Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai is a renowned 19th-generation successor of Chen Style Tai Chi, and is one of the “Four Great” from Chen Village, where Tai Chi originated 300 hundreds yeas ago. He is known for his willingness to share the secrets and down-to-earth approach in teaching. He is very inspirational and a must-see for any Tai Chi enthusiast.

He will teach us the Chen Style Tai Chi New Frame Routine One. The new frame is specialized in detailed energy coiling and spiral movements, as well as powerful shaking hits. He will also answer any questions regarding Tai Chi practice. Welcome to anybody, beginner or advanced. You will all enjoy Zhu’s enthusiasm and the boundless energy that he brings to workshops. Just come and be proud that you are learning something directly from one of the best in the field!

Date:
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
9:00am-5:00pm

Fee:
$130 for the whole day, or $70 for half day.
10% off ($117 for the day, and $63 for half day) for those who make payment before June 15th, 2009.

Payments to:
Jesse Tsao, 5051 Sterling Grove Lane, San Diego, CA 92130

Location:
Rancho Bernardo Swim & Tennis Club
San Diego, CA 92128
One mile east of I-15 on Rancho Bernardo Rd, left on Bernardo Oaks Dr. Parking is on the right.

Another awesome fabulous workshop yesterday! I can see the New Frame will add a whole new level to my tai chi practice. GM Zhu is an absolute treasure! I loved the pace, explanations and precise details of all of the movements. The emphasis on coiling/spiraling, subtle differences in weight shifts and movements ... and that oh so awesome jump that I can't do yet but just have to get ... well, suffice it to say ... I really like the New Frame and am looking forward to learning more! Hopefully someday I will be able to do more than just dance my way through it ;-) Ã±Sheryl W.

Thank you so much for today's workshop. It's the first time I seen grandmaster Zhu Tiancai, and he is great. He has a very good, powerful and gentle energy! Even when showing chin-na he didn't want to hurt. He shared a lot and worked us hard!
Xin Jia is interesting, but it is a whole new world! It is clear it requires a lot of skills to move the qi around, that can only be developed with a lot of practice. It was very good to practice very slowly, with all the details. The silk reeling in the afternoon were GREAT. After some time, I could really feel the benefit of all the coiling, big and small. --Alain M.

What an energetic man Grand Master Zhu Tian Cai is!!!! It was a pleasure meeting him, he has a great energy and a very nice and pleasant personality. He shares, explains and details very well. It was so easy to follow when he was standing just in front.
He never tires! What an explosive energy!
I enjoyed the workshop as I learnt a lot of detail and a lot of postures. I enjoyed the silk reelings that we started with in the morning and afternoon a lot! I wish we had continued longer as I was starting to feel a lot of qi and understand the way to move the waist... . I would like to spend more time on the "small circles" and the links in between each move. I was not aware of it right after the workshop but I felt an energy shift thanks to the workshop. 
Spending a whole day learning and practicing taiji opened up my energy level. This shows me that I "need" taiji. We all have busy and stressful lives, taiji is necessary to erase and smoothen the stress, strengthen our health and help us see the "half full glass" as opposed to the half empty glass :-) ---Izabelle M.

I really enjoyed the training and was very impressed with the skill level of both grandmaster Zhu Tiancai and yourself! Sometimes it is difficult to find people interested and skilled in the real martial arts who have a good character and are willing to openly share. There are a lot of people around with "watered down" systems and only limited knowledge of realistic applications or people who can fight but are too violent and of poor character or are just in it to make money. So I feel very lucky to have found you! --Michael S.

We had a short-notice but still successful workshop with Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai.  He became an honorary advisor of Tai Chi Healthways - we are lucky to have such a high-caliber grandmaster as our guide! 

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"Jesse -- Many, many thanks for hosting ANOTHER workshop filled with Tai Chi treasures! Each workshop introduces me to new levels and insights about this incredible art. There is always so much more to learn! Please convey my thanks to Grandmaster Zhu Tiancai for being so friendly and so willing to share his extensive knowledge of Chen style. Ahhhhhhhhh ... love that fajin!!!!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT for next year's workshop :)"  
--Sheryl W.

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We had a successful World Tai Chi/Qigong Day. 

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"This was a great togetherness for all Tai-Chi aficionados which should happen more often through your leadership.  I did not only find a great teacher in you but also a friend."  ---Dan 

"Thanks for hosting a great World Tai Chi Day today, Jesse!† Awesome demonstration you gave!!!† Can't believe you just ad-libbed that!† And I wanted to share what I heard†said by many students throughout the day: "We are so lucky to have Jesse as a teacher!  He is a treasure." It's always such fun getting together with others who share a love of Tai Chi."  ---Sheryl W.

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