South Florida's Premier Tai Chi Academy: Pen and Sword Tai Chi offering Martial Arts classes in Florida and national workshops.

 "I always thought that I was too much of a beginner to realize the health benefits of tai chi. Then one day I recalled how my knees had hurt so much when I climbed the walls of the old city of Dubrovnik on my visit there three years ago, and now I have no problem with my knees. I attribute it to the gentle bending and stretching characteristic of tai chi practice."
     - Roberta Presser
 
"After treatment for a malignant brain tumor I never thought I’d regain the mobility, physical strength or coordination I had before the cancer. I’ve been studying Tai Chi for a little over one year and it has had a dramatic affect on me physiologically. I have regained my balance and flexibility and my physical stamina continues to improve as I practice. For me, Tai Chi has been a life changing experience."
     - Jodi Elam
 
"Over the 5+ years that I have been training in Tai Chi with Arthur, others have commented that they have seen great changes in me personally. I have learned relaxing techniques, gained physical balance, better breathing and in general using Tai Chi in my daily life."
     - Larry Rayman

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Benefits of Tai Chi
 
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  • enhances immune system [ read more ]
     
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  • help you understand the world in a deeper way
     
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  • beat back the degenerative disease of aging
     
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  • improve your balance
     
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  • increase your strength and flexibility
     
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  • lower your blood pressure
     
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  • escape the pain and limitation of arthritis
     
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  • improve the quality of your sleep
     
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  • get fit and strong

    2500 years ago, the father of tai chi philosophy advised the emperor of China.

    His counsel was so wise and his foretelling so accurate, his name became legend in Asia.

    He set the strategies for battles, predicted the dates of earthquakes, and forecasted the arrival of storms and the duration of droughts.

    He tracked the rise and fall of flooding rivers, the vitality of food animals, and the survival of crops.

    He recommended allegiances and devised political moves.

    The secret power that allowed him to read the subtle magic of the world is still available, and known to such luminaries as Wayne Dyer, Warren Buffett, George Lucas, and many more.

     Announcements from Pen and Sword Tai Chi of South Florida.
        

    Benefits of Tai Chi
     
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  • June 2008, Johns Hopkins Healthy Living Special Report: Try Tai Chi for Your Health [ Read the article ]
     
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  • On September 8, 2007, Jane Kwiatkowski of The Buffalo News quotes Pen & Sword Founder Arthur Rosenfeld extensively in her article Tai Chi: Healing in motion [ Read the article ]
     
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  • On August 27, 2007, Chief Instructor, Arthur Rosenfeld was a guest on Accent Radio's The Right Balance with Host, Greg Allen. [ Click here to listen to the mp3 ]
     
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  • On July 23, 2007, Pen & Sword Founder Arthur Rosenfeld was featured on Patient Power with Andrew Schorr. The show was titled Daily Tai Chi vs. Our Healthcare System. [ Click here to listen ]
     
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  • Tai Chi Benefits Older Adults
     
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  • Article in Kung Fu / Tai Chi magazine : Chen Style Taijiquan by Sifu [teacher] Arthur Rosenfeld
     
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  • Tai Chi in the International Herald Tribune
     
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  • Study by NYU Medical Center and Hospital, New York, New York: The Benefits of Tai Chi: A New Study Examines the Evidence
     
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  • Tai Chi exercises can help people with type 2 diabetes control their condition, research suggests.

    What is Tai Chi?

    Tai Chi Ch'uan (abbreviates simply as Tai Chi) is the most exalted of the Chinese martial arts, with dynamics powerful enough to defeat physical assailants and beat help back the degenerative diseases of aging. Translated, the name means Ultimate Cosmic Fist and indeed the practice can transform our life and spirit, increase strength and flexibility, boost our energy, increase our awareness and sensitivity, improve our balance, lower our blood pressure, help us live longer, and give us a new, healthier way of looking at conflict and challenge.

    Legend has Tai Chi Ch'uan originating with a Daoist sage named Chang San-Feng at the turn of the last millennium. Historically, the authentic, original system was created by Chen Wang-ting (1597-1664), a 9th generation member of the Chen family and resident of a small village in the north of China. Chen constructed the system upon a tripod of Daoist thought, traditional Chinese medicine, and proven martial techniques.

    Daoists believe there is a guiding force or intelligence to the universe. They call this force Dao, which means The Way. In the Daoist view, pairs of opposing forces (yin and yang) arose from nothingness (wuji) in much the way the Judeo-Christian creation story chronicles God's manufacture of heaven and earth from nothingness. Examples of yin and yang include male and female, light and dark, weak and strong. Every Tai Chi Ch'uan movement directly embodies this Daoist worldview. In fact, there may be no system of movement anywhere that more closely obeys metaphysical rules.

    Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) differs from Western medicine in significant ways. Broadly put, it costs less and has fewer side effects than its allopathic counterpart and may be less effective for acute health crises and more effective for chronic conditions. TCM sees the body in terms of systems rather than organs. In the TCM model the body is crisscrossed by meridians - channels through which a life force called qi flows like water through a garden hose. Practicing Tai Chi increases this energy, opens the hoses, and aligns them for maximum flow.

    China has a long and illustrious martial tradition. At times China has been little more than a conglomerate of warring states. Conceived by monks, doctors, scholars and warriors, numerous martial systems were derived from the movements of animals and the forces of nature. Early fighting techniques were tested in combat, and were lost if ineffective.

    True Tai Chi was very nearly lost during China's so-called "Cultural Revolution" when the armies of Mao Tse Tung gelded, killed, or banished its masters. These days, the art is practiced worldwide by people of all ages, and is changing and evolving to suit the needs of the modern world. At our school, Pen and Sword Tai Chi, we strive to keep the deep, original teachings alive and kicking, while making them accessible to everyone.


    Copyright Arthur Rosenfeld 2006

    TESTIMONIALS CONTINUED:
     
    "Tai chi taught me how to move differently through the world--to slow down and enjoy being."
         - Rodney Cohen, MD
     
    "Women with swords...how cool is that?"
         - Anonymous
     
    "I started Tai Chi when my life was upside down. Profound changes started almost immediately. I live in the moment, I don't use force against force, I let things flow, and I've gotten strong and balanced and flexible. It's harder than it looks, but lots of fun."
         - Michelle Dysch Age: 45 (began Tai Chi at age 42)
            Single mother of 2
     
    "Physically and emotionally safe, Arthur Rosenfeld's classes generate inner peace, confidence and are taught with skill, wisdom and humor. I am grateful to have found tai chi, this teacher, and this group."
         - Mordy


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