Tai Chi

[elisheva-miriam.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone. I've recently moved to the vicinity of Davis Square from out of state, and I find myself lacking the local connections to discover which martial arts teachers are the good ones. My previous dojo taught Chinese-style kung fu, and as much as I enjoyed it, the practice was sometimes too demanding for my damaged joints. Now that I'm settling in, I'd like to take up tai chi in a more meditative atmosphere.

Who would you recommend, and where do they teach?

(I did read the archive, but the most recent post on this topic was dated Dec. 2003. :) )

Comments

[lauradi7.livejournal.com]

I strongly recommend Davis Square Martial arts
http://www.davissquaremartialarts.com/

I don't know what counts as a meditative atmosphere, though. The studio is in a basement, quite basic, and the summer Saturday classes are outdoors, near the T stop, where there are lots of distractions.

[elisheva-miriam.livejournal.com]

I mean "atmosphere" more in the tone that classes take on. My old dojo had a fairly aggressive atmosphere - they taught tai chi to the first-degree black belts as a combat art (and it can be brutal at full speed) rather than as a form of moving meditation, which is what I'm looking for.

Thanks for the recommendation!

[eredien]

Davis Square Martial Arts will let you sit in on a few classes for free. It's pretty mellow although the more advanced classes do more sword form, etc. Call up Mark at Davis Square Martial Arts and chat w/him a bit.