SHIH FU TSU - TAIJIQUAN (THE WAY OF HARMONY) by Ten Carr
TEN died Harare Sept 2005, he will be missed by many students and friends
Taijiquan was introduced
into China abou 540 A.D. by an Indian Buddhist
priest named the Bodidharma (Tamo in Chinese.) At this time the Shaolin
order was formed. At the time of the building of the Temple the emperor's
gardeners had just planted new trees, so the temple was named "young"
( or
new ) forest, in Chinese Mandarin Shaolin and Sil Lum in Cantonese. The
result was that the Shaolin monks then translated Yoga from sanskrit.
The
monks who prior to the Bodidharma had not been fit, were turned into a
displined group who defended themselves without weapons. They were never
the attackers having been trained in the art of how to avoid conflict
and
their skills allowed them to carry out their work as healers.
The Flower of Life or Mer Ke Ba led by Ten Carr at WTC & Q Day 2002
Taijiquan covers a broad spectrum from conception to infinitiy. Apart
from it"s health benfits ,which are many, it assist people to adapt
more
easily to change by understanding that all is creation and the most
important factors of life are communication and LOVE.
Ten Carr was born to parents who had a strong interest in Yoga and
herbal medicine. At the age of four Ten was crippled following an accident.
He was then introduced to Yoga and what we now call T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Ten
was
trained by many teachers over the ensuing years and realised that the
training was almost identical to that used by certain orders of Irish
monks
in the Middle ages. At the age of 37 Ten had developed his own style known
as Shih Fu Tsu (The Works of the Man Ten. ) The most important of Ten's
study were 20 years with the most important all Swami Nisrecyasananda ( a
follower of Vivikananda) whose monastery specialized in a long form of White
Crane. Ten is qualified as 10th Rank Grand-Unarmed Master. Ten is recognised
by the Dalai Lama as Bodidharma.
Ian Sellars demonstrates the "Stick Form" at WTC & Q Day Harare 2002
Classes are held in the open in pleasant surrounding Tuesday evenings
Thursday mornings and Saturday afternoons in Greendale, Harare. At the
end of year you will have mastered the basic forms, which assist one in
becoming a contributing and helpful member of society. There are many
pupils at various instructor levels to help new comers. Costs per month
on application.
Two Egyptian pictures that contain important symbols for Ten
T'AI CHI & QIGONG (Chi Kung) IN ZIMBABWE
T'ai Chi Ch'uan is not just one subject, there are a variety of approaches, so anyone thinking of taking up the practice of T'ai Chi Ch'uan would do well to watch a class first, consider how the subject is explained and what the general atmosphere is surrounding the class. To aquire a long Yang Form you are going to have to attend classes for 2 - 3 years, so it is important that you feel at ease with the teacher, the classes and the other students.
THE SCHOOL OF T'AI CHI CH'UAN, HARARE with Sonia Periera, Chi Kung & the LONG YANG FORM
T'AI CHI CHIH with Sr Francis Kay
The LONG YANG FORM, T'ai Chi Elements & 4 Directions Study Groups with Bev Reeler
WORLD T'AI CHI BOXING ASSOCIATION - Zimbabwe, Highlands Branch. LONG YANG FORM & TAE BO/AEROBICS
SHIH FU TSU - TAIJIQUAN (THE WAY OF HARMONY) classes with Ten Carr
