When we talk of Tai Chi as a mind/body/spirit exercise, it’s to describe how we use all of our capacities when practicing. With our mind focused, our emotions settle, our body’s movements smooth out, our spirit can then present itself. It’s an intricate process, beginning on the surface of things. We start with how toContinue reading “Tai Chi – A Whole Picture”
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Needing More Horse Stance
A lot of us have seen the memes that talk about someone complaining about Horse stance, which is when someone else says that they need more Horse stance. It gets repeated in our Kung Fu classes often enough. Most of those who’ve done any of the classes at AFC716 has been in a Horse stance.Continue reading “Needing More Horse Stance”
10 Components of Fitness
I was listening to a pod cast the other morning, where they were discussing the 10 Components of Fitness. As they discussed each of them it made me think of how they relate to Kung Fu and Tai Chi. You often hear Daniel talk about how 8 Step Preying Mantis Kung Fu is a completeContinue reading “10 Components of Fitness”
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…”