Balance

The biggest fear that people have as they get older is that of falling

Longevity

Practicing proper Tai Chi and Chi Kung from a qualified instructor provides you with the knowledge and movements to increase balance, strength, flexibility, massage your body's energy pathways organs, vessels muscles and tendons. It is believed by the chinese that keeping the spine flexible is the key to good health & longevity.

Emotional Benefits

Both Tai Chi and Chi Kung have recently been widely accepted by western medicine as a practice to help reduce stress and create a sense of well being. 

And there are many more.....

Listed below are some of the conditions that can benefit from a properly taught Tai Chi/Chi Kung training program. All statements can be verified on the internet by clicking on the links listed below.

Pregnancy (Proper breathing, low impact excercise, provide benefits for mother and fetus) http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Tai_Chi_Optimal_for_Pregnancy.html

Diabetes (Proven to help control blood sugar in those with Type 2 Diabetes) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/102256.php

Blood Pressure (Proven to help control high blood pressure through proper breath and low impact physical movements)http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-complementary-alternative-treatments

Proper Breathing (Western medicine has embraced the inportance of proper breathing stating that and I quote... "Ten proper deep breaths a day will dramatically improve your overall health." So now, imagine the benefit if you learn to breath properly throughout the entire day. http://edu.udym.com/essentials-of-proper-breathing-with-tai-chi/

A.D.D & A.D.H.D (Provides students with a training program that will help them focus)http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/3/3842.html

Athletes (Provides focus, strength and flexibility) http://www.examiner.com/tai-chi-in-knoxville/tai-chi-for-athletes

Chronic Pain Suffers (Relaxes the body and helps relieve pain caused by many conditions) http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=119052

Rehab Patients (Helps speed up the recovery process) http://www.worldtaichiday.org/Medical_Research_On_Tai_Chi_Qigong/stroke_rehabilitation_therapy.html

              So now it is time to begin your adventure and discover what the secrets that the Chinese have benefited from for thousands of years.

Take control of your pain, physical health, and emotional well being. Don't let it control you!   

Tai Chi and Chi Kung are the internal component of Shaolin Kung Fu. The arts were developed to help us attain enlightenment and harness the incredible energy resources that flow unknowingly through our bodies and throughout the entire universe everysecond of every day. 

Tai Chi is complex and it is impossible to properly learn Tai Chi or Chi Kung from a DVD or in a one or two day workshop. The fact is, Tai Chi is an art based on the science of body mechanics that is meant to be practiced regularly throughout ones lifetime.  It is an art that should not be taken lightly, especially when choosing a teacher.  

Shaolin Tai Chi Studio is owned and operated by Si-Heng T.J. Smith. He studied the art and earned his teaching credentials under the guidance of  Si-Sook Fred Christie. Si-Sook trained under Si-Gung Greg Zilb, and they have selflessly passed the art along to me so that I may teach those who want to learn the art and enjoy the physical and emotional lift that one can attain by practicing properly taught Tai Chi and Chi Kung.  

Si-Heng T.J. began studying Tai Chi after trying everything from physical therapy to pain management for chronic back pain, which resulted in two major surgeries.  With the pain still present, an emotional state in limbo and out of options, he turned his sights towards Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Chi Kung. It proved to be a life choice that indeed reduced his level of pain, gave him more flexibility, a positive outlook and a better quality of life.