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Gary J. Clyman
Master Healer, Licensed Acupuncturist,
Chi Kung & Tai Chi Master,
& Peak Performance Coach
3257 N. Sheffield Ave., Suite 103
Chicago, Illinois 60657
Nationally call, (800) 782-4244
Locally call, (312) 446-8218
TEMPLE STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN
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Temple Style Tai Chi diid 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.
I learned how to practice from Grandmaster Han Cha Kyo, my Tae Kwon Do teacher and he 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 NO hobby! I was "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 Wave™ 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.
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.
The purpose of all these Tai Chi clips is so you can understand what and why to practice the 2-Person Practices that I am going to record and post in the near future. This is exciting!
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.
All the Tai Chi Demo videos I've watched on YouTube always seem to beat up their incapable weak/noodle students. Watch what I come up with...
I just have to comment on some of these. Without my comments, it looks like I acknowledge their skill. I don't.
CLYMAN'S BIO/STORY:
Clyman's Bio/Story "You Can! Interview" on YouTube (Part 1)
Clyman's Bio/Story "You Can! Interview" on YouTube (Part 2)
Clyman's Bio/Story "You Can! Interview" on YouTube (Part 3)
Clyman's Bio/Story "You Can! Interview" on YouTube (Part 4)
CLYMAN'S TEMPLE STYLE TAI CHI DEMOS:
Clyman's TC Demo, 8/16/1980, The Entire Long Form & Pushing Hands, Part #1
Clyman's TC Demo, 8/16/1980, Chi Kung Sitting Forms & Tao Kung Meditation & Q&A, Part #3
Clyman's First Section/Chi Kung Intro (Compare this!)
GRANDMASTER CHENG MAN CHING DEMOS:
Cheng Man Ching #1 (His students SUCK!)
GRANDMASTER CHANG TUNG SHENG DEMOS:
Chang Tung Sheng Interview 1980
Chang Tung Sheng Shuai Chiao Demo #1
Chang Tung Sheng Shuai Chiao Demo #2
Tai Chi? Looks like (Bad) Shuai Chiao to me?
Liang Shao Yu Shuai Chiao (Lame #1)
HERE ARE SOME LAME TAI CHI EXAMPLES:
Bouncing Off Punching (Not too good)
The Worst Kung Fu Movie Auditions
TaiChiHealthways.com Pushing Hands
STEVEN SEAGAL DEMOS FOR YOUR WATCHING PLEASURE:
Steven Seagal - Girl it's alright music
THE BEST OF THE MOVIES
Tai Chi Master by Jet Li (The Movie)
YANG JWING MING SLEEPY AND CONFUSED:
More Bad Tai Chi, Another Dummy
SNAKE STYLE VS. ?:
FRANK CALIENDO'S SITE
Frank Caliendo's Impressions Site
ODD BALL SITES
EXTRA LINKS IF NEEDED
Call me if you think you want to try this class. See The Total System Outline.
Sash Testing & Ranking System
- White Sash
- - Raw beginners
- Gold Sash
< Foundation Fundamentals, basic two person practices and four Tidal
Wave Chi Kung Workshops or two months continuation classes or the equivalent. - Green Sash
- - First Section Completion, basic Close Encounters Training Parts,
intermediate two person practices, Tai Chi connective meditations, basic
Chi healing techniques, beginning Jing training PLUS coded material and
sub-sets.
- Blue Sash
- - Second Section Completion, intermediate two person practices, Close
Encounters Training Sequence ontrolled fighting, advanced Tai Chi standing
meditations, First Section Corrections, intermediate Chi healing techniques,
intermediate Jing training, PLUS coded material and sub-sets.
- Brown Sash
- - Third Section Completion, advanced two person and free style two
person practices, free fighting, Gold Bell Training, full contact absorption
techniques, Close Encounters Training Creations & Concepts, advanced two
person meditations, Second Section Corrections, advanced Jing training, low
stance training, Tai Chi body training PLUS coded material and sub-sets.
- Black Sash
- - The System Completion and Certification Test, Nei Kung, Tai Chi
Theory and Skill Demonstration, Third Section Corrections, advanced Chi healing
techniques, Natural Human Response PLUS coded material and sub-sets.
- Red Sash
- - Certified Tai Chi Master Candidate, Jing refinement & attunement.
"WHERE QUALITY COUNTS MORE THAN QUANTITY"
TEMPLE STYLE TAI CHI CH'UAN WORKSHOPS
Call (800) 782-4244 for upcoming GOLD & GREEN Sash workshop schedule.
No experience is necessary to attend the GOLD Sash workshops but video
training is advised.
Completion of the GOLD Sash material via video is a prerequisite to attend the GREEN Sash workshops. Testing and video critiquing is available upon request.
BLUE Sash workshops will be scheduled by appointment only. Visiting Tai Chi students are invited and encouraged to attend c es when in Chicago. All other martial artists of any style are invited to try a free trial class.
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Nationally call: (800) 782-4244
Locally call: (312) 446-8218