Ta'i Chi Ch'uan
New students are welcome to start through the third session on January 22; if you have prior experience you are welcome any time
2008 Schedule
Winter: January 8 through March 25 Spring: April 8 through June 24 Summer: July 8 through September 23 Fall: October 7 through December 23
T'ai-Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan) was developed as a martial art and longevity exercise over 300 ago in China. As early as the 1930's it was found to have profound health benefits. Today it is primarily practiced as a "Mind-Body" and Health Promotion exercise. As a low intensity, low impact exercise, it is one of the best stress reduction methods, suitable to people of all ages and fitness levels. If you can walk, you can practice T'ai-Chi Ch'uan.
What is the purpose of learning T'ai Chi?
People take our T'ai-Chi classes to improve their health, reduce stress, improve balance and just feel better about themselves. T'ai-chi is shown to help some people lower their high blood pressure, often under control after the first series of T'ai-Chi and our O'mei Ch'i Kung classes. Very importantly increased balance is reported, even in people of advanced age. This better balance provides greater mobility and self-assurance, and will help prevent serious injury to the oldest participants. It is a low intensity, low impact, aerobic exercise.
Instructor: Harvey Kurland, M.A. is an Exercise Physiologist and Certified T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Chief Instructor (Sifu) with nearly 40 years of t'ai-chi experience. He is a senior member of the Northwest Tai Chi Chuan Association and holds certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, International Sports Sciences Association and Chinese T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Association. Sifu Kirland is one of the senior-most instructors of Tai Chi in the Inland region, with thousands of students having taken his classes at this and other locations.
For an article in the San Bernardino Sun newspaper on Sifu Kurland and Tai Chi, please click here. An excerpt:
'Riverside resident Eric Mummert has taken classes from Kurland for four years and continues to take .. Kurland's classes... "I'm very glad I came across these classes," Mummert said. "I considered myself to be very lucky. I have classmates who come from Anaheim and Claremont because they wanted to study with him.
"One thing that stands out about him is that he studied with legendary instructors from throughout China and Taiwan, has a wide range of knowledge about it and has done it for a longtime," Mummert said.'
How long does it take to learn Tai Chi? Tai Chi is a practice for one's whole life. In general, we recommend that you try it for at least six months before deciding whether this practice suits you and your goals of self-improvement: it usually takes that long before one can really begin to appreciate the breadth and depth of this very sophisticated art.
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Curriculum:
O'mei Ch'i kung (Emmei Qigong)
Basic Exercises (Bufa)
Symmetrical Yang Style Long Form
T'ai-Chi Chin-Na, Pushing hands and individual applications
T'ai-Chi San Shou Partner Form
Tchoung T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Fast Form
T'ai-chi Sword
T'ai-chi Broadsword
T'ai-chi Walking Stick & Short Staff
Kuang P'ing (Guang Ping) Form