Every Tuesday, at 8 AM in Washington Square Park in New Orleans, Aedh convenes a class to spread the Wudang taiji teachings. This morning the class included push hands in relation to the form, so I got to participate with the class. Normally, I and another student practice the CMC sword a little before class and then I rock walk for 45 min or an hour till my lesson begins. I go to push hands with Aedh, who has 30 years martial arts training, and 10 years of CMC experience.
8 students for the 42 degree start of day.
I got 25 min of tai chi in this morning in my home practice. I was short on both time and attention. It is a 2 hr drive to New Orleans, and it was well worth it! I also had a great Alexander Technique lesson afterwards!
Are there currently a Chen Man Ching tai chi class being taught in the New Orleans area? I am interested in training the form, push hands and sword.
John,
No form classes but Aedh trained with David Blake, one of the Professor’s NY students, for a number of years before he headed off to China. He now teaches a Wudang form, but also does push hands, which is why I work with him. He’s got a couple of students who practice sword in the park after class but I am not sure if it is CMC or Wudang.
He teaches at Washington Square in the park at 8 AM M-Sat. I am there every Friday and join the class after they do their warm ups and have a private lesson afterwards.
Sorry this took so long getting back to you, I check the site every day but had not noticed your message.
Al