Gateway to the Miraculous"
- "Like a Long River: Some Tai Chi Thoughts"
We practice the Professor's 'simplified' 37 posture Yang-style form. The three pillars of our study are Form, Push Hands, and Sword.
Like a Long River: Some Tai Chi Thoughts
As children we are grounded and relaxed into the earth. As we age, we become progressively less connected to the ground. Our legs weaken and we become top-heavy and tight in our upper body.. This produces a lack of balance and disharmony in our internal organs. Tai Chi Chuan reverses this process. We learn how to be like a child again, sinking our energy to the tantien, regaining good balance and allowing our legs and the ground to support us. We can begin this relearning process on our first day of study, and improve on it as long as we live. As we relax, we allow the energy in our internal organs to become free-flowing and harmonious. We free the blocks to our circulation, and reverse the progressive weakening of our bones, so that they become essentially strong.
Wolfe Lowenthal