Bruce Frantzis wrote an inspiring account of a bagwa teacher in China who taught pensioners his system and how these senior citizens were extremely strong despite their age.
This story inspired our syllabus with regards students over 50.
Young and old alike work through an extensive range of qigong and neigong partner and solo exercises.
Form is not the focus of our Age Concern classes.
We do teach form but address internal strength first. Awareness, balance, mobile joints, soft muscles and a healthy psoas are more important than choreography. Connection and gravity replace the use of contracted muscles.
Since tai chi uses no actual strength in the conventional sense, older students find themselves becoming very strong in a matter of months.
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