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When Grant was 15 years old his step father gave him the book Miyamoto Musashi – a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa romanticizing the life of a samurai in the early 1600's who followed a self-ordained path of mental, physical, and spiritual development. The idea of a life lived discovering fundamental truths about one's self and the world gave form to a truth he had only known as a vague but compelling feeling: through knowledge and understanding we can live in harmony with the forces of life, free from the physical and emotional pain caused by breaking ourselves against the current.
He began a quest to find a method through which one could fulfill this truth. After a trail of books and self training he realized he needed guidance. At 19 he began training with Sifu Ray Hager. Using Chen Tai Chi Chuan as a foundation for understanding the method for moving the body in harmony with forces both external as well as internal, Sifu Hager taught a variety of Chinese Boxing arts synthesized by principles, as laid out by Sifu Kaisai. With a profound understanding of the connection between mind and body, his training was as philosophical and psychological as it was physical. Grant learned that it was equally important to understand how to use and defend the mind as it is the body.
Seeing that the fundamental truths he discovered during his training transcended tradition, he set out on his own at 25 to continue his path of education and integration of various mind, body, and martial disciplines. Over the last two years Grant has earned certification as a Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition Specialist from the IFPA and continues his study of Chen Tai Chi Chuan with Sifu Arthur Rosenfeld. He is currently studying for advanced IFPA certifications as well as studying Yoga and Escrima with the wonderful instructors of Temple Arts. Grant's goal is to integrate these studies amongst others into his own system of mental and physical development.
Grant's Chen Tai Chi classes cover a comprehensive scope of the discipline's methods for harmonizing mind and body with the external forces of life. Classes generally include Chi Gong warm-up, Tai Chi form instruction, Push-hands partner exercises, and Standing Meditation. Through these exercises, you'll learn to harmonize your energies, first in stillness, then in fluid movement, and finally, with a partner. Grant believes this process will gradually instill principles of harmony into the mind and body to be taken out of the classroom and into daily life. Classes are designed so that a first time beginner and a long time practitioner can move at their own pace and receive great benefits from the practice. |
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