Tai Chi Chuan Qigung
7 Star Tai Chi
Iron Shirt Qigung
Iron Shirt Qigung
James Houston teaches 7 star Tai Chi Chuan (or Taijiquan alternate spelling)as was taught to him by his Sifu Simon Chi Chung Kwong. Tai chi is excellent for anyone to practice regardless of age or physical ability. It improves balance, posture, strength, and Peace of Mind.
There are many styles of Tai chi taught throughout the world, and there is a difference between regular Tai chi and Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is the older name of the system and it implies inclusion of self-defense techniques. However due to its wide usage in China by the elderly population for exercise the Chuan portion has been left off and mostly it is taught as a form of dance and balance exercises.
The roots of the style include a variety of self-defense techniques and Tai chi practitioners were at one time martial artists. The techniques included inside the martial system include strikes, traps, throws and pins. The primary martial philosophy is avoiding the opponents strength, affecting their balance and timing and striking to vital areas of the body.
The system James Houston teaches can be used in a multitude of ways. First and foremost, as classical Tai chi for health and vitality, however those that are interested in learning the entire Tai chi chuan system are in luck because Houston has a deep understanding of the application of the techniques for self-defense.
There are many styles of Tai chi taught throughout the world, and there is a difference between regular Tai chi and Tai Chi Chuan. Tai Chi Chuan is the older name of the system and it implies inclusion of self-defense techniques. However due to its wide usage in China by the elderly population for exercise the Chuan portion has been left off and mostly it is taught as a form of dance and balance exercises.
The roots of the style include a variety of self-defense techniques and Tai chi practitioners were at one time martial artists. The techniques included inside the martial system include strikes, traps, throws and pins. The primary martial philosophy is avoiding the opponents strength, affecting their balance and timing and striking to vital areas of the body.
The system James Houston teaches can be used in a multitude of ways. First and foremost, as classical Tai chi for health and vitality, however those that are interested in learning the entire Tai chi chuan system are in luck because Houston has a deep understanding of the application of the techniques for self-defense.
Qigong
Iron Shirt (simplified Chinese: 铁衫; traditional Chinese: 鐵衫; pinyin: tiě shān; Cantonese: tit1 saam3) is a form of hard style martial art exercise believed to help protect the human body from impacts in a fight. This is one of the 72 arts of the Shaolin Temple. Some martial arts are based on the belief that a correctly trained body can withstand more damage than one that is untrained. Iron Shirt is said to be a series of exercises using many post stances, herbs, qigong and body movements to cause the body's natural energy (qi) to reinforce its structural strength. Practitioners believe that directing energy to parts of the body can reinforce these parts of the body to take blows against them.
-Wikipedia
For over 30 years James Houston has studied iron shirt Qigong. He has given demonstrations of his ability to break concrete blocks with his hands and sustain impacts to his bones that would cause fractures in most people. Iron shirt is not an easy discipline to study but its rewards are extraordinary for both self-defense and vitality. The practice of Qigong involves Meditation, Deep Breathing, Cold Water Immersion and many other techniques now known to prolong life and improve vitality .
-Wikipedia
For over 30 years James Houston has studied iron shirt Qigong. He has given demonstrations of his ability to break concrete blocks with his hands and sustain impacts to his bones that would cause fractures in most people. Iron shirt is not an easy discipline to study but its rewards are extraordinary for both self-defense and vitality. The practice of Qigong involves Meditation, Deep Breathing, Cold Water Immersion and many other techniques now known to prolong life and improve vitality .