*sigh*

[cyrano]

I want a tai chi work out. One that remembers that tai chi is a martial art. Yes, the interconnectedness of the body and the inner energy flow is important. But I want individual movements, and I want them connected into a flowing single action. I don't want windchimes and wavering flutes and 'do your own thing' and patter that sounds California Kult.

I think I'm screwed, unless I move to Florida and study with Windrose's sensei. Here's another DVD I'm sending back, only ten minutes into it.

Comments

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on. You're using a workout tape in an area surrounded by so many martial arts studios you could be a Shaolin priest in a week?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Getting a free DVD from Netflix is way cheaper than submitting myself for training with a sensei to turn me into a monk.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who practices that particular art. If you want I'll try and get his current phone number, and maybe he can give you some helpful advice and/or direction.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

That would not suck.

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I'll look for his number. I know he's living in Sunnyvale right now.