Is one of the fundamental training skills your are introduced to in YMAA Tai Chi Training.

A Little of this has now commenced in Clonmel in the 2009 / 10 Programme, and we hope to give to a little feel of what is going on in the attached Clip.  Hope you can see it. This should come up for you double click the File Clip and if you have Windows Media player or some other media player on your PC.  Double Click on the Clip and it should come up for you in another Window. 

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If you are interested in this aspect of training please ask in Class. 

 

Now you get an idea of how this website will work.  Old news goes to the new webpages, so the "News”  always stays at the top. 

 

Saturday the 5^th  of December 2009 workshop :

We had a very good workshop with Damian, and afterwards he commented upon the very useful progress made by those students who have been practicing just a little longer. That is encouragement to them that he can already mark their progress in just six months, and his positive encouragement was very much appreciated.

 

For those who are new they should take  encouragement in turn that if they showed the persistence of the others, they too can demonstrate reasonable progress in the early future.  Remember your first target is 100 days

during which you are encouraged to do a little practice (almost) every day.

 

If I was to summarize the day, I would say that Damian focused his attention on three core areas of training which he has suggested to you will greatly benefit you personally, and your Tai Chi, Qi Gong training. For the time being I leave you to contemplate on what these three areas might be, and I welcome positive feedback in the classes.

 

 

And now we have a little competition arising from the workshop.

 

At our Saturday workshop, Damian outlined five areas of Regulation?  :

 

Actually he might have mentioned Six !  So I am looking for six answers to the first question.

 

First Questions (6 answers):

(1)        Can anybody guess what they were?  [ answers next week  ! ]

 

Remaining Questions :

 

(2)   What were the two types of mind mentioned?

 

(3)   what is said to be the "banana" 

 

(4)   what is said to be the connection between connection between Body and Mind?

 

As I count it, I believe there are up to 11 answers to the above questions,  so it is going to be pretty easy for to pick one winner!

 

There will be a few "carrots" supplied for participation in this competition.   The first carrot will be, that for all those participating, and you all have to participate through e-mail, corresponding only to this e-mail address taichiclonmel@gmail.com , once you have paid your YMAA membership, then you will be eligible for one free class.

 

Now apologies to those who have already paid their membership, and I will make the pitch even right now.  Congratulations, you have just received one free class, and the others have to catch up!

 

The second free carrot:

 

Will be on the subject of Movement….. but you cannot have this, unless you comply with :

 

The Rules of the Competition :

 

The only Rule is you have to be a Member of YMAA !  - that's the only rule!   Pay your sub – if not paid, to Terry or Catherine by the 14^th December. 

 

Prize for the Competition :

 

Two free classes !  Value -- €20.   Yes I know it's a lousy prize, but we are a poor club so you can get with the poverty mentality.

 

Please make sure that you have made arrangements with Terry for your YMAA registration and then we can go !  That way you can participate in the Competition.

 

Have fun !

 

Answer will be online!  But questions or discussions can take place in class.  

 

There will be more free carrots later, in the Member Section, but only, I regret to say, for those who are YMAA members, and wish to participate in further support resources for their training.

 

I look forward to seeing you there.

                                                                   Fred