Harvey Kurland MSc, MFS, CSCS
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Symmetrical Yang Style T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Vol #1
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Symmetrical Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Vol #2
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"History of a Rare T'ai-Chi Form: San Shou"
©Harvey Kurland M.Sc., MFS, ETT, CSCS 2003 Chief T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Instructor University of Califo ia Riverside http://www.myspace.com/hkurland Unlike what most think of as a tai chi form, i.e. the slow movements practiced a putative trance like state, the San Shou form is played with or without a partner and practiced both fast and slow. One of the older forms of Yang Style T'ai-chi ch'uan is called the San Shou roughly translated as the "Fighting form", "Dividing Hands", "Separating Hands" form. Most USA teachers can trace their from back to the Great Grandmaster Hsiung Yang-ho.
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T'ai-Chi Ch'uan for Health and Fitness
T’ai Chi Ch’uan To Promote Good Health Copyright Harvey Kurland, M.Sc., MFS, CSCS, 2003 www.myspace.com/hkurland The latest research shows stress reduction helps to prevent angina in Heart Patients during stressful events. Recently low intensity exercise has been shown to prevent heart attacks and increase life span. A daily regime of t’ai-chi fit the Rx, act a stress reducer and as a low intensity aerobic exercise.
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Beware of Incompetent Tai Chi Chuan Teachers
Beware of Incompetent Tai Chi Chuan Teachers! Exercise Classes Such as T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Should be Taught by Competent Teachers. By Harvey Kurland, MSc, MFS, CSCS, Certified T'ai Chi Ch'uan Chief Instructor CTCCA T'ai-Chi Ch'uan Chief Instructor for University of Califo ia Riverside Copyright H. Kurland 2004 More at www.myspace.com/hkurland A Warning to T'ai Chi Ch'uan Students looking for an instructor. There are t'ai chi ch'uan instructors who misrepresent their training and competence. Improperly taught t'ai-chi ch'uan can result in injuries and will impede your progress.
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T'ai Chi Ch'uan - Relaxation is the Key!
T’ai-chi ch’uan, also spelled taijiquan and tai chi chuan, is a martial art that many people practice for promoting good health, balance and for stress reduction. The interest in it as a martial art has resurrected in recent years, as has t’ai-chi competition. Some instructors promote realism and competition by advocating the use of force. Others believe relaxation is the key. Who is correct? There are some basic questions that need to be answered. Can a soft art be effective in combat?
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