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Chinese winter melon harvest from ken's organic garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

9/29/2016

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These beauties, 2 volunteer Chinese winter melons, flourished in Ken's organic garden. They weighed in at 15.5 and 23 pounds.
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New Fall 2016 Yang style tai chi classes by lucy chun at Kilauea District Park, Honolulu, Hawaii 

9/28/2016

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Fall Tai Chi classes at Kilauea District Park
Start first week in October
Level 1 Mondays 5:30PM (Oct. 3 - Dec. 12, class cancelled Oct. 17 for Prof. Li workshop)
Level 2 Tuesdays 9AM ( Oct. 4 - Dec. 13 )
Level 1 Thursdays 9AM ( Oct. 6 - Dec. 15 )
Level 3 Thursdays 10AM (Oct. 6 - Dec. 15 )


Send me an email to let me know if you are interested in enrolling in the above classes.
I will have registration forms in class for you to fill out.

Non-Instructional session is ongoing throughout the year, ALL can participate.
Mondays 9-10AM at Aina Koa Park
Fridays 9:15-10:15AM at Kilauea District Park

​Click here for levels of classes offered.


If you miss the above dates and would like to join us, email me at:
[email protected]
Yang Style Tai Chi: 24 Universal Form, 10 Form & 16 Forms
Tai Chi Classes in Honolulu, Hawaii 
at Kilauea District Park
by everydaytaichi by lucy chun

Click here for location of Kilauea District Park

The schedule below is our regular tai chi class times throughout the year BUT not during the summer months. In June we hold evening classes.

1. Level 1: for brand new students who have NO experience
Mondays 5:30-6:30PM (10 weeks ) Yang 10 form
Thursdays 9-10 AM (10 weeks) Yang 10 form

2. Level 2: for those students who have had Level 1: Yang 10 form
Tuesdays 9-10AM (10 weeks) Yang 24 form

3. Level 3: for those students who have had Yang 10 and 24 forms
Thursdays 10-11AM (10 weeks) Yang 16 form


for more info on classes, email me at [email protected]
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Our annual family reunion at Bellows Air Force Base is a great venue for lucy's tai chi on Oahu's windward coast

9/25/2016

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ken's garden grew wild while we were away with all the rain we've been having in Honolulu, Hawaii

9/21/2016

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We had stuffed bitter melon with fishcake and black beans...oh so yummy!
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TIMBER!! everydaytaichi ken and Stuart chop down a 30' King palm tree in Irvine, California

9/20/2016

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everydaytaichi lucy & ken's trip to Sequoia King's Canyon to visit family in Irvine and San Mateo, California 

9/20/2016

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Click here for tai chi videos at Heritage Park in Irvine and Central Park, San Mateo, California.
Click here for tai chi videos at Sequoia King's Canyon National Park to help celebrate the U. S. National Parks' 100th anniversary.
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Lucy's Yang Style Tai Chi in the Rose Garden at Central Park, San Mateo, California

9/17/2016

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Click here for more Yang style tai chi around the world to Central Park Rose Garden in San Mateo, California.
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everydaytaichi lucy does Yang style tai chi at Grant Grove, Sequoia King's Canyon National Park

9/15/2016

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Click here for more Yang style tai chi by lucy chun at Sequoia King's Canyon National Park.
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Yang StyleTai Chi by everydaytaichi Lucy at Lake Montecito, Sequoia King's Canyon National Park, California 

9/15/2016

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Lucy's hike up Moro Rock at Sequoia National Park to get her HIGH on Tai Chi

9/15/2016

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Yang Style Tai Chi Aloha Around the World to Tunnel Log at Sequoia National Park by everydaytaichi lucy Honolulu, Hawaii

9/15/2016

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Yang Style Tai Chi at General Sherman Tree at Sequoia National Park, California by everydaytaichi lucy chun Honolulu, Hawaii

9/15/2016

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Tai Chi Aloha Around the World to the coastal foothills of San Mateo, California by lucy chun of Honolulu, Hawaii

9/13/2016

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Master Li Deyin Interactive Tai Chi Program, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016 at Kilauea District Park, Honolulu, Hawaii 

9/7/2016

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Click here to see videos and photos from our 2 day workshop with Master Li Deyin.
We will be hosting Prof. Li on Sunday, Oct. 16 1:30-3:30PM at Kilauea District Park. Please save this date for his interactive program, first to be held in Hawaii. He is a grandmaster of Yang style tai chi, highly respected with institutes in the U.K. and all over the world. 
Prof. Li’s uncle developed Yang 24 form. Prof. Li, himself, devised Yang 42 form and was on the committee that developed Yang 10 and 16 forms for China.​
Learning Taijiquan from the Master
跟名师学太极

2016年月10月16日夏威夷教学讲稿
 1 Opening (2 min)
一、 开场(时间2分)
各位老师、各位拳友大家好!
我很高兴有机会与各位一起练习太极拳。
前一小时,我教初学者几个简化太极拳的动作,使初学者对太极拳有一个初步体检
后半部分,请会练简化24式太极拳的朋友全套练习一遍,我针对大家的情况提出一些改进建议。

