Background & Outlook

Learn T'ai Chi!

You are invited to join a T'aiChi Ch'uan Class. T'aiChi is an ancient Chinese martial art and health practice. The immediate benefits are improvement in strength, balance, breath, understanding your body, and stress reduction. The longer term benefits are being emotionally "centered", physically healthy, and in self defense.

T'aiChi is not aggressive. There are no ranks or belts as there are in other martial arts. Students compete only with themselves. A typical class begins with a few minutes of standing mediation followed by some warm-up and stretching exercises. Attention is given to specific postures and principles. Individuals then work one-on-one with the instructor on whatever movement they have progressed to in the T'aiChi form. The class then does the form in unison. Each individual is encouraged to progress at their own speed and perfect attendance is not required.

I teach an integrated T'aiChi Chain form, and I am in my 12th year of
study. I have been teaching T'aiChi for the last eight years. If you would like to join the class, please call to verify location. It may be moved for a special event. Then show up at the park in loose clothing you can stretch in. Class is one to one-and-a-half hours depending on class size.

Classes

When: 9:00 AM on Saturday

Instructor: Tom Kondo

Cost: $15 per class

Where: Central Park in Santa Clara - (It's near Kaiser Hospital)

Contact Information

Phone: (408) 285-1630
FAX: (408) 285-1637
email: tomkondo@pacbell.net