Taichido Newsletter back issues 2007
The synopsis for each newsletter below gives
a general gist of our contributions, which makes up the thematic
content and is what is archived here. Other general information
and furniture that appeared on the original newsletters has been
omitted.
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Issue 60 January 2007
This month Gary looks at the 'taichido team' and fills us in a lot
more about the tai chi ruler format - a series of exercises that
we have just produced a dvd of, which be on sale...
Issue 61 February 2007
This month Gary gives details about the annual get-together, which
this year includes workshops on tai chi Ruler, and Tessen (tai chi
fan). He also talks about how he integrates Ruler practice into
his tai chi instruction...
Issue 62 March 2007
Not available
Issue 63 April 2007
Regular readers of this newsletter will know that I have a consultancy
with regional group of the Parkinson's Disease Sufferers Society.
We meet together once a month. The group is mixed about 50/50 sufferers
and careers/partners. I think it is fair to say that we are all over
50 in years! Of the sufferers some are in the early stages of the
onset and others far more progressed and control the disease with
a drug regime that has its own 'symptomatic' side effects.
Issue 64 May 2007
I get a trickle of random emails that find themselves to me through
taichido.com. I try, but I must confess, I do not, for various reasons,
answer them all. Nonetheless, sooner or later, many do get a reply...
Issue 65 June 2007
Not available
July 2007
No newsletter
Issue 66 August 2007
The Five Elements and their associations and characteristics. The
elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water pervade through Eastern
culture and philosophy and have a significant bearing upon the martial
arts and tai chi in particular. Tai Chi makes use of the chi energy
flowing through the body’s meridian lines – in many
ways in the same principle to acupuncture, and in both cases the
Five Elements play an important part in its cycle.
Issue 67 September 2007
Tai chi we know has many forms, many styles and Schools. It also
has variations beyond the ‘standard’ concept of what
tai chi is: amongst others there are tai chi Ruler, tai chi Walking,
Pushing Hands, tai chi Fan, tai chi Stick and tai chi Sword. Some
are meditative or for exercise, some are combative.
Issue 68 October 2007
This month Gary, in inspired by his own inbox, takes a look at the
concept of Kung Fu – and almost immediately comes up with
answers that you aren’t expecting. But the process applies
(as you will see) to tai chi – and indeed to all arts, martial
or not.
Issue 69 November 2007
The Inauguration of The Amida Buddha Shrine at the Home Dojo of
the Southampton Shin Sangha. Sunday 28th October 2007
Issue 70 December 2007
Our second landmark is that we are about to go to reprint with a
version 2 of The Yang Long Form 'step-by-step' booklet included
with our tipple DVD package on that form...
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