World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - April 29, 2012 in Erie, PA
About 25 tai chi players met at 10 a.m. in Frontier Park to celebrate the special day with Laoshi Ed Matthews of Body Awareness. Doing the form and qigong exercises warmed us all up on the chilly April day. A TV news crew from the local ABC affiliate, WJET-TV, also stopped by to do a story on the event for its 6 p.m. broadcast.
A blog by Brian R. Sheridan looking at the spiritual side of the martial arts and those who practice not to defeat others but to conquer themselves. Sheridan has a black belt in tae kwon do from 8th degree Grandmaster Dong O. Park, and currently studies Tai Chi Chuan in Erie, PA with Laoshi Ed Matthews. He is also a writer, broadcast journalist & educator. His work has been published in "Inside Kung-Fu" & "The Journal of Asian Martial Arts."
