{"id":14,"date":"2019-07-27T22:51:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T22:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2019-07-27T23:21:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T23:21:10","slug":"about-horace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/about-horace\/","title":{"rendered":"About Horace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>as<\/strong><strong> a Tai Chi Practicioner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0071.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" width=\"249\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0071.jpg 253w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0071-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been practicing tai chi for over three decades and have trained under several instructors over these years from around North America and China.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I practice the Yang, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nQFnGN9NoX4\">Sun<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JwLHvnkQyEI&amp;list=UU0BHUWnylvlWnkGNQHJKxYA&amp;index=1&amp;feature=plcp\">Chen<\/a>\nstyles as well as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uic86Di5edw&amp;feature=BFa\">National<\/a>\nCombined Routines.&nbsp; In certain styles, I\nnot only practice the fist forms, but the various sword\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zbUgxqCLHSY\">straight<\/a> and broad), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0NRW1TU6iFs&amp;feature=mfu_in_order&amp;list=UL\">fan<\/a>,\nand other weapon routines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"24 forms - back\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-QrFCl-63Zk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>24 Forms from Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of my teachers has given me a different insight into\nthe beautiful art of tai chi \u2013 be it from the martial art side or health\npromoting aspects.&nbsp; However, I must say\nthat my most recent instructors have had a big impact on my style and most\nimportantly, on my enthusiasm for the art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tai Chi fan\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0NRW1TU6iFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tai Chi Fan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>These inspirational instructors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0081.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0081.jpg 469w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0081-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0081-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><figcaption>   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chenbing.org\/\">Master Chen Bing<\/a>, 20<sup>th<\/sup>   direct descendent of Chen style tai chi    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"216\" src=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091.jpg 352w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><figcaption>   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taichiforhealth.net\/\">Troyce Thome<\/a>,   expert in Sun style tai chi   <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"249\" src=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0111.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0111.jpg 359w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0111-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0111-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taichiproductions.com\/\">Dr. Paul Lam<\/a>, big   promoter of tai chi for health purposes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>as<\/strong><strong> a Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" src=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-1.jpg 236w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image0091-1-1x1.jpg 1w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt like it was only yesterday, but I started teaching tai chi on September 2, 1998 (yes, the very day that the Swissair Flight 111 disaster happened) in a small community room in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.&nbsp; Shortly after then I began teaching all across Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp; I really don\u2019t believe it, but I have been teaching tai chi for about a decade now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>as a Tai Chi Practicioner I have been practicing tai chi for over three decades and have trained under several instructors over these years from around North America and China.&nbsp; I practice the Yang, Sun, and Chen styles as well as the National Combined Routines.&nbsp; In certain styles, I not only practice the fist forms, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/horaceluong.com\/tc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}