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EQUILIBRIUS® Quarterly Newsletter
Yang FAMILY Tai Chi Chuan
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Editorial
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alking with my Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung and Meditation students over the last years,
many of them told me they’ve been suffering with several health issues, emotional
disturbances and lack of inner peace, due to various reasons, such as unbalanced lifestyles
and social and relationship problems.
Many students acknowledge that regular Tai Chi Chuan and Meditation practice has
been helping them to get through some of these problems, because the practices deliver mental balance and inner peace, and also makes them look to what’s internal,
getting to know themselves better, hence giving them mental clarity. This mental clarity
initiates a gradual transformation of one’s values and the search for a better lifestyle,
where BEING is more importante than HAVING.
Many Masters say that when our minds are truly peaceful and present, we free
ourselves from the desires which cause great excitement, so that we can then connect
ourselves with our spirit and essence. Confucius used to say: “The wise man is he who
has few desires.”
I notice that, generally speaking, people have a great urge in finding a true path,
which will help them to bring harmony and inner tranquility to their lives. Many lost
their way and don’t really know their true purpose in life, and that’s what makes them
seek outside – through incessant desires and spending habits – for that which really
resides inside themselves.
Many people waste a lot of their life’s energy, because of their anger, jealousy, fear,
envy, worries, gossip – and place themselves as victims, blaming everything and everyone,
but, in truth, we are solely responsible for our inner state. Only when we decide to follow
a true path and train ourselves to nourish our patience, love, tolerance, serenity, inner
peace and wisdom, we will be able to better live with other people and with ourselves.
In an honest way, we have to wish for and seek for good things in our lives, because
we are responsible for our destiny. Every aspect of our future, happiness and success are
dependant of whatever we’re doing now – of our actions and thoughts.
So, my advice to all my students, Instructors and to everyone is: follow the examples of the Great Masters and Sages; practice mental calmness; nurture your spiritual virtues and don’t waste your time and your life – because life and inner peacefulness are our most precious assets.
Prof. Fernando De Lazzari
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Interview with Prof.
Angela Soci
Prof. Angela Soci granted us this interview in july, 2016. She is
Director of the Sociedade Brasileira de Tai Chi Chuan e Cultura
Oriental (Brazilian Tai Chi Chuan and Eastern Culture Society), Director of the São Paulo, Brazil and Latin America’s Yang Chengfu
Tai Chi Chuan Centers, Director of Latin America affairs and of
the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association’s
Teacher’s Academy Department, and Master Yang Jun’s Disciple.
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raduated in Psychology in 1978, this same year she began
her Tai Chi Chuan studies with Master Liu Pai Lin, and in
1979 continued studying with Prof. Roque E. Severino, obtaining a graduation in Traditional Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan,
becoming an Instructor in 1982.
When in China in 1998, she received personal instructions
directly from Master Yang Zhenduo – 4th generation in the Traditional Yang Style lineage transmission.
“Tradition means
a teaching faithfull
to its origins,
and the lineage
is what guarantees
this fidelity.”
She brings the Master to Brazil the following year, being
responsible for organizing the first Tai Chi Chuan Seminar –
event which will celebrate its 17th edition in 2016. In 1999,
she also receives a Certificate that authorizes the inauguration
of the Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center – Brazil, official Yang
Family representative in Brazil.
During her study travels, she attended Bare-Hands Forms,
Weapons Forms and Tui Shou refinement classes. She led the
brazilian team in China’s Traditional Yang Style International Championships in 2002, 2007 and 2012. During a ceremony in China in
2012, she was accepted as Master Yang Jun’s direct Disciple.
For more information about the Sociedade Brasileira de Tai
Chi Chuan e Cultura Oriental, visit the website: www.sbtcc.org.br
Biography’s source: www.sbtcc.org.br
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1 • EQUILIBRIUS®: Thank you very much for this
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opportunity of interviewing you and learn
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with your experience. How and when did you
get to know Tai Chi Chuan, and why did you
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decide to teach this chinese Art?
