Tai Chi (Grand Ultimate Fist)

About Tai Chi Classes

Tai Chi is a slow-motion, low-impact exercise and self defense system designed for people that want to improve muscle tone and flexibility as it relieves stress and promotes relaxation, balance, coordination and brain function.

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Master Rothrock performs Single Whip

Five Steps of Tai Chi for Total Relaxation:

These are the 5 steps for each traditional Tai Chi class. These are designed to improve and maximize the benefits of Tai Chi that include: relaxation, muscle tone, flexibility, balance... and more.

1> Tai Chi Motion Exercises for joint flexibility

2> Tai Chi Rooting for Balance and Leg Strength

3> Tai Chi Breathing for Health

4> Tai Chi Massage to relax the nerve points

5> Tai Chi Postures for smooth fluid motion

Tai Chi Saying

When a man is born, he is soft and weak,

When a man dies, he becomes stiff and hard,

Thus the stiff and unyielding follow death,

The soft and yielding follow life.

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6 Principles of Tai Chi:
    1. Concentrated - Mind & Body Harmony
    2. Slow Action - Promotes Well Being
    3. Rooted - For Leg Strength & Balance
    4. Natural - Stress free Movements
    5. Relaxed - Relieves Stress
    6. Circular - Improves Joint Flexibility

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"I find that the deep concentration necessary to practice Tai Chi helps to erase all the concerns and stresses of the workday. I feel relaxed and at peace after performing these exercises. I also believe that it helps to stimulate my immune system, keeping me healthy." Conrad

"I found tai chi to be very relaxing. I came to Master Rothrock's school to take up kickboxing, to release stress, after speaking with Mrs. White on my active workday. We both found that tai chi sould suit me more. My first class was great. After I left, my drive home was peaceful and my mind and body were in a great spirit. I enjoy coming to class when I can get here as much as I can." Thank you, Master Rothrock. Denise

Tai Chi for Self Defense

Nothing under heaven is softer or more yielding than water; but when it attacks things hard and resistant there is not one of them that can prevail. For they can find no way of altering it. That the yielding conquers the resistant and the soft conquers the hard is a fact known by all men, yet utilized by none.

This is the basic principle for Tai Chi defense. When someone attacks them, they do not resist the attack, rather they flow or move with the attack to unbalance the opponent and use this unbalanced position to launch their defensive attack.

Tai Chi practitioners practice this with exercises such as Dalu, single pushing hands and double pushing hands. The main idea behind these exercises is to stay relaxed and feel your opponent’s force and redirect it away from you. Then using a circle, you launch your own attack and try to stay soft and relaxed so your opponent cannot detect your intent and force.

Locations

2340 E. Carson St.                11965 Perry Hwy.              3222 Lebanon Church             417 Main St.   421 N. Penna. Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203            Wexford, PA 15090            West Mifflin, PA 15122        Duryea, PA 18642      Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
(412) 381-6160                    (724) 940-0120                 (412) 469-2427                      (570) 457-2591        (570) 829-3510