The Real Tai Chi - Yee Chuen Do

"Tai Chi is a misnomer! Tai Chi Chuen is the full name for this martial art! The Grand Ultimate FIST! This means it is a fighting art. After 10 years and thousands of dollars searching for a Sifu versed in the fighting aspects of the art I stumbled uponSifu Tommy... in Gretna!!! This is it for me!! Real!!!"

"Sifu Tommy is a wonderful man and incredible martial artist. Learning Tai Chi, Qinna, striking, throws, and much more has been such a privilege. If you have time to meet him or take a class, I highly recommend it."

"Sifu Tommy Cheng teachesTai Chi “Striking Hands” which can be traced back to the founder of Yang style Tai Chi; Yang Luk Chien who used it to earn the fame of ”Yang the Invincible” and made Tai Chi famous in Piking about 180 years ago. “Striking Hands” consists of two parts. The first part is to stick & hit. The second part is after separation you must watch & hit. There are nine rolling hands in “Stick and Hit”. That means when the hands of both sides come into contact the energies join and flow in one of nine possible ways which are interchangeable according to the opponent’s force. In rolling you can make use of the opponents mistake or you can make him make a mistake then you catch it and hit. There are at least 6 to 10 basic techniques with each rolling. After we learn this we go to the free sparring training. the freedom of sparring increases “Stage” by “Stage” until we are finally, totally free. This is very practical and safe. This is quite amazing because most martial arts, if they are practical, they are not safe and if they are safe, they are not practical. The Classical Tai Chi can achieve both at the same time. If you want to understand more come visit us at 2901 General DeGaulle, Suite 105 & 6, New Orleans, LA 70114."