PROF. ANGELA: I came to know Tai Chi Chuan
“The apprentice’s spirit is
what will allow you to evolve
and develop in this Art.”
during a very difficult time in my life, when I
was searching myself deep inside in the midst
of an existencial crisis. I was totally receptive
2 • EQUILIBRIUS®: You and Prof. Roque E.
to whatever the world had to offer, but completely lost… That’s when I found Tai Chi
Chuan, and my first experience with the Art
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan in Brazil. How did
it happen?
was amazing!
When I began practicing it, I noticed many
physical and energetic changes, and my spirit
recognized the practice as something I had to
do for the rest of my life. Without bounds,
PROF. ANGELA: Truly, Professor Roque was the
I submitted myself to Tai Chi Chuan – body and
soul, and since then I knew the Art would be
part of my life.
From then on, I started practicing diligently, every day; I didn’t consider giving
classes, but as I began to feel confidence in my
training, people came asking to learn it.
I started helping the beginners, until, in 1979,
I got involved with the Instructors Graduation
Course together with Professor Roque,
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my Teacher and Master.
Severino were responsible for introducing
one who introduced Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan
in Brazil, in 1978. I started collaborating as soon
as I became his student and his wife! When
we met, both of us had the same goals, and
we gathered our strenghts in order to fulfill
them.
Since 1972, Professor Roque practiced
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan in Argentina, even
though he hadn’t direct contact with the Yang
Family members. He was faithfull to the teachings of his Master – Ma Tsun Kwen, who studied with Master Yang Chengfu – and following this path, we were blessed to meet the
Yang Family members in 1990.
Our relationship with the Yang Family got
stronger since then, and we invited their Masters to teach Seminars in Brazil. They were surprised to know that an argentine and a brazilian
were dedicating their lives to promote Yang
Family’s Tai Chi Chuan in this continent!
As we got more involved, there was an
important acknowledgement from the Yang
Family, as we became Disciples of Master Yang
Jun, the world’s 5th lineage inheritor of the
Yang Style!
Prof. Angela in the Traditional Yang Style
“Single Whip” posture of the Bare-Hands Form
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Leading Southern Cone’s 4th International Seminar,
in Montevideo – Uruguay, in May, 2016
3 • EQUILIBRIUS®: It is a great honour, a merit
and also a great responsibility to represent a
tradition as rich as Yang Family’s Tai Chi Chuan.
What is the importance of following and practicing a Traditional Style of Tai Chi Chuan,
and being in direct contact with the lineage of a
Traditional Family of Tai Chi Chuan Masters?
vice which grows and knocks down all frontiers – either of culture, language, religion, climate – and brings together people of all ages
and countries, is what establishes the true
power of a tradition kept preserved!
PROF. ANGELA: Tradition means a teaching
The living presence of the Masters and
their Disciples guarantees that the teachings
faithfull to their origin continues. Being so,
every practitioner who’s seeking a good de-
faithfull to its origins, and the lineage is what
guarantees this fidelity. Tai Chi Chuan is an Art,
velopment and also guidance to better access
and express his potencial should be integrated
and so being, is alive and fluid, helping humanity as time goes by, and expressing itself
through its inheritors, who respect and adapt
with the traditional teachings, and, in so doing, can be considered part of the lineage
transmission, enjoying the Art’s benefits and
themselves to the different historical contexts
in which they live.
spreading them to all!
Today, regarding the Yang Family, we are
That’s why the inheritors have the important commitment of keeping the tradition alive
and reassure the highest virtues in which this
blessed to have a living lineage, which expresses itself through Grandmaster Yang
Zhenduo – 4th generation, and Master Yang Jun
Art has its roots! Consequently, this responsibility is assumed by all serious practitioners,
– 5th lineage inheritor. As their Disciples, we
who truly understand the great benefits that
Tai Chi Chuan has to offer to humanity.
It’s duration throughout time and its ser-
engage in the preservation and continuity of
the teachings, sharing the wonderful benefits
of the Art of Tai Chi Chuan with brazilians and
latin-americans!
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5 • EQUILIBRIUS®: According to your experience,
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leadership responsibiities (teaching, managing,
organizing events and many others) with your
studies and personal practices?
PROF. ANGELA: One of the skills that a good Tai
Chi Chuan practitioner acquires through his
dedication to the Art is managing time and conflicts. We should be able to find time to dedi-
recommended to improve people’s health and
well-being?
