The weather was sunny and actually quite warm (thanks global warming) bright fall leaves, much yellow and red. A bit of fire and wine and a whole lot of practical application, form and drill practice made for a memorable, fulfilling
September 2022 Short Practice Demo, Yilu
Younger Generation Coming Up
It’s good to start young. Long term physical health habits, hard-won gems of detail in traditional Taijiquan Gongfu are difficult enough to find in adulthood. If one starts on this path early that is a lucky fate and can inspire
2022 Spring into Summer Tuishou Activities
Spring was slow and summer has been welcome. Much gongfu activity continues as students and family grows and progresses. We post a bit less these days. As we are not commercially oriented, we are mostly training methods and approach rather
Gongfujia Fort Collins #8 April 2022
Marin Spivack Chen Taijiquan Gongfujia Fort Collins #8 April 2022 workshop was a great time. Lately it’s just been too busy and too detail-rich to get into posting much content. Most of it is well beyond the scope of the
Oct 2021 Fort Collins Workshop #7 Successful
After more than a year of delay we were finally able to host our 7th Colorado workshop. It was not without some difficulty and a lot of nasal swabbing & testing. The weather was very bright and clear with beautiful
Welcoming New and Old Friends
Enjoying regular training these days in the somewhat stable situation in Massachusetts. We welcome some new Tudi as well as very much enjoy some quality time over good food and drink. Taijiquan gongfu is for the old, who have eaten
Gongfu Endures 2021
After a long year+ of covidtimes, bleakness and waiting we are starting to emerge and begin to practice (together) again. We had an excellent long weekend of training form and applications, sorely missed, a group of new Tudi, and many
Marin Spivack with Byron Jacobs Podcast #2 Anniversary
Chen Shi Taijiquan Gongfu Jia Marin Spivack Online Teaching (Coronavirus update)
I am offering online instruction, correction and support for our students and practitioners all over the world waiting their days away at home isolation and/or simply lack of access to visiting instruction etc. We all need support and inspiration. The
