hard Del Connor - taichiyouth.org · 1984 as a Black Belt in Northern Shaolin and Praying Mantis...
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Founder Richard Del Connor graduated the Tai Mantis Federation in 1984 as a Black Belt in Northern Shaolin and Praying Mantis Kung Fu. He began learning Tai Chi at Grandmaster Douglas Wong's White Lotus System in 1980, then Yang, Wang, Wu and Chen styles. Each of these Tai Chi styles have unique wisdoms that Richard has incorporated into the “Yang Style Short Form of Shaolin Chi Mantis.” Richard's Chinese name is Zhen Shen-Lang, “Spirit Wolf of Truth.” Students call him, Buddha Zhen. Richard is also known as the “Kung Fu Cowboy” who has written books on Shaolin Kung Fu, Zen Buddhism, and is the singer-songwriter, guitarist of the classic rock band, American Zen. www.KungFuCowboy.com Tai Chi Youth is more than students moving around slowly and doing breathing exercises. Every class begins with brief yoga stretching routine designed by Buddha Zhen to relieve stress, remove toxins lodged in the body, and increase flexibility. The first half-hour of every class also includes kicking and punching exercises for a cardiovascular workout and development of practical self- defense abilities. Tai Chi Youth teaches only traditional certified Shaolin Kung Fu as a way to guarantee self-esteem and self-confidence. Tai Chi Youth Belt Ranks White Sash: BEGINNER Yellow Sash INTERMEDIATE Orange Sash ADVANCED Red Sash INSTRUCTOR Tai Chi Youth Teacher Program TCY Teacher Program has been designed to offer job potentials and rewarding careers of teaching the Tai Chi Youth curriculum designed by Buddha Zhen in 1996. The TCY Online School and many Satellite Programs, (YMCA YWCA, Big Brothers, and Continuing Education Programs nationwide), will provide a multitude of opportunities for employing Tai Chi Youth instructors in every possible city of the USA. Tai Chi Youth Push Hands Tournaments Tai Chi Youth has been sponsoring Push Hands Tournaments since 1996. These unique competition events, open to martial artists of any style and the public, have been a no-injury martial arts event with most years having two tournaments. Students are not allowed to spar (boxing, cage fighting, MMA tournaments...) so there have never been any broken bones in our tournaments or classes since 1996. Push Hands is Tai Chi sparring and is promoted as a means of developing the subtle skills of using the opponent's energy and efforts against him/her. Competitors can push each other from waist to shoulder trying to gain a point by unbalancing their opponent – causing them to lift at least one foot off the ground.
Transcript of hard Del Connor - taichiyouth.org · 1984 as a Black Belt in Northern Shaolin and Praying Mantis...
Fo
un
der R
ich
ard
Del C
on
no
r
graduated the Tai Mantis F
ederation in1984 as a B
lack Belt in N
orthern Shaolin
and Praying M
antis Kung F
u. He began
learning Tai Chi at G
randmaster D
ouglasW
ong's White Lotus S
ystem in 1980,
then Yang, W
ang, Wu and C
hen styles.E
ach of these Tai Chi styles have unique
wisdom
s that Richard has incorporated
into the “Yang S
tyle Short F
orm of
Shaolin C
hi Mantis.” R
ichard's Chinese
name is Z
hen Shen-Lang, “S
pirit Wolf of
Truth.” S
tudents call him, B
uddha Zhen.
Richard is also know
n as the “Kung F
uC
owboy” w
ho has written books on
Shaolin K
ung Fu, Z
en Buddhism
, and isthe singer-songw
riter, guitarist of theclassic rock band, A
merican Z
en. www.KungFuCowboy.co
m
Tai C
hi Y
ou
th
ism
ore than students moving around
slowly and doing breathing exercises.
Every class begins w
ith brief yogastretching routine designed by B
uddhaZ
hen to relieve stress, remove toxins
lodged in the body, and increaseflexibility. T
he first half-hour of everyclass also includes kicking and punchingexercises for a cardiovascular w
orkoutand developm
ent of practical self-defense abilities. Tai C
hi Youth teaches
only traditional certified Shaolin K
ung Fu
as a way to guarantee self-esteem
andself-confidence.
Tai C
hi Y
ou
th
Belt
Ran
ks
White S
ash: B
EG
INN
ER
Yellow
Sash
INT
ER
ME
DIA
TE
Orange S
ash A
DV
AN
CE
DR
ed Sash
INS
TR
UC
TO
R
Tai C
hi Y
ou
th
Teach
er P
ro
gr
am
TC
Y Teacher P
rogram has been
designed to offer job potentials andrew
arding careers of teaching the Tai Chi
Youth curriculum
designed by Buddha
Zhen in 1996. T
he TC
Y O
nline School
and many S
atellite Program
s, (YM
CA
YW
CA
, Big B
rothers, and Continuing
Education P
rograms nationw
ide), will
provide a multitude of opportunities for
employing Tai C
hi Youth instructors in
every possible city of the US
A.
Tai C
hi Y
ou
th
Pu
sh H
an
ds T
ou
rn
am
en
ts
Tai Chi Y
outh has been sponsoring Push
Hands Tournam
ents since 1996. These
unique competition events, open to
martial artists of any style and the public,
have been a no-injury martial arts event
with m
ost years having two tournam
ents.
Students are not allow
ed to spar (boxing,cage fighting, M
MA
tournaments...) so
there have never been any broken bonesin our tournam
ents or classes since1996. P
ush Hands is Tai C
hi sparringand is prom
oted as a means of
developing the subtle skills of using theopponent's energy and efforts againsthim
/her. Com
petitors can push eachother from
waist to shoulder trying to gain
a point by unbalancing their opponent –causing them
to lift at least one foot offthe ground.
