This is a follow-on article to the article I posted two years ago with the same title “Tailoring Taiji Classes to Audience.” In this new article, I elaborate more on three types of Taiji students: Those with mobility handicaps, those with memory handicaps, and children. The key concept is how to teach Taiji to each […]
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Tailoring Taiji Classes to Audience – II
December 2017
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“A Teacher’s Reflection: 2017 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour” by Lisa Wiater, English Teacher at Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, NJ*
December 2017
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The 2017 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour [1] was a two-week immersion program created to learn about WWII history in Asia. It allowed me to gain knowledge that I could have never obtained by reading a book. As a public high school teacher, I firmly believe that study tours are an invaluable way to […]
Stages of Learning Taijiquan As a Martial Art
September 2017
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Taiji is both a martial art and a good health exercise for people of all ages. As a matter of fact, when it was first invented several hundred years ago, it was even more used as a martial art, e.g., to protect villages from bandits or as body guards for transporting people and goods. That […]
Highlights of the 2017 Peace and Reconciliation Asia Study Tour
On July 14-27, 2017, a group of 17 people participated in a two-week immersion program to study WWII history in Asia. Ten are from the U.S., six are from Canada, and one is a Canadian citizen currently living in Hong Kong. WWII history in Asia is seldom taught in American or Canadian high schools […]