PROF. ANGELA: Precisely because it’s an Art!
Every single Art has this important aspect –
because its lineage inheritors preserve and pass
on the tradition, paving ways to various
expressions, and adapting it to different contexts and to the needs of humanity!
That’s what makes the Art so precious!
cate ourselves to
technical trainings,
studies and integrating Tai Chi Chuan into
all of our daily tasks.
There will come
a time when we
hardly distinguish
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why is Tai Chi Chuan a precious Art,
our different activities, because the Art
will be present in every aspect of our
lives. Tai Chi Chuan
is part of all of our
daily actions. However, constant discipline is still needed,
and there’s no excuses for flaws!
those who dedicate
themselves to it will
feel its benefits! Generally
speaking,
nowadays – because
of the real necessities
of the modern world,
the benefits are related to what you
mentioned above:
health improvement
and well-being!
But, in truth, the
benefits can be much
more profound, since
this Art encompasses
I try to stick to
this principle every
single day, and train
for several hours.
Even if training isn’t
possible for some ex-
Time, distance, cultural differences,
weather – none are
obstacles to learn or
teach this Art, and
the human spirit and
Prof. Angela and Prof. Roque training “Push Hands”
(Tui Shou) - Tai Chi Chuan’s two-person practice
ternal reason, the
mind establishes a
connection and I already feel accompanied by
the Masters, engaged in deep inner training!
produces incredible
changes, initiating a
real inner revolution
and discoveries which
can unfold the
practitioner’s highest potentials! The results go
way beyond the person itself, who becomes
tranquil, pacient and compassionate, able to
harmoniously manage the conflicts, be them
personal, with other people or due to external causes!
Prof. Angela Soci
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Official photo of Master Yang Jun’s Disciple Ceremony,
where Prof. Angela (Yang Yajing) receives the Disciple sword – Taiyuan – China, august, 2012
6 • EQUILIBRIUS®: What are your suggestions
8 • EQUILIBRIUS®: Would you like to leave a
for those interested in or begginning to learn
Tai Chi Chuan?
message for our readers?
PROF. ANGELA: Dedicate yourselves to Tai Chi
PROF. ANGELA: Come and experience the practice of Tai Chi Chuan, and according to your
identification with the Art, find time to dedicate yourself to diligently train! Be conscious
of your goals and follow your Instructor’s
advices throughout!
Chuan, as you dedicate yourselves to the most
important things in your lives. Accordingly to
your identification and acknowledgement of
the benefits obtained through its practices,
studies and trainings!
Being receptive and trying to understand
the deepness of this Art makes us better human beings, and allows us to experience
7 • EQUILIBRIUS®: And for those who have more
experience in the Art of Tai Chi Chuan?
unconceavable values of the highest degrees,
making us feel escorted by the spirits of the
Masters of all times!
PROF. ANGELA: Be loyal to the Style chosen,
apply yourself to your Instructor’s suggestions,
and understand that the apprentice’s spirit is
what will allow you to evolve and develop in
this Art. Don’t neglect any instructions given
for your development, and be aware of your
inner changes. And finally, never think that you
know everything, but be conscious of what you
do know – and try to help, with tenderness
and humbleness, whoever seeks you!
“Therefore, don’t satisfy
yourselves with what’s
superficial, always seek a
deeper understanding!”
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Recommendations
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Confucian Ethics
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General Recommendations
onfucius, one of China ’s great sages, established a system of
ethics, morals, hierarchy and behavior, that sets rules for people
dealing with other people and establishing each person’s proper place
in society. Respect is a major theme in the Confucian model of relationships. Students are expected to show respect to Disciples; Disciples are expected to show respect to senior Disciples; and everyone
shows respect to the Teacher. This respect is shown by simple courtesy and is an acknowledgment that those above you have invested
more time with the Teacher.
These are simple conduct recommendations for Classes,
Workshops, Simposiums, Seminars with the Master and other
Events. Following them, you
help creating a harmonious, organized and productive atmosphere for all.
