Recently I was working with one student in one of our Tai Chi classes, and she was expressing how she was “stuck” on a certain move in the health set. More specifically, she couldn’t keep her balance when standing on one leg in this one spot in the set. She could balance on that legContinue reading “Stacked-ness”
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AFC716 Has Always Been About…
We’ve recently been watching Cobra Kai on Netflix. While this post starts off talking about that show, it’s less of a review of it, and more of a spark for an idea about what AFC716 has always been. Miyagi-do Karate in season two of the show brings people together. They are not divisive. They doContinue reading “AFC716 Has Always Been About…”
Black Coffee Initiative
I remember the day I started drinking coffee. I was at my friend’s wedding and I really needed some energy if I was going to dance the night away. It was the summer of 2008. Up until then coffee smelled good but was the grossest thing ever, no matter how much junk I put inContinue reading “Black Coffee Initiative”
Quieting Our Minds
In a recent Tai Chi class we were discussing how we can get wrapped up in thought, and lose track of what we’re doing. One thought turns to another, and another. Before we know it we lose our place in the health form, and we feel like we are lost in that moment. We evenContinue reading “Quieting Our Minds”
Learning to Walk
I am sure that you have heard me mention my nephew Tank, and his adventures in learning to walk. I have learned a lot watching him. Not that long ago, I have compared his journey to ours as we learn Tai Chi. As adults it’s often hard to not be super great at something. SometimesContinue reading “Learning to Walk”
The Next Level
One of our student’s brought this up in class recently. I haven’t thought about this topic in a while, but I’ve found that it’s very true how this works. It was the concept of bringing her Tai Chi practice to the next level. We think we’re doing something well, and we usually are, but weContinue reading “The Next Level”
Thanksgiving in August?
I want to say THANK YOU! If it weren’t for all of our dedicated students, AFC716 would not be what it is. Over the past few weeks we have had some really awesome things happen. We posted a really cool facebook commercial of some of our students and their testimonials as well as Daniel andContinue reading “Thanksgiving in August?”
Relentless: Part two – Kate’s ramblings
In the last post I wrote about how being relentless in my dedication to be better and do better was a good thing. I relentlessly show up both for myself and for my classes who rely on me. These are great things. There is, however, a part of me that doesn’t want to. That naggingContinue reading “Relentless: Part two – Kate’s ramblings”
Relentless: Part one
What does it mean to be relentless? This word has been used a lot lately during my workouts. I see this as the intensity, focus and drive needed to smash my goals. Be Relentless! Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is better than your best. Be Relentless. This term keeps circlingContinue reading “Relentless: Part one”
The Art of Tai Chi
While Tai Chi is based on certain rules, such as, form, balance and continual motion. It becomes inherently one’s own. Two people may be doing the same move, but they each make it their own. One person may have a bad shoulder, and applies our principle of “if it hurts don’t do it”. They, therefore,Continue reading “The Art of Tai Chi”