The Sun City Tai Chi Club Tai Chi is a meditative exercise for the body Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese discipline involving slow, flowing movements interspersed with rapid ones, and emphasizes posture, rooting, balance and efficient body mechanics for health. It involves gentle physical exercise and stretching. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion. • Tai Chi puts emphasis on o body balance to bring stability to your movements and keep your body upright. o bringing in fresh oxygen into your body to help rejuvenate your muscles and cleanse the inner body of toxins. o Stimulating the brain which keeps the mind sharp and relaxes the body. • Class Fees o Our classes are $3.00 per class (Monday meditation is $2.00) for all RCSC members and their escorted guests. There is an additional $2.00 RCSC escorted guest fee for escorted guests who do not have a RCSC punch card or daily pass. o RCSC Card-Holders - Membership $5.00/year. Please come and make new friends and enjoy getting healthy. • When/Where Monday Fairway Arizona Room #3 Montoya Foundations & Balance 09:15 am Monday Fairway Arizona Room #3 Montoya Seated Guided Self Alignment 10:20 am Tuesday Lakeview Social Hall #2 Wood Intro 108 Yang Tai Chi 06:00 pm Thursday Bell Social Hall #2 Wood Intro 108 Yang Tai Chi 11:30 am Friday Bell Social Hall #2 Wood Intro 108 Yang Tai Chi 12:30 pm o Please arrive 15 minutes before class to allow for sign in and payment of fees. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. No mats needed, and no pre-registration. • CONTACT INFO o Contact 623-972-6159 o Email: SCTaiChi@yahoo.com o Web site: http://sctaichi.wix.c-om/sc-tai-chi-club for the latest news about this club.
Okay, these classes are one of the type of things that really bug me. Why should RCSC cardholders pay a membership fee and then an additional fee for each class? Why doesn't the RCSC foot the bill for the instructor? There is no equipment involved and I don't believe there is rent to be paid. This is similar to the "Fitness Trainers". Wouldn't this be a great service to cardholders if the RCSC provided the trainers? Providing a few more "not for fee" services to cardholders would be great. We could all benefit from the goal of the Tai Chi: Stimulating the brain which keeps the mind sharp and relaxes the body.
Excellent idea. I too have wondered about the fee per class. I usually go to Tai Chi on Friday at 12:30. BTW. I belong to Handi-capables and pay small yearly dues. I go to the excercise class every Tuesday & Thursday for no extra charge - every month of the year except August. Quite a bargain. There is a monthly meeting and several potlucks a year. Members are asked to bring a side dish. The main dish is provided (ham, chicken, etc). I would like to note that you do not have to be handicapped to go to excercise class. It is very beneficial for those who cannot do a lot of walking on land (that's me!).
Although it would be wonderful if the Recreational Centers would pay for instructors, it is still a great deal for the residents. Where else can you get a grand master with 50 years of experience for only $3.00/hour, because we have no rent or utilities? I would consider this a minimal expense, well worth the benefits to my health!
I agree aggie. Tai Chi is typically done where people just meet in outdoor areas and do it together. If there is a paid class it should be for a limited time to learn so people can then join a free organized drop in time. Needing to pay each time goes against the Tai Chi style of exercise. Will people pay to continually attend? That will stop people from attending such a great exercise. And what's the $5 yearly fee for if people are already paying?
"RCSC Card-Holders - Membership $5.00/year. Please come and make new friends and enjoy getting healthy." So why not charge a $20 or $25 per year membership fee to cover the cost of the instructor and make the classes available at no additional charge to members? They are on a drop in basis as it is now. Cardholder guests would still pay a $5 fee each class. I must admit that I attended a couple Qi Gong classes with my sister and we were a bad influence on each other. Some of the poses got us giggling and we're no good at too much quiet time. It was worth the $3 in entertainment.
Again, we do have a grand master with 50 years of experience to teach this class. Tai Chi must be learned properly, and the movements can be very subtle, and you can hurt yourself if you do not learn to do it properly. There are 108 movements that you must learn in successful order - kind of like a choreographed dance. You cannot learn this in a few short classes. It can take years and years of work and practice. And yes, many people have been taking the classes and are willing to return for the more advanced classes, so they can learn the entire 108 movements. You are always finding small changes, as you absorb more training, that makes you smoother and more graceful. It would be hard to do this on your own, without the help of a trained instructor. The $5.00 membership fee is to cover office supplies needed to the expenses of the club - clip boards, paper, printing, etc.
