Announcements and Upcoming Events
"STAY HOME, STAY SAFE" - CLASSES CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19):
We have canceled all classes until at least Monday, April 13th, per Governor Whitmer's Executive Order of March 23, 2020. We will extend as necessary to help contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and save lives. We must all do our part so that everyone stays as safe and healthy as possible during these unprecedented times.
For Up-To-Date Information on Coronavirus:
Michigan.gov/Coronavirus (Includes "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Guidelines)
CDC.gov/Coronavirus
COVID-19 Hotline, 8am to 5pm Daily: 888-535-6136
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; use hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available; cover cough and sneezes with tissue and throw tissue away after use, or cough/sneeze into your elbow if tissue is not available.
We will continue to send out periodic updates and take further precautionary steps as needed.
Awarded 2020 Best Tai Chi School in Ann Arbor!
We are honored to be recognized by "Best of Ann Arbor 2020" in the category of Tai Chi School! Much gratitude to our Chief Instructor, Sifu Genie Parker, for her instruction and guidance. Many thanks and sincere appreciation to our students and the Ann Arbor community for this special distinction!
Delayed until 2021: International Wu-Style Tournament and Exhibition, originally scheduled for July 23-27, 2020, Downtown Toronto. Stay tuned for updates!
Learn more about Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan at our Federation site
LINEAGE
Through Sifu Genie, who is a disciple of Grandmaster Eddie Wu Kwong Yu, the Academy has direct lineage to the International Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Federation and is certified by the Wu family. Grandmaster Wu is the head of the fifth generation of the Wu family and the Gatekeeper of Wu Style. He visits the Academy at least once a year, providing instruction and guidance.
TRADITION
The school is headed by Sifu Genie Parker, Chief Instructor-Midwest, who has over thirty years' experience training and teaching Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan. She is 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.
Hand Forms
108 Standard, 108 Round, and 54-Step Competition
Pushing Hands
Basic, Forward/Backward, Half Step, Chain Step, Large Circle,
Lean Forward/Sit Back, Nine Palace, Circular Nine Palace, Roll Elbow,
One-Handed Offsetting, Free Style
Chi Gong
Twenty-Four Forms
Weapons
Saber, Double-Edged Sword, Spear
Sparring Forms
Instructor Training
ALL
Ages & Ability Levels
WELCOME
We Teach Traditional Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan
Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels
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