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 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Broadsword (October 2008): At the beginning of the afternoon’s seminar, Laoshi Laurince McElroy is in Dance of the Praying Mantis as he demonstrates Water Tiger School’s Yang-Influenced 24-Posture T’ai Chi Broadsword (Dao) Form. |
 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Broadsword (October 2008): A very small group from two different lineages is following McElroy Laoshi (L) through The Crane Attacks and other details from Stage One of Water Tiger’s approach to T’ai Chi Dao (Broadsword). |
 Cablevision's Discover Patchogue (The Greater Patchogue Foundation, Producer; May 2004): During an appearance on a local current news and events program, Laoshi Laurince McElroy demonstrates a section of the Traditional Yang-style Staff Form. Footage by Mark Shapiro. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 6, 2008): A handful of people – and other creatures – brave the morning of Hanna’s Long Island arrival for this year’s final T’ai Chi in the Park gathering. |
 In the Kwoon, Grace of the Crane (September 2008): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) helps the group connect with a sense of grace and elegance while remaining light and peaceful with the Crane Flying, one of the five walks of the Crane from Wu Qin Xi (the Five Animal Frolics). |
 Cablevision's Men's Forum (Gary Costanza, Producer; Autumn 2003): Laoshi Laurince McElroy demonstrates the WTS 24-Posture Form for a popular Long Island talk show. Footage by Mr. Costanza. |
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 In the Kwoon, Grace of the Crane (September 2008): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (center) leads seminar participants in the Crane Gliding from the Wu-Dang Five Animal Frolics as they walk the traditional circular pattern marked this time by a monkey, a tiger, a bear, a heron (you try finding a plush crane), and – for reasons unknown – Odie from Garfield fame. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 23, 2008): With Shorefront Park taken over by The Battle for the Bay, Father Tortora Park in Patchogue sets the stage for Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr. (L), to lead the morning’s participants in Polishing the Mirror from The Temple Set. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 9, 2004): Laoshi Laurince McElroy and Matt Kintzel having fun with Moving Push Hands. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 23, 2008): Under the shade of the trees in Father Tortora Park, Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano (not pictured) helps participants understand the T’ai Chi principle of song (dynamic relaxation) with Water Tiger School’s Arm Drop exercise. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 23, 2008): Playing in the shade and next to trees in Father Tortora Park is something new for participants, who are accustomed to sun and wind and the view of the bay in Shorefront Park. Also new for them is experiencing Si-Hing Joel Valerio (2nd from L) leading Turn Heaven and Earth in Front of the Body from Water Tiger’s T’ai Chi Qigong Breathing Set. |
 Bald Mountain (Uinta Mountains), UT: (August 19, 2008): Water Tiger School student Lem Coley plays a little modified Grasp Sparrow’s Tail near the 11,943 foot peak of Bald Mountain, the highest in the Western Uintas in Utah. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 16, 2008): As participants arrived for the first morning in the park this session, they are greeted by Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., playing Single Whip from the WTS Long Form. |
 In the Kwoon, T’ai Chi Straight Sword – The Journey Continues (June 2008): Stepping into Show the Direction, McElroy Laoshi (L) leads a mixed group with participants from three lineages in the intricacies Water Tiger School’s approach to the 32-posture Orthodox Straight Sword Form. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 16, 2008): The morning’s break is always an opportunity to play and learn – demonstrated here by two students from Water Tiger School’s Sachem Public Library class seeking advice from Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., on the finer points of Fair Lady Weaves at Shuttles from the 24-Posture Form. |
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 In the Kwoon, T’ai Chi Straight Sword – The Journey Continues (June 2008): During this seminar’s advanced focus on Water Tiger School’s approach to the 32-posture Orthodox Straight Sword Form, others observe as McElroy Laoshi (L) demonstrates and talks through the details of the third posture, The Swallow Skims Over the Water. |
 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fundraiser (July 25, 2008): The 2008 Fundraising Team are still smiling after playing and soliciting cash from passers-by for three hours during Alive After Five on Main Street in the village. They are (from L to R) Mary Walsh, Si-Hing Joel Valerio, Si-Ji Patricia Hsieh, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., Laoshi Laurince McElroy, Kathy Schwager, Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano, Mark Williams, and Christine Reynolds. Rita Valentin also joined the festivities on the street, but is not pictured. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 18, 2008): Opening the Water Tiger’s Tradition Yang-Style Long Form, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., and McElroy Laoshi break ground for the school – Si-Suk is the first Long Island student to complete the Long Form and this is the first time Si-Suk has played the form from opening to closing! |
