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T 'ai Chi Classes
A personal fitness system that has application in martial arts,
healing arts and spiritual growth.
led by Sifu Jay Proescher
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
Whether doing your daily activities or playing varsity sports, T'ai Chi can
enhance your performance. T'ai Chi is a personal fitness system that has
application in martial arts, healing arts and spiritual growth.
The ancient Chinese martial art of T'ai Chi has not only self-defense qualities
but also numerous day-to-day mind, body, and spirit benefits that can help
people of all ages.
Whether the focus is school, work, or play, T'ai Chi
offers you the opportunity for daily balance and coordination, managing stress,
gaining the upper hand in tough situations, or simply slowing down life's
hectic schedule. T'ai Chi practice offers something for everyone.
Through the practice of T'ai Chi, you will achieve:
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Efficiency of movement
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Ergonomic movement for prevention of injuries
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Speed through elimination of wasted energy
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Agility and flexibility of movement
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Improved balance and increased strength
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Clarity of mind and the ability to concentrate and stay focused
T'ai Chi is not magic, but a set of proven techniques that must be practiced to
achieve the benefits. T'ai Chi is not a miracle, but can produce miraculous
results, if you do the work. T'ai Chi is not hard, but a complex set of
movements broken down into simple steps. T'ai Chi is not easy; it requires
commitment and practice. T'ai Chi is not a religion, but enhances your
spiritual experience and strengthens your faith.
Sifu Jay Proescher
has fifteen years of T'ai Chi Chuan experience. He became a
member of the Hall of the Changing Dragon, a gwan in Auburn, Indiana, in
September 1995. His teacher was Sifu Bob Sbarge, who had studied with
Grandmaster Frank DeMaria for twenty years at the American Center for Chinese
Studies in New York. He currently trains at the Peaceful Dragon in Charlotte,
N.C. with Master Eric Sbarge.
Jay Proescher was raised to the level of Sifu in February, 2008 by the American
Center for Chinese Studies.
Jay Proescher has taught T'ai Chi Chuan classes at Synergy Yoga and Pilates,
the YMCA in Angola, IN and the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department. He
has also taught classes at the Gwan of the Changing Dragon for several years.
Jay Proescher's current practice of T'ai Chi Chuan includes the Ch'ang style
long form, T'ai Chi short staff form, Chinese broadsword T'ai Chi form, T'ai
Chi sword form, Hsing I long staff form, Ta Lu form, various push hand
practices and numerous Chi Kung exercises. He is training in the Chinese
internal martial arts of Ba Gua and Hsing I.
Jay Proescher has participated in the 2004 U. S. Kuoshu Championship Tournament
in Baltimore, MD and has prepared since 1974 for his T'ai Chi Chuan training
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studies in and the practice of Yoga, Meditation, Massage Therapy, Karate,
Kungfu and physical conditioning and nutrition.
What students say about T'ai Chi:
"One word describes T'ai Chi – Great! It is energizing for all ages, god for
arthritis and it also relieves stress." – Mary E. Taylor
"T'ai Chi helps me focus during tests at school. It improved my balance in
gymnastics. I have asthma and T'ai Chi has helped my breathing." – Sara Baird,
age 18
"I have a lot of stress on my job. Until I started the class, I was a basket
case. It has given me a new perspective. My colleagues say I have found inner
peace." A student of 18 months
"T'ai Chi is the perfect, gentle exercise for me, improving my coordination and
giving added strength at my own pace to a previously sedentary existence." –
Mary Raub, age 76
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