A new semester of tai chi classes taught by Matt Rand meets every Monday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday morning from 10 to 11:15 a.m. in the small gym at Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real. The fee for one of the classes is $35 a month; $60 a month for both classes. All ages are welcome although children under 12 should be accompanied by a parent. T’ai Chi Ch’uan is an ancient Chinese internal martial art that has been refined to a slow, graceful, rhythmic exercise. It has the effect of promoting good health for young and old, strong and weak. Students begin by first learning the 37 original movements of the Yang Family style, also known as the ‘slow set’ of the ‘long form.’ After practicing the slow set for a year or two, beginning students learn a ‘fast set’ to build strength, endurance and aerobic fitness. As students progress, instruction will include push hands and tai chi application. ‘One thing I would like to emphasize is that in my approach to teaching, every student is a beginner for the first five years, and beginners are welcome at all my classes,’ Rand says. To sign up, contact the Recreation Center at 454-1412.
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