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 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Fundraiser (July 25, 2008): A new version of Water Tiger’s Grasp Sparrow’s Tail to the Four Cardinal Directions receives its public premiere on the streets of Patchogue during the three-hour marathon of T’ai Chi and Qigong. “Blossoming” opens with each of the players facing a central point instead of the traditional North. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (August 1, 2008): Playing in synchronicity through the usual chaos that is the Guerrilla T’ai Chi experience, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) and Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., bring Water Tiger’s 24-Posture Form into closing with Circle Fist. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 3, 2008): At the end of the rather brisk first morning in the park finishes as Laoshi Laurince McElroy talks the small group of participants through the finer points of Rock Back & forth to Remove Stagnation from Water Tiger’s T’ai Chi Qigong Breathing Set. |
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 Camp Edey (Bayport), GirlFest `08 (Girl Scouts of Suffolk County): Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano (L in light gray) and Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R in light gray) instruct mothers and their daughters in the broader points of T’ai Chi’s redirection-of-force principle. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 10, 2008): A beautiful morning in the park culminates with Laoshi Laurince McElroy taking the group in a circle pattern of the Basic Walk from the Five Animal Frolics. |
 Camp Edey (Bayport), GirlFest `08 (Girl Scouts of Suffolk County): Playing the posture Brush Knee Step and Strike, Laoshi Laurince McElroy sends Si-Hing Joel Valerio flying backwards during a martial applications demonstration at the Martial Arts for Every Girl tent at the day-long event. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 17, 2008): Staying on one of the few dry patches in the park, participants experience the details of Medium-Frame Yang-style T’ai Chi’s Wave Hands Like Clouds with Laoshi Laurince McElroy. |
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 In the Kwoon, Monkeying Around (January 2008): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) demonstrating and talking through details of the Monkey Presenting the Peach to the Immortal Spirit from the Wu-Dang Five Animal Frolics while the group plays along. |
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 In the Kwoon, Meditation 101: Pathways to Stillness (March 2008): The participants may not look like they're doing much, but the seminar began with a focus on the exploration of seven different breathing techniques. Everyone soon discovered there's a lot more to breath than simple inhalation and exhalation. |
 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Staff (December 2007): With Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., watching intently, Laoshi Laurince McElroy demonstrates and discusses a detail of Shaking Mountain & Pushing Sea from the Traditional Yang-Style Staff Form. |
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 In the Kwoon, Monkeying Around (January 2008): Walking the circle is the standard way to play Wu Qin Xi (the Five Animal Frolics) in the Wu-Dang tradition – marking the circle with various plush animals may be considered a little less standard. Leading the group in the Monkey Picking the Peach is Laoshi Laurince McElroy (Front Left). |
 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Straight Sword (February 2008): As the afternoon progresses the play becomes more involved and McElroy Laoshi (L) leads participants through Biggest Star in the Big Dipper from the “first section” of Water Tiger School’s approach to the 32-posture Orthodox Straight Sword Form. |
 In the Kwoon, Perspectives on T’ai Chi Push Hands (November 2007): Enjoying the unfolding play of Two-Hand Application Push Hands, Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano (R) takes Kathy Schwager off her vertical alignment. In the background, Si-Hing Joel Valerio (R) plays the exercise with Rita Valentin. |
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 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Staff (December 2007): Making friends with the staff, seminar participants are paired to play Water Tiger School’s Push Staff exercise. |
 In the Kwoon, Perspectives on T’ai Chi Push Hands (November 2007): With smiles all around, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) demonstrates Water Tiger School’s Single-Hand Moving Push Hands (Sticky Hands) exercise with Si-Hing Joel Valerio while Bob LaMantia observes. |
 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 31, 2007): The Happy Fundraisers (from L to R) included Si-Hing Joel Valerio, Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano, Laoshi Laurince McElroy, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., Mary Walsh, and Christine Reynolds. Their combined efforts brought in over $2,400 for a very worthy cause. |
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 In the Kwoon, Perspectives on T’ai Chi Push Hands (November 2007): A small but committed group of participants exploring aspects of the foundational Tui Shou exercise for Water Tiger School, Single-Hand Symbiotic Push Hands. |
 Suffolk County Community College (Riverhead), Twelfth Annual Youth Leadership Summit: Getting a feel for the room that is soon to be full of high school students Pushing Hands, Si-Hing Joel Valerio plays a section of the 24-Posture Form. |
 In the Kwoon, Walk Like a Tiger (August 2007): Playing through the challenges of the mat, participants learn the intricacies of the most challenging of the Tiger Walks, the Tiger Twisting. |
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 Out and About, Arbor Qigong (October 2007): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (at the tree) talks through the finer points and demonstrates Seeking the Root during the outdoor seminar held at a residential address in Medford on a very beautiful autumn day. |
