After five long years we were finally able to get back to Beijing for a visit. Remembering back to before the 2008 Olympics and after it seemed at the time that Beijing was becoming overrun with foreigners. Maybe that was
Beijing Recharge 2024
陈氏太极拳 Marin Spivack Chen Shi Taijiquan Gongfu Jia Introduction Short, France
This was a professionally produced introductory short for our new satellite school in Paris.
陈氏太极拳 Marin Spivack Chen Shi Taijiquan Gongfu Jia Er Lu section Rambouillet France 2024
Traditional five sequences of Yilu
Chen Taijiquan Workshop Rambouillet, France 2023 a Triumph of Perseverance!
It only took us 3 years to finally make it happen. Rambouillet, a little over an hour outside of Paris, if Paris forgets it has traffic, It’s a beautiful quiet forested town. We tried to do this pre-Covid and got
October ’22 Fort Collins Chen Taijiquan Workshop was great
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
