Teacher Ability and Integrity

The strength of T’ai Chi Chih lies in the ability and integrity of its teachers. I have never taken any payment from accredited teachers (it has been offered), but concentrated on developing good training for teachers’ candidates so they would realize the ideals with which T’ai Chi Chih was developed. The results have been gratifying. However, recently one candidate entered a course without being properly prepared, physically or psychologically, and it created problems. I ask Teachers: Please do not be a ‘good guy’ and recommend anyone who does not do the T’ai Chi Chih movements well before the Course and who does not seem centered enough to be a teacher.

In the recent Albuquerque Course there was tremendous improvement by the candidates, and a joyous, loving attitude which made it a pleasure to teach. I look forward to seeing these new teachers–and most other teachers–at the August Teachers Conference in Minneapolis, followed by the Seijaku Course at which I intend to introduce a “maximum Chi program.”