Before it Begins
• Seminars, Workshops and
Classes begin on time. Arrive
at least 10 minutes before the
scheduled time. If you want to
do warm-ups, please arrive
earlier to the venue.
• Turn off all electronic devices
(cell phones, pads, tablets,
notebooks, etc).
• Wear appropriate footwear
and clothing for the practice.
• Place personal items along the
walls and keep the training
area open.
• Follow the venue manager’s
instructions to line-up for the
Grandmaster’s/Teacher’s entrance. Those in the front row
should keep a sideways distance equivalent to a
stretched arm from the colleagues at their side, and then
remain in position, so that the
others can follow the rows
and columns alignment.
Master’s Entrance/Exit
During the Event
• Applaud as the Master/Teacher
walks in or as he is introduced,
and at the end of class.
• At the start of the class, the
Grandmaster/Teacher will do
the hand salute and greet you
with “Tongxuemen hao”. You
salute in return and respond
with “Yang Laoshi hao” (if it is
• Follow the Master’s/Teacher’s
instructions, and remain in
position until he proceeds to
another movement, ou tells
you to stop.
• Don’t interrupt the practice to
take notes; do them at a free
time or the intervals.
• Don’t talk while the Master/
Teacher is giving instructions,
not even when he is talking
to someone in particular.
Master Yang Jun)
• At the end of the class, the
Grandmaster/Teacher will do
the hand salute and say
“Tongxuemen zaijian”. You
salute in return and respond
with “Yang Laoshi zaijian” (if
it is Master Yang Jun)
• Allow the Master/Teacher to
stop at the end of class – don’t
detain him with additional
requests or questions.
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Focus and Attentiveness
Asking Questions
At the End of Class
• Listen to the instructions with
focus and attentiveness, even
if the material seems familiar.
It’s still is a great learning opportunity for you, as well as
for those with less experience
than you.
• Be accepting of the pace of
instruction, whether you think
it’s too slow or too fast.
• Ask questions only if he Master/Teacher invites questions.
• Raise your arm or stand to
present your question, and
remain standing until the answer has been completed.
• Ask in your own language –
don’t ask it in english. Leave
this to the Translator/Interpreter, so that everyone can
understand the question and
its answer.
• At the end of the Master’s/
Teacher’s answer, you can
thank him in your own language, or by saying “Xie xie”.
• After the final salute, remain
in alignment, until the Master/
Teacher exits the venue.
• If there are Certificates to be
given, wait until you are called,
and avoid agglomeration
around the Master/Teacher.
During the Intervals
• Don’t approach the Master/
Teacher during a break; it’s
their free time.
• It is also your free time: rest,
take notes, train ou talk, keeping a respectful tone of voice.
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IV INTERNATIONAL YANG FAMILY TAI CHI CHUAN
SEMINAR IN RIBEIRÃO PRETO - SP
Every year, he teaches Seminars
in many countries, working non-stop
to promote the Yang Style Tai Chi
Chuan, which is becoming a popular
and worldwide recognized Chinese Art,
furthermore helping to improve
people’s health.
This is the fourth time that
EQUILIBRIUS® has the honour
of welcoming Master Yang Jun
to Ribeirão Preto and the
Tai Chi Chuan Seminar. Any interested
person can attend, even without
previous experience in the Art.
Date: November 18th, 19th and 20th, 2016
Place: EQUILIBRIUS® / Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center – Brazil
Registrations: EQUILIBRIUS® Ribeirão Preto Unit – SP
(55-16) 3911-1236 or send an e-mail to [email protected]
More Information: www.taichichuan.com.br
Register now! Reserve your vacancy!
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Master Yang Jun is the sixth generation
of the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan,
current President of the International
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association
and one of today’s greatest
Tai Chi Chuan Masters.
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Tai Chi Chuan helps
reinvigorate stem cells
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Study suggests that regular practice
increases stem cells counts
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aiwanese researchers
have identified one pos-
sible reason that practitioners
of the Martial Art Tai Chi
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Chuan tout its health benefits: apparently it’s practice
reinvigorates stem cells.
In a study published in
the international medical
journal Cell Transplantation,
a research team found that
Tai Chi Chuan can increase
the number of stem cells in
practitioners.
