http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/ John Chung Li-Hwa Yu Tai Chi Chuan Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:49:09 GMT mark.mcgee4 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/57 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/57 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 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:04:53 GMT sifu_ian http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/56 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/56 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 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:06:24 GMT mark.mcgee4 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/55 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/55 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 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:36:35 GMT santino112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/54 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/54 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, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:50:38 GMT dasisdad http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/53 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/53 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. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:08:47 GMT santino112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/52 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/52 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 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:46:50 GMT santino112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/51 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/51 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 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:13:44 GMT Mark McGee http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/50 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/50 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 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:19:42 GMT Glenn Newth http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/49 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/49 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? Sun, 18 May 2008 20:08:51 GMT santino112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/48 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/48 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 Wed, 14 May 2008 20:04:34 GMT mark.mcgee4 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/47 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/47 ... 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 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:58:26 GMT Mark McGee http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/46 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/46 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. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:22:31 GMT Clarence http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/45 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/45 I ran across this upcoming conference on Tai Chi and health scheduled for December 2008. http://www.taichi4healthconference.org/overview.html Clarence Mon, 12 May 2008 14:05:53 GMT mark.mcgee4 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/44 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/44 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. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:47:10 GMT santino112 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/43 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hwayutaichi/message/43 happy world tai chi day everyone!