The Chinese Martial Arts of Tai Chi
Stress Relief
Relaxation
Balance
Flexibility & Muscle Tone
What is Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a slow-motion, low-impact exercise and self-defense system designed for people who want to improve muscle tone and flexibility as it relieves stress and promotes relaxation, balance, coordination, and brain function. Tai Chi does not require great strength, nor does it involve strenuous physical exertion. Unlike other forms of exercise, Tai Chi can be performed by anyone, regardless of age or physical condition. Tai Chi is done slowly and evenly, with rhythmical postures. There are 5 components to every class: Warmups, Breathing, Rooting, Massage, and Postures. Getting started is easy. You can just check out one of our Trial Programs.
Tai Chi is based on two animals: the crane and the snake. The Crane helps with balance and flexibility. The Snake improves breathing, loosens the joints, and improves the cardiovascular system.
The Five Steps of Tai Chi
Tai Chi is designed for older individuals or anyone who needs to relieve stress and promote relaxation as they improve flexibility and muscle tone with gentle, slow-motion, low-impact, easy-to-learn dance-like postures. Each class has 5 steps for relaxation:
1) Tai Chi stretching for total joint and muscle flexibility.
2) Tai Chi Rooting improves balance and lower body strength.
3) Tai Chi Breathing and Hand Exercises for flexibility of the upper body, shoulder, arms, wrists, and hands.
4) Tai Chi Massage uses the acupressure points to release trapped energy and relaxation.
5) Tai Chi Postures are a relaxing dance-like movement for energizing your mind and body.
Step 1 - Tai Chi Stretching
These are unique Tai Chi exercises that loosen the joints and muscles. What makes these exercises unique is that they use a gentle motion to stretch the entire body at once. This is natural way the body stretches. I’m sure that after sitting down for a long time period of time, you’ve stood up and stretch by raising your arms and gently tightening your body. It feels great! That is Tai Chi natural stretching.
Step 2 - Tai Chi Rooting
Rooting serves two purposes. 1) It develops the leg strength and improves muscle tone. At the same time is strengthens the lower back and improves balance. 2) Tai Chi moves smoothly like water in a country stream. To move your body gracefully and smoothly requires the knowledge of shifting the weight from one leg to the other. Walking requires the same action. In fact, just after a few weeks, you’ll find walking easier and you’ll feel lighter on your feet.
Improved My Balance
A few years ago, after cancer surgery and further treatment, Tai Chi was a way to keep myself in focus and improved my balance. Tai Chi was a way to keep myself in focus
Victor
Step 3 - Tai Chi Breathing
Hand Expression & Breathing – One of the first places that many people start to get arthritis is their hands. The joints become inflamed from poor circulation and not stretching their fingers, wrists, elbows and shoulders. Tai Chi Hand Expression improves this circulation with special circular hand and arm motions thus improving blood flow and joint flexibility. In fact many people that have arthritis have found a 90 percent improvement.
Step 4 - Tai Chi Massage
You’ve heard of acupressure, acupuncture and therapeutic massage. Tai Chi Massage uses all three of these at once with specific methods that utilize a variety of acupressure and acupuncture points. Have you ever had a headache? Most people have and one of the first things that everyone does is massage their temples. This is a prominent acupuncture point used for relieving headaches and relaxing the mind. The Tai Chi massage will show you the proper way to massage these points for the maximum benefit.
Step 5 - Tai Chi Postures
Are dance-like movements that combine the previous 4 steps into one smooth-fluid action. These postures are done slowly without tension and accompanied by deep rhythmic breathing. Each Tai Chi posture in of itself is a gentle physical exercise and stretching. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. Like water flowing in a country brook. Tai Chi postures are rooted in the feet, directed by the waist and expressed with the hands. You learn to coordinate the hands and feet, which reduces the tension of everyday activities such as walking. Alleviating stress has a profound effect on your health and attitude.
Very Relaxing
I found tai chi to be very relaxing. My first class was great. After I left, my drive home was peaceful and mind and body were relaxed. My first class was great.
Linda
Your Professional Team
Master Rothrock and his team of Professional Black Belt Coaches have over 55 years of experience.
They know how to keep you motivated and on track to achieve your goals and get the best workout you ever had.
Classes are based on three pillars for success: Physical Workout, Mental Workout (Focus and Discipline), and Motivation (personal Tai Chi trainers in every class). You do not have to be in shape when you get started in the Beginner Tai Chi Program.
The program, designed by Master Rothrock, gradually helps with stress relief, flexibility, balance, cardiovascular health, and muscle tone.
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