2 Introduction (5 min)
二、 介绍(5分)
首先我向初学朋友介绍一下太极拳:太极拳是中国传统武术中的一种拳法。做为博斗功夫,它讲究以柔克刚,以巧取胜。当对方进攻时,我顺势走化,引对方落空,进而伺机反攻,取得四两拨千斤的效果。做为健身养生功夫,太极拳要求心静体松,自然和谐,在意识引导下,轻柔连贯、绵绵不断地运动,达到动中寓静,动以养身,静以养心,身心双修的效果。
 太极拳是中国古老的、科学的、有效的健身防身运动。它体现了天人合一,道法自然,太极阴阳,生生不息的中国古老文化,也表现了中华民族立身中正,仁爱和谐,先礼后兵的伦理道德。

3 Warmup Exercises (8 min)
Eight Brocades Qigong

  1. Two Hands Hold up the Heavens (Shuang Shou Tuo Tian)
  2. Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Eagle / Hawk / Vulture
  3. Separate Heaven and Earth
  4. Wise Owl Gazes Backwards or Look Back
  5. Sway the Head and Shake the Tail
  6. Two Hands Hold the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys and Waist
  7. Clench the Fists and Glare Fiercely (or Angrily)
  8. Bouncing on the Toes
三、 热身(8分)
      在正式练习前,请大家随我做热身运动,热身的方式有多种,今天我们教大家一套在中国一千年前宋朝就开始流传的导引体操,《八段锦》全套八个动作,请大家随我一起做
  预备势:身体自然站立,两脚分开,目视前方。
  第一节:两手托天理三焦
  第二节:左右弯弓似射雕
  第三节:调理脾胃须单举
  第四节:五劳七伤往后瞧
  第五节:摇头摆尾去心火
  第六节:两手攀足固肾腰
  第七节:攒拳怒目增气力
  第八节:背后七颠百病消

4 Detailed Explanation of First Five Movements (45 min)

Preparation: Body naturally upright, feet together, hands at the side of the thighs, eyes looking straight ahead, mentally calm and focused, body relaxed.

#1 Commencing form

#2 Part the Wild Horse's Mane

#3 White Crane Spreads its Wings

#4 Brush Knee & Twist Step (Left and Right)

#5 Playing the Lute (Pipa)

四、 教学(45分)
现在我教大家简化太极拳的前五个动作
预备势:身体自然站立,两脚并拢,两手垂于大腿外侧。眼平视前方。心平气和,思想集中,立身中正,身体舒松。

第一式: 起势
动作说明:
  1. 左脚向左开半步,两脚平行向前,与肩同宽。
  2. 两臂徐徐前平举,与肩同高,同宽,手心朝下,两臂自然伸直。
  3. 两腿徐徐屈蹲,上体保持松正,身体好象端正地坐在椅子上,两掌轻轻按在腹前,好象按在身前桌子上。眼平视前方。
动作要领:
  1. 动作要轻、慢、匀
  2. 姿势要中正、稳定、舒松。
  3. 精神要集中,呼吸要通顺,思想要平静。
第二式:左右野马分鬃
        动作说明略
        动作要领略
第三式:白鹤亮翅
        说明、要领(略)
第四式:左右搂膝拗步
    说明、要领(略)
第五式:手挥琵琶
        说明、要领(略)

5 Practice the Simplified Taijiquan 24-step Form Together (8 min)

五、 演练(8分)
请会练24式简化太极拳的朋友集体练习一遍

6 Detailed Explanation of 10 Taijiquan Principles (45 min)

#1 Raise the spirit & crown - don’t look old and sickly 
#2 Upright posture - don’t lean forward or backward
#3 Relaxed and lively - don’t be tensed and uptight
#4 Step lightly - don’t drag your feet in the mud 
#5 Clear technical movement - don’t dance around with your arms and legs 
#6 Unify the upper and lower body -  don’t disconnect the arms and legs
#7 Maintain bended knees and loose hip - don’t bob up and down  
#8 Stay focused - don’t let your mind be distracted
#9 Distinguish the substantial/full and insubstantial/empty - don’t mix up the two
#10 Unify the Chi and physical power - don’t separate the chi and physical power

六、 讲解(45分)
择要讲解要领,边讲解边带大家练习。
1、虚灵顶劲---不要老态病容
2、立身中正---不要偏仰歪斜
3、要松活自然—不要紧张拚搏
4、步法轻灵---不要拖泥带水
5、招法清楚---不要手舞足蹈
6、上下相随---不要手脚脱节
7、屈腿落胯—不要起伏不定
8、神聚意领---不要身在心不在
9、虚实分清---不要死水一潭
10. 气力相合---不要气力分家
 7 Concluding Remarks (2 min)
七、结束语(2分)​

If you are interested in attending Prof. Li Deyin's workshop, contact: lucy chun at [email protected]
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Good to see that the bees are back and are plentiful ... BUT beware! everydaytaichi lucy at Irvine, California

9/6/2016

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This swarm of bees were very near to us as we practiced tai chi at Carrot Park in Irvine, CA.
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