Practical Tai Chi Chuan
UPCOMING EVENTS:
WHAT: 3-DAY TAI CHI WORKSHOP WITH PAUL SILVFERSTALE (WUDANG PRACTICAL TAI CHI CHUAN SWEDEN)
WHEN: MAY 30 - June 1
10 a.m. - noon & 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
WHERE: Legion Park, near Legion Hall
Look for the A-Board
FEE: $195 (all 3 days)
$130 (2 days)
$65 (1 day)
CONTACT: Dennis Dilday, D.C. (425) 348-5207 or [email protected]
(There will be a meet & greet at TAMPICO Restaurant, 2303 Broadway, Everett, on Thursday, May 29th at 6 p.m. - the public is welcome)
Paul Silfverstrale is a Swedish martial arts teacher, acupuncturist, and natural movement mentor. After ten years of training in Kyokushinkai karate, he started practicing Wudang Practical Tai Chi Chuan in 1998 under the guidance of Sifu Dan Docherty. With Dan´s introduction, he resided, studied for several years in Malaysia and Singapore, and trained with other masters of the Hong Kong Wu lineage. After 20 years of practice, Paul was appointed Level 9 – “Principal Instructor” in the style by Sifu Docherty. During the years he expanded his experience under Bapak Wilhelm de Thouars’ in Kuntao Silat. He has won many Forms, Tuishou, and Sanshou tournaments, and has coached several champions including the Swedish national team. Paul is a professional teacher who travels all over Europe each year to sustain and develop the style of Wudang Practical Tai Chi Chuan with fellow teachers and students. His approach is integrative and focused on connecting the dots making them useful for each individual on the scope of movement, health, and martial training.
(If you can walk, and even better, if you can stand on one leg, you are qualified to do tai chi. If you are a world-class elite athlete, you are also qualified - there will much for you to discover and appreciate.)
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Saturdays, and most Sundays it turns out, 8 a.m., at Legion Park in Everett (located right at Legion Hall)
A group of us meet and train each Saturday, and most Sundays, at 8 a.m. You can come see what we do, and participate if you like. And you can ask questions. Join us if "the Perfect Exercise" is something you are interested in.
Personal Instruction by Appointment
Details: http://doctordilday.wordpress.com/everett-tai-chi-chuan/
“I have studied with a number of tai chi masters and teachers. Their teaching methods often caused me pain- sometimes lasting for months, or did nothing to alleviate the pain my wrong postures were causing. I have read hundreds of books and articles on tai chi and memorized lots of tai chi movements and forms, but after all of that study, my back, knees, ankles, and feet were still hurting. In just two classes you showed me how my physical postures were creating that pain, and you showed me how to move properly, which has reduced my pain by about 90%. I have never seen tai chi presented as effectively as you present it.”
Tai Chi student, Summer 2010
