Tai Chi

For further information, contact Princeton University Tai Chi Club: taichi@princeton.edu

or Mackenzie Hawkins: jmhawkin@alumni.princeton.edu

Peak performance through

deep relaxation of mind and body

Wonchull Park 朴源哲

Master Wonchull Park teaches Chen , Yang , and Wu -style Tai Chi. His Chen Tai Chi teacher is Master Chen Peishan , who is the 20th generation successor of Chen-style Tai Chi and serves as the Chairman of the International Society of Chen Taijiquan (ISCT). Master Park is on the board of directors of the ISCT. Master Park's teaching combines traditional knowledge with scientific under s tand ing , d rawing on h i s background as a phys ic i s t . He approaches Tai Chi as a unifying discipline of martial art, philosophy, meditation, health/healing exercise, and everyday life methods.

Mackenzie Hawkins Mackenzie is an affiliate instructor of the Wuwei Taichi School and a Princeton alum. She teaches meditation in Dillon Gym and assists with teaching the Tai Chi club.

See further: http://www.wuweitaichi.org/

Tai Chi

Tai Chi 太極拳is a Chinese martial art and health exercise based on Taoist philosophy that emphasizes deep relaxation of mind and body. The form practice helps one to achieve this by developing greater awareness of 'here and now'. Through self-defense applications, students can experience how deep relaxation leads to optimal action, and can apply this idea to other physical disciplines and to enhance everyday life. Because it does not rely on brute force, Tai Chi is a rare example of an art of self-defense that can be used effectively against physically much stronger opponents.

•Time-tested practices for relaxation to achieve peak performance. Can help your sport, martial art, or exercise activities. Learn to be effective without stress.

•Explained scientifically by understanding what is relaxation (using the physiology of action/anti-action muscles). Learn how doing less makes peak performance possible.

•2-person balance game teaches mental and physical relaxation under pressure. Better responsiveness for both injury prevention and self-defense application.

•Practice the shielding-like protection that is possible when your body is relaxed (called Golden Bell in the internal martial arts).

•Taoist-scientific approach can apply to everything. Next time you're under pressure, you'll do better than you think.

Class Schedule

Class Time Location

Tai Chi Club Class*

Saturday

3 -4:30 PM

(year-round, PU students only)

Room 103

New South

Tai Chi* Sunday

10 -11:30 AM

(year-round, open to public)

Friend Center

(Rm-113 or Atrium)

Tai Chi** Wednesday

7:30 -8:45 PM

(During academic year)

Dillon Gym

* Free. No registration required.

** Register for this Dillon Gym class at http://www.princeton.edu/campusrec/online-registration/

PU Tai Chi Club