Dr. Lin Hsin-jung, a neural surgeon at Beigang Hos-
Stem Cells – They are cells that
have the remarkable potential
to develop into many different
cell types.
In many tissues, they serve
as a sort of internal repair system,
dividing essentially without limit to
replenish other cells. When a stem cell
divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain
a stem cell or become another type of cell, with a more
specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood
cell or a brain cell.
They are distinguished from other cell types by two
important characteristics: they are unspecialized cells capable of renewing themselves through cell division, sometimes after long periods of inactivity.
Second: under certain physiologic or experimental
conditions, they can be induced to become tissue or organ specific cells with special functions.
Given their unique regenerative abilities, stem cells
can offer new potentials for treating diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Source: http://stemcells.nih.gov/info
pital at China Medical University, noted that the public has
long considered Tai Chi
Chuan to be good for the
body, and practitioners say it
helps them live a longer,
healthier life.
Dr. Lin and a team of researchers put the theory to
the test with three years of
research.
In the study, 60 subjects
were divided into three
groups, two of which undertook Tai Chi Chuan and speed
walking, respectively, and a
control group that did no exercise at all.
The researchers concluded that the Tai Chi Chuan
practitioners saw their individual stem cell counts increase by increments of three
to five times.
Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercises helped the subjects
with heart function, reinvigorated neural cells in the brain,
balanced excitement and inhibition controls, and helped
with mental trauma and
nerve exhaustion.
From the article “Tai Chi Intervention Increases
Progenitor CD34+Cells in Young Adults”,
published at http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/
201406070027.aspx
Personal views about the practice of Tai Chi Chuan
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world of Martial Arts. During these years
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have always adored Martial Arts, but due
to a training injury, I had to stop it for a
while. A few years ago, I got back to my passion,
know the Martial Art that would change my life –
when I found EQUILIBRIUS®. I confess that, at first,
Tai Chi Chuan.
I sought it because of the Kung Fu – Art that I’ve
At my hometown – Brasília, I had my first ex-
practiced since childhood.
perience, with Grandmaster Moo Shong Woo.
Because of some personal problems, I had to
In the first few classes, I already felt how much
drop the Kung Fu classes, but the atmosphere at
those soft movements began to change my en-
EQUILIBRIUS® made me feel so good, that I didn’t
ergy and state of mind. After that, my curiosity
want to leave the place. The choice was the Tai
and interest grew, and I sought to deepen my
Chi Chuan practice, and after a while, I found in it
knowledge. I ended up moving to the city of Belo
a new passion.
Horizonte, but didn’t stop training; I searched for
The deeper I got into its practices and phi-
a place to practice, and came across the Tai Chi
losophy, the more I could feel its benefits. After
Chuan project at the Park, organized by Prof.
some time, I noticed a significant health improve-
Marcelo Giffoni.
ment. My body became more flexible and relaxed;
I realized that Tai Chi Chuan was starting to
become my way of life; it greatly changed my body
my mind was more calm and increasingly far away
from stress and anxiety.
awareness and also my emotional and physical
Today I can refer to my life as: before and
health. Then I thought of becoming an Instructor
after Tai Chi Chuan. I’m continuously awed with
and teach this Art. I wanted people to experience
its benefits. The philosophy behind its practice fas-
the same well-being and mental tranquility as I
cinates me. Tai Chi Chuan’s most simple meaning
previously had. Seeking for a renowned school,
is to go always beyond, to try to be better than
which would help me to deepen my knowledge,
before, and to never stop seeking the knowledge
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I found EQUILIBRIUS at Ribeirão Preto.
When I began training Traditional Yang Style,
which makes this Art the most complete and fascinating I’ve ever had the pleasure to practice.
I was awed with the greatness and deepness of
Speaking like this, many can say that it’s like
its teachings, and, at the same time, with its sim-
trying to touch the horizon – something impos-
plicity and softness. I started to study the various
sible. Maybe they’re right, but the most impor-
areas in which this ancient Art has its roots –
tant thing is not the destination, but the journey
Daoism, Buddhism, Confucionism, I-Ching, Tradi-
itself. And, as Professor Fernando always tells us,
tional Chinese Medicine, among others.
