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Dear Readers and Friends,
I will try to share some of my training and living experiences with you. I hope that all of the readers of this blog can share there knowledge with me regarding the arts and their philosophies.
I have been very fortunate to have visited
China more than 10 times since 2002 and have been living there for the past two and a half years. I have trained for the past 40 years in a variety of martial arts. The past 20 have been with Taiji and the past 11 years have been dedicated to the Chen Style. (Under the tutelage of Master Kam Lee and Grand Master Zhu Tiancai along with some other representatives from Chen Village.) I consider myself an open minded martial artist and see strengths in all the arts that I have had a chance to experience. Taiji is certainly one of the most misunderstood arts worldwide (including here in
China) It was developed as a self-defense in a violent era of
China. The Chen family used their skills under life and death situations as bodyguards and escorts. We will explore some of their original training methods still being used today by some practitioners.
At this time in my life I find Chen Taiji the most suitable. It is not because of my age (53).
It is because of its practicality, versatility and philosophy.
I will be adding to this blog regularly. I hope you will contribute with both questions and by sharing your experiences with any martial arts.
I hope to improve our understanding of the arts through this blog and its companion website -
taijicenter.com
Thanks for reading,
Steve Contes
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