My website has been getting and giving a lot of attention lately. I have put up some new clips which include examples, rather than samples, of my Chi Kung lessons. They are all in “real time.” That means, I do it as long as I want you to do it.

I have put up a Gold Bell Training Demo of me taking and bouncing off punches. I have put up some brief demos of Pushing Hands and Rolling Hands. I will continue to add Tai Chi 2-Person Practices, Tai Chi fighting applications, and some extremely important “internal” practices.

The main reason I choose certain things to put up, is because what I see on YouTube is so stupid and pathetic. I am pretty unhappy with what I see. You must be also.

Either the other guys use wimpy opponents that co-operate way to much, or they try to make everything they demonstrate appear way to mysterious, when in fact, there are always STEPS-TO-FOLLOW to develop these skills especially with Pushing Hands.

You MUST develop your basics FIRST, before you even consider touching a practice partner. Stance, sensitivity, looseness, sinking, gazing, anchoring, rooting, leg strength, breath control, smoothness, slowness, speed, heavy, light, spacing, and intention are just a few of the basics that you MUST have.

I believe everything is a technique of one kind or another. The problem is… you are never told what to do and in what order. I intend to put an end to that. What separates me from the rest is that I remembered what the steps are.

I just added my Foundation Fundamentals “Tai Chi Gold” video in pieces recorded in 1995. Take your time. And, to help you practice, I also just added my First Section AUDIO recordings that I did in the studio in 1982.

Yes, I have put up enough Tai Chi for you to develop a STRONG FOUNDATION for FREE on this site. Practice from my MEDIA Section, AUDIO and VIDEO. Why? Because I love this stuff and so will you…

For all my Inside Kung Fu Articles and The Temple Style, Total System Outline, see THE Nei Kung Bible – Chapter One from the DOWNLOADS Section for a great overview.

BACK TO SERIOUS TAI CHI…

Tai Chi Mind Training is THE place to start. Yes, that means Chi Kung FIRST again!

Temple Style Tai Chi did NOT come easy for me. I worked harder and longer than everyone else in the school, 6-10 hours per day, for the first 10 years, to be exact, not 3 hours per week like everybody else.

Grandmaster Han Cha Kyo, my Tae Kwon Do teacher pushed me very hard. TKD ultimately turned out to be the wrong art for me because of my short arms and legs, and my “taste for closeness,” that I had developed through my fights as a kid.

Switching to Temple Style Tai Chi Chuan in 1974 was one of the best things that ever happened to me. GM Han taught me “HOW” to practice, Temple Style taught me “WHAT” to practice. I opened my school in 1979.

Opening my school in my 5th year was considered highly unusual, but in 1977, Master Waysun Liao told me I was “equivalent to a 15-20 year practitioner.” That was very encouraging.

The rest was a combination or great teachers, hard work, perseverance, personality, inspiration, no sleep, no job, no life, no girlfriend, no kids, no profession except Tai Chi and acupuncture, no money, no friends, a little luck and a lot of TIME. This was never a hobby! I was “Tai Chi Crazy Gary.”

I am NOT special and I AM proof that anybody can excel at anything, if YOU want it bad enough. Let’s get started!

First of all, this ain’t your Grandma’s Tai Chi class. My Tai Chi class is for serious students only. Completing Tidal Waveâ„¢ Chi Kung is a pre-requisite prior to get into my class. We do practice Chi Kung at the end of each Tai Chi class. I don’t “mix” them together. Everything in my system stays “well-defined” and separated on purpose.

In Temple Style Tai Chi Chuan you learn one small piece at a time. You don’t get any new material until you are O.K. with what you already are working on. Learning this way requires hard work, patience, endurance, and about ten other attributes.

Each new thing you learn is built on your ability to do what already have learned. I made it through the entire system in under 5 years and opened my school while in my sixth year.

Doing Tai Chi applications against another Tai Chi person means nothing compared to using them against a non-Tai Chi person. I am NOT real happy with the level of explanation out there concerning Pushing Hands. I am preparing “How To” Pushing Hands Clips. Look for them soon.

I’ve already created the “how to” Tai Chi videos for Pushing Hands and “Close Encounters Training” a long time ago. Yes, they are available. But what I see on the internet is that very few are actually teaching the steps to take to learn these skills. That’s why I am giving Pushing Hands additional attention. Practice from my MEDIA Section.

I am currently making some videos that will not only teach Rolling Hands in pieces that can be practiced individually, but I will also teach the Special Meditations done in these applications. This essential combines the Internal Training into the Two-Person Practices.

For all my Inside Kung Fu Articles and The Temple Style, Total System Outline, see THE Nei Kung Bible – Chapter One from the DOWNLOADS Section.

Hey! I have put up the FIRST year of Tai Chi on my site. It is entitled, “Tai Chi GOLD, Part 1A.” Take it S L O W… Practice from my MEDIA Section. Do Not Rush. It is always better to do more than to do less. Call me if you need advise with your practice at (312) 446-8218, 24/7