I want to give a brief introduction to this article about Taichi. I love Taichi and love what it has contributed to my life over my years of study. If anyone is interested in learning Taichi and begins to look into the art of Taichi they quickly discover that Taichi is often depicted as bestowing […]
Olesya Amacker Teaches the Entire Yang Style T’ai Chi Curriculum in Santa Rosa
https://youtu.be/KvzjGApaf-Q?si=mwPJQzs9i24LH11r I am very happy to present this video Bob Amacker produced to give an idea about what is involved in the Yang Style Taichi curriculum. As you may know from my previous posts I have been studying Taichi since 1971. During that time I studied with many teachers and I feel I learned a […]
A New Teacher in Sonoma County
It has been a year since Bob passed away and all of his students miss him. His Taichi skills were authentic and very high level. It was a privilege to have known and studied with him. However, we are also incredibly grateful that Bob trained his successor so the his tradition of teaching the entire […]
The One Principle of Tai Chi
For me the most striking and consequential information in Bob Amacker’s book, The Theoretical Basis of Tai Chi Chuan, is this: there is a major overriding principle present when Taichi is done with a training partner or when fighting an opponent. When learning Taichi, both partners must cooperate to discover how to ‘feel’ The Principle and how to apply it in […]
Eureka Taichi?
It was 1970 in San Francisco. As a young college student, I was drawn to study Taichi with reputed master Kuo Lien Ying. In those days Taichi was very interesting and mysterious and I found myself loving it! And, I still love it after over 46 years of training. During that time I have studied […]