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Long River Tai Chi Circle is the school of Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ch'ing and author of the acclaimed There Are No Secrets, Gateway to the Miraculous , and Like a Long River

We practice Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing's "simplified" 37 posture Yang-style form. The three pillars of our study are Form, Sensing Hands, and Sword.

Long River Tai Chi Circle has branches in the US, Europe, and Colombia SA.

Wolfe writes: It was flexibility that was his (the professor's) tool. However, not a flexibility that results from everything being disjointed. The key is to combine the ideas of one-piecedness with flexibility, creating Taichi.
In the classics much is made of the quality of Taichi being like a whip, rather than a stick. It's relevant that a whip is still "one-pieced" but it is not rigid. It combines a unified chi with complete flexibility.
 ...we should remember that when we say "Relax," we are also saying, "Be loose."

Upcoming Beginners Classes

New Beginners Class in New York City, NY!
4 month course
  • Starts Thursday, Sepember 12th, 7:00-7:45pm, St. Michael's Church, 225 W. 99th Street (betw. Bway + Amsterdam)
  • In person and Zoom
  • Contact Tim Higginbotham: Tim@longrivertaichi.org or 917-842-4814 for questions

    • New Beginners Class in Burlington, VT!
     Wednesday mornings, starts October 2nd at 9 am
  • St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 305 Flynn Ave.
  • Contact patricklrtcc@gmail.com, 802-490-6405 for more information

    • New Beginners Class in Keene, NH!
     Wednesday evenings, starts October 2nd at 7 pm
  • Keene Unitarian Church, 69 Washington Street
  • Contact patricklrtcc@gmail.com, 802-490-6405 for more information

    • New beginners class in Hadley, MA!
    Sunday mornings, starts October 6th at 9 am
  • East Street Studios, 47 East Street
  • Contact J_Ilson @ yahoo.com, 413-584-1976. for more information

    • New Beginners Class in Norwich, VT!
     Monday mornings, starts October 7th at 9 am
  • St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 262 Main Street
  • Contact patricklrtcc@gmail.com, 802-490-6405 for more information

    • New Beginners Class in Brattleboro, VT!
     Monday evenings, starts October 7th at 7 pm
  • 118 Elliot Street
  • Contact patricklrtcc@gmail.com, 802-490-6405 for more information

    • Amherst 2019 Workshop
    Amherst July 2019 Workshop


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    There Are No Secrets Gateway to the Miraculous Like a Long River Tai Chi Chuan with Wolfe Lowenthal Taichi Thoughts Spain '06 DVD Je Me Souviens Audio CD Push Hands DVD








    Last updated 09/03/2024