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Long River Tai Chi Circle is the school of Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ch'ing and author of the acclaimed There Are No Secrets, Gateway to the Miraculous , and Like a Long River

We practice Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing's "simplified" 37 posture Yang-style form. The three pillars of our study are Form, Sensing Hands, and Sword.

Long River Tai Chi Circle has branches in the US, Europe, and Colombia SA.


Wolfe writes: It was flexibility that was his (the professor's) tool. However, not a flexibility that results from everything being disjointed. The key is to combine the ideas of one-piecedness with flexibility, creating Taichi.
In the classics much is made of the quality of Taichi being like a whip, rather than a stick. It's relevant that a whip is still "one-pieced" but it is not rigid. It combines a unified chi with complete flexibility.
 ...we should remember that when we say "Relax," we are also saying, "Be loose."


Upcoming Beginners Classes

New Beginners Class in New York City, NY!
New 3 month course: learning the first third of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing's 37 Posture Form
  • Starts Tuesday, March 19th, 6:00-6:45pm, St. Michael's Church, 225 W. 99th Street (betw. Bway + Amsterdam)
  • In person and Zoom
  • Contact Tim Higginbotham: Tim@longrivertaichi.org or 917-842-4814 for questions

  • New beginners class in Amherst, MA!
    Thursday evenings, starts April 4th at 6:30 pm
  • Venture Way Collaborative, 200 Venture Way
  • Contact Jimmy at: J_Ilson @ yahoo.com, for more information

  • New Beginners class in Putney VT!
    Thursdays, starts April 4th at 7pm
  • Putney Community Center -- 10 Christian Square
  • Contact Patrick at: patricklrtcc @ gmail.com for more information


  • Amherst 2019 Workshop
    Amherst July 2019 Workshop



    Long River Store

    There Are No Secrets Gateway to the Miraculous Like a Long River Tai Chi Chuan with Wolfe Lowenthal Taichi Thoughts Spain '06 DVD Je Me Souviens Audio CD Push Hands DVD








    Last updated 03/14/2024