Hi to all my Shaolin Wahnam sifus, brothers and sisters,
I've come to know of a Tai Chi Chuan instructor (Sifu Nigel Sutton from the Cheng Man-ch'ing lineage) only about 15 minutes drive from my home. He spends most of the year teaching overseas, so I'm not sure how likely it is I will be learning from him, but seeing as he lives and teaches so close, surely there would be no harm in at least paying a visit. I was hoping that perhaps anyone could give pointers on what I should look out for in a teacher/system that would work well with the Shaolin Wahnam training I've had?
So far reading his articles and videos, he seems to have a healthy dose of emphasis on combat application, and seems to practice a kind of real chi kung though I'm not sure I'm familiar with it. From our few email correspondences he also seems like a very humble and straightforward man.
A video of his taijiquan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJh_lyq4Z6U
Some articles he has written: http://www.zhong-ding.com/index.php/articles
Of course, please don't misunderstand that I think Sifu's courses are not sufficient. It's simply an interest in learning, and there are still a few months before the course so I think this might be a chance to build a good foundation. I might even find long term push hands partners to practice with
I've come to know of a Tai Chi Chuan instructor (Sifu Nigel Sutton from the Cheng Man-ch'ing lineage) only about 15 minutes drive from my home. He spends most of the year teaching overseas, so I'm not sure how likely it is I will be learning from him, but seeing as he lives and teaches so close, surely there would be no harm in at least paying a visit. I was hoping that perhaps anyone could give pointers on what I should look out for in a teacher/system that would work well with the Shaolin Wahnam training I've had?
So far reading his articles and videos, he seems to have a healthy dose of emphasis on combat application, and seems to practice a kind of real chi kung though I'm not sure I'm familiar with it. From our few email correspondences he also seems like a very humble and straightforward man.
A video of his taijiquan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJh_lyq4Z6U
Some articles he has written: http://www.zhong-ding.com/index.php/articles
Of course, please don't misunderstand that I think Sifu's courses are not sufficient. It's simply an interest in learning, and there are still a few months before the course so I think this might be a chance to build a good foundation. I might even find long term push hands partners to practice with
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