T'ai Chi is becoming one of the better researched and documented health-care exercises in the world. Those of us who practice T'ai Chi know the benefits well....
I ran across this upcoming conference on Tai Chi and health scheduled for December 2008. http://www.taichi4healthconference.org/overview.html Clarence...
Thanks! This could be interesting. Many members of the steering committee are well-known in their fields. We'll watch to see more about costs and presenters....
... Greetings! Were you able to participate this year? I work on weekends, so haven't been able to go for several years. We always found it interesting at...
I was thinking the same thing when I went to the local park on World Tai Chi Day. There was a kung fu school sponsoring the event and I joined thinking no one...
How has training in Hwa Yu changed or affected your dailly life? Have you found youself either doing things differently or viewing them in a different light? ...
Greetings! Hwa Yu training is an important part of my life. It restored strength to my joints, bones and muscles. Years of hard style martial arts had damaged...
I have to agree with Mark. My foundation martial art is Hsing-I Chuan. When I came into Hwa-Yu the first things I noticed was my flexibilty increased and my...
I began studying the concept of relaxation in Hwa Yu. Sometimes I go to the pool and do the long form a couple of times at full speed in water up to mid...
What are some different ways to practice the animals forms? I have been learning the forms from video because there is no one near me that teaches Hwa Yu....
I practice them in like a hsing-i fashion. Separating each technique in the form and creating a walking form where I do each technique in a linear fashion,...
Master Li often said that the power of Hwa Yu was in its root. He emphasized practicing all aspects of the art with standing, rowing and walking, along with ...
I am a Liu He Ba Fa practitioner/instructor that lives in Central Pennsylvania, approximately a half hour outside of the Harrisburg metro area. Personally I...
Greetings! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. We're entering the Fall season and that means many wonderful new opportunities to share our experiences with...
The last part of the name of our art, San Pan Shi Er Shi,(The full name for Hwa Yu is Hwa Yu Hsing-I Liu Ho Ba Fa San Pan Shi Er Shi)deals with the mind and...
... Unfortunately only Master Xavier or perhapps Mr. Mcgee can answer the question of wether or not the other animal forms will one day get put on tape. It...
... Greetings! Finishing the 15 Animals Video Series is something we would like to do, but I don't have any news on that yet. We'll see what opportunities we...
Dear Hwa Yu Friends Last year I discovered a clip of Master Li doing the first few movements of Part 1 of the Hwa Yu form. It's on YouTube. After more web...
Rick: Erik came to see me last year after he attended the LHBF congress in China. He stayed a few days during which we exchanged views on how to practise LHBF....
I have a DVD that I got from Erik a few years ago. I am a Liu He Ba Fa instructor under Paul Dillon. This DVD has Copenhagen as well as Boston, Ma footage....
for dasisdad  Master Bob and I were recently discussing this very subject. We shot some footage for the second half of the form several years ago, but it...
Greetings and happy new year to to all, I would like to let everyone know what is in the works for the coming year. The principals and students of the Central...
Many of the concepts from the Five Word Song and other Hwa Yu writings require quite a bit of contemplation before we truly grasp their meaning. (On that...
The most important move in the LHBF form is the opening move, raising your arms slowly and lowering them. This is the start of learning chi breathing and once...
Greetings! I look forward to seeing some new topics about T'ai Chi Ch'uan in the coming days. Thank you for what you've shared in the past! There is so much we...
The world Tai Chi day cellibration in Connecticut was an overwhelming success. The weather was spectacular and everyone had a great day. Hwa Yu players came...