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Relaxation
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Tai Chi Chuan is an excellent way to manage stress and find relaxation in your life. Wu style is a family art, and this is reflected in the friendly and supportive atmosphere. In most classes, you are able to learn at your own pace. During class, you have the opportunity to review what you have learned as well as learn new material.
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Tradition
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We teach traditional Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. The school is headed by Sifu Genie Parker who has over eighteen years experience with Wu style. She is also the first non-Chinese woman to take on disciples for the Wu family, and only the third person in North America to be so honored. Sifu Genie is seen here with Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu in front of our building in Ann Arbor.
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Centered
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Centered at 605 South Maple, just north of Liberty, right by Westgate and Kroger, our school is close to downtown Ann Arbor yet distant enough that large events do not affect traffic in the area. There is plenty of parking behind the building.
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Linkage
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The school is certified by the Wu family, and Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu visits the school at least once a year. Please visit the main Wu family website for more information as well as an on-line store featuring instructional videos and other products. www.wustyle.com
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Balance
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Practicing Tai Chi can produce many benefits. Here is one student's story:
I was introduced to Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan when I was 44 years old. I had had many years of logging, carpentry, and hard style martial arts before seeking a Tai Chi teacher. When I was 39, my Shaolin teacher told me that I had reached an age, which would soon end my martial arts practice unless I switched to Tai Chi. After 5 years of searching, I discovered Wu Style Tai Chi.
At that time, I had many physical problems:
1. Painful nunchuk elbow dent.
2. Left ring finger at an odd angle from a bad Tae Kwon Do block.
3. Life long back pain - only briefly controlled by visits to the chiropractor.
4. Woody Allen posture involving head hung forward.
5. Walk with toes out and knees frequently collapsing inward.
6. Intermittent sciatic nerve pinch that on one occasion resulted in a painful paralysis of my right foot.
I had practiced with several other Tai Chi styles before Wu Style. However, those teaching had no direct supervision from anyone. After learning the basics of the form, little additional correction was available.
Under these conditions, what I was practicing did not produce any improvements for my problems.
Wu Style, as taught by Sifu Genie, has magnificently affected my physical and mental well-being. Every one of my previous problems is now gone, or fully controlled by my ongoing practice. The rewards of Tai Chi come after long hard work, and are well worth it.
Bob Roth
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