“If it’s difficult, relax; if it’s easy, relax!”.
I’m very happy and proud to be a part of this
Family today, and eternally grateful for the teachings of the Great Masters, so diligently transmitted by Grandmaster Yang Zhenduo and Master
Yang Jun. Also thankful to Professors Fernando
De Lazzari and José Luiz de Castro Júnior, for their
patience and dedication in class.
My wish and commitment is to continue to
evolve and provide health and well-being to as
many people as possible, through the ancient
teachings of the Art of Tai Chi Chuan.”
Tiago Vieira Tosi
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Facial expression, eyes and ears
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bout the mouth, what should you do
when you’re practicing the Hand Form?
the strike, we do the movement, we do the
technique, but we still want you to feel bal-
Basically here I’m talking about the Hand Form,
because in different areas you do it differently.
anced, not to overdo it. That’s why we say:
body moves, mind needs to be stable and calm.
In the Hand Form, we want your mouth
slightly closed, your tongue touching the top
of the roof – basically like your normal, natu-
And the ears? What do we do with the
ears? In China, we have a saying – how can
you say a person is smart? You look at a per-
ral feeling. So you don’t want to open your
son and you say – that person is smart? From
mouth during practice, that’s
what do you get that feeling?
“You need to clear
very strange; sometimes even
From two things: one actually is
close your mouth, that’s also not
very natural.
everything around you,
need to be alert enough.”
So, to balance yourself,
there are two parts: one is the center balance, one is your expression – they need to
be balanced. The inside feeling also needs
to be balanced. Everytime you show something, your mind is not centered. We would
like your face to be neutral.
When they do the technique – like striking, many Martial Artists open their eyes bigger and open their mouth, and some even do
a face expression, to show they have that kind
of power, but not in Tai Chi Chuan. So we do
their eyes, their spirits look very
agile. The other is – when they
hear things, they have a response. So when they hear things, they
rightaway bring their attention into it, so we
say “that person is very sensitive, very smart.”
In Chinese there’s a character that defines
someone who sees with very bright eyes and
whose ears are very sensitive. We have the
eight directions, but you cannot cover eight;
when you look, you cover about six – in China
we say that the eyes can see in six directions,
but the ears can hear in eight directions.
So when you’re practicing, you have to
make your eyes look in front, clear and bright
enough; and your ears always alert to all the
things around you, to understand that the
things around you change. Don’t think you’re
just practicing to yourself, and everything is
closed into yourself, like there’s nothing
around you and you’re totally by yourself.
Image: International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association Newsletter nº 09
This point of view is not from the Martial
Arts. I know many people who do this and they
don’t care for anything around them, but this
is not right from the Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi
Chuan is originally a Martial Art. And when
you practice Martial Arts, actually you kind of
need to clear everything around you, need to
be alert enough. How can you get information? From people who are close to you – one
is seeing, one is listening. These are the two
directions you need to be clear.”
Video of Master Yang Jun published at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=tzZgeZR05Mo
Tai Chi Chuan and Ailing Joints
Study shows that the practice is as effective as Physical Therapy
for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis
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Osteoarthritis (from the greek ósteon = bone / arthron = joint / ite =
inflamation) – The age-related, “wear-and-tear” form of degenerative joint disease – is the most common type of arthritis.
And the knee is the most commonly affected joint. In fact, almost half of the population will have knee pain due to osteoarthritis by age 85. There is no cure; the only permanent treatment is a total knee replacement. More than 700.000 of these
operations are performed in the U.S. each year. Since surgery is
a last resort, what can you do in the meantime? The mainstays
of treatment include losing weight if you need to, exercise,
various pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications, and
Physical Therapy. But these approaches don’t always work well.
Image: http://steptohealth.com
A
study published online on
May 2016, and led by
Chenchen Wang – professor at
Tufts School of Medicine, focused on osteoarthritis patients
who reported significant pain.
The average participant was 60
years old and the study included
204 patients and four Instructors – the largest group in any
Tai Chi Chuan study.
Patients were randomly assigned to either do Tai Chi
Chuan twice a week for 12
weeks with an Instructor with
10 to 30 years of experience, or
undergo Physical Therapy twice
a week at Tufts Medical Center
for six weeks and then do six
weeks of exercise at home.
At the end of the 12 weeks,
the Tai Chi Chuan and Physical
Therapy groups reported equal
improvement in pain and related health outcomes, effects
that remained 52 weeks after
the start of the study.
“Six weeks is very expensive
with a Physical Therapist,” says
Wang. By comparison, “Tai Chi
Chuan is relatively cheap, and
you can get it in a lot of places,”
she notes.
The effects were the same
across the four Tai Chi Chuan
Instructors, she adds, showing
the protocol is easy to learn and
perform successfully. “Everyone
can do this,” she says.
Further, the Tai Chi Chuan
group showed significantly
more improvement than the
Physical Therapy group when it
came to quality of life. “By integrating physical, psychosocial,
emotional, spiritual and behavioral elements, Tai Chi Chuan
may systematically promote
health by its effect on both the
body and the mind.”
“These people never knew
what Tai Chi Chuan was. But
week by week, we saw them
changing to become happier,
healthier people,” says Wang,
who watched patients’ progress
on video. “It was very exciting
to see every day.”
The study conclusion:
“Standardized Tai Chi Chuan
should be considered as an effective therapeutic option for
knee osteoarthritis.”
RISE OF INTEGRATED MEDICINE
In her studies, Dr. Wang
defines Tai Chi Chuan as a multicomponent traditional Chinese
mind-body practice that combines meditation with slow,
gentle, graceful movements,
deep diaphragmatic breathing,
and relaxation.
Wang has seen a greater
accommodation in the medical
world’s attitude toward Tai Chi
Chuan. “After 10 to 20 years doing this work, I think integrated
medicine is becoming popular
now,” Wang says. “Everyone
realizes its importance.”
Now Wang is planning on
studying the mechanism by
which Tai Chi Chuan produces
its benefits.
From the article “Tai Chi and Ailing Joints”,
published at http://now.tufts.edu/articles/taichi-and-ailing-joints
2016
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Jun 3rd-5th
Tai Chi Chuan Lecture
and Seminar at SBTCC’s
Canoas Unit – RS
Tai Chi Chuan Lecture and Seminar
at SBTCC’s Campinas Unit – SP
Jun 10th-12th
Jun 11th
Participants of the10th group
of EQUILIBRIUS®’s Intructors
Graduation Course
Instructor’s Reunion and Advanced
Tai Chi Chuan Training, Ribeirão Preto, SP
EQUILIBRIUS® Activities
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Nº 11
Directors / Instructors
Tai Chi Chuan Seminar with
Master Yang Jun – Greece
Jun 22th-26th
Palestra sobre os benefícios da Meditação para alunos
da liga de Fisioterapia da USP de Ribeirão Preto, SP
Jun 23th
Prof. Everton’s last class and gathering at
Ribeirão Preto’s Commerce Employees Sindicate, SP
Instructor’s Reunion and Advanced
Tai Chi Chuan Training, Ribeirão Preto, SP
Jun 24th
Class for the employees
of Ribeirão Preto’s
Hospital das Clínicas, SP
Tai Chi Chuan for Peace,
conceived by Prof. Paula Faro,
for the first time in Ribeirão
Preto, at Nove de Julho
Avenue’s central walkway
Jul 16th
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COURSES • EVENTS • SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
at EQUILIBRIUS® • Ribeirão Preto • SP
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Tai Chi Saber Intensive Course
Date: August 20th and 21st, 2016
Professional Graduation Course
recognized by the International
Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association.
Instructors Reunion & Advanced
Tai Chi Chuan Training
Monthly Graduation Course
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Starts: February, 2017
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1st Module: October 7th – 16th, 2016
Meditation and Breathing
Exercises Workshop
Starts: October, 2016
Meditation Course
Chinese Phytotherapy Course
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Graduation and Post Graduate Course
Organizing a new group.
Pa Tuan Chin Course
Eight pieces of the brocade
Dates: August 6th and
September 24th, 2016
Introduction to Do-In (Acupressure)
and Traditional Chinese
Medicine Fundamentals Course
Starts: March, 2017
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