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 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 6, 2007): Capturing the attention of the many exploring the vendors on Main Street in the village, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr. (center) leads Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano (R) and Si-Ji Patricia Hsieh (L) in a form unique to Water Tiger, The 13 Postures. |
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 Out and About, Arbor Qigong (October 2007): Can you find the various seminar participants playing Embracing the Tree? From Left to Right are Mary Walsh, Cathy Anastasio, Christine Reynolds, and Si-Hing Joel Valerio. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 1, 2007): Members of Mt. Sinai’s United Studios of Self Defense play their 24-Posture Short Form during the morning’s break. |
 In the Kwoon, T’ai Chi Qigong Warming Up (May 2007): A spectrum of Water Tiger students – most from the various studio classes and one from the program at Sachem Public Library – follow McElroy Laoshi (L) as he leads Coiling Forward and Backward from the simple yet complex T’ai Chi Qigong Warming Up set during the May installment of the monthly seminar series. |
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 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 31, 2007): Qigong student Christine Reynolds watched the table and, with phenomenal success, convinced walkers-by to donate to the cause. There was $245 and change in the donation bottle at the end of the evening! |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 11, 2007): With the new Village of Patchogue Band Shell in the background and beautiful blue skies above, the second session of the 2007 “Summer of T’ai Chi” begins in Shorefront Park with Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) leading the Water Tiger School standard T’ai Chi Qigong Stretch. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 19, 2007): Using a broadsword as a centering point for a circle, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (in light grey) helps the group to feel a little feline while playing the Tiger Walks from the Five Animal Frolics on a cloudy May morning in the park. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 18, 2007): The largest and most diverse group of the year embrace their fowl nature in the Crane Walking from the Five Animal Frolics with Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) in the lead. |
 In the Kwoon, Walk Like a Tiger (August 2007): With small furry friends marking the path, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) leads participants through the Tiger Walking in the traditional circular pattern of the Wu-Dang Five Animal Frolics. |
 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Straight Sword (March 2007): A handful of Water Tiger School students and one student from another South Shore program play Pushing Sword while McElroy Laoshi observes, comments, and gingerly walks through the moving drill. |
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 Blue Point, Long Island (June 21, 2007): On a beach overlooking Patchogue Bay, a few hearty members of Water Tiger School met to greet the sunrise of Summer Solstice at 5:21 AM with a little T’ai Chi play. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 6, 2007): Laoshi Laurince McElroy in Playing the P’i P’a from the WTS Long Form during the first night of the school’s fourth year of guerilla T’ai Chi on Main Street in the village. |
 In the Kwoon, Exploring T’ai Chi Ch’uan: Martially (January 2007): A small and very enthusiastic group of T’ai Chi players from Water Tiger School and other South Shore T’ai Chi programs enjoying some dynamic partnerships while exploring the Basic Postures / Basic Applications of Wave Hands Like Clouds and Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane at the first in a series of onsite seminars facilitated by McElroy Laoshi. |
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 In the Kwoon, T’ai Chi Straight Sword – The Journey Continues 1 (June 2007): Polishing the “first section” of the Water Tiger School 32-posture Orthodox Straight Sword Form, McElroy Laoshi (R) talks and moves through the details of Right Interception with participants following. |
 In the Kwoon, T’ai Chi Straight Sword – The Journey Continues 1 (June 2007): As the straight sword seminar series continues, so does the focus on the details of Water Tiger School’s approach to the 32-posture Orthodox Straight Sword Form. McElroy Laoshi (front L) shows participants the way as they play the opening movement of the form: Show the Direction. |
 Little Portion Friary, Harvest Fair and Pet Blessing (September 30, 2006): Water Tiger was well represented throughout the festival in Mt. Sinai. Pictured (L to R): Rita Valentin, April Alexander, Patricia Hsieh, Christine Reynolds, Mary Walsh, Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano, and Joel Valerio. Not pictured, but also in attendance: Laoshi Laurince McElroy, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., Si-Hing Ed O’Connell, John Davis, and Lynn Davis. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 5, 2007): The first morning in the park draws to a close with Laoshi Laurince McElroy leading the group in the posture of White Crane Spreads Her Wings from Water Tiger’s T’ai Chi Qigong Breathing Set. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 12, 2007): On another gorgeous Saturday morning in Shorefront Park, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) introduces the group to the Water Tiger “Playing the Scales” exercise Walking the Rails with One Rotation. |
 Little Portion Friary, Harvest Fair and Pet Blessing (September 30, 2006): Again this year Laoshi Laurince McElroy walked the monastery's labyrinth in selections from the Five Animal Frolics, with the curious looking on. Featured: The Tiger Fighting. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 5, 2007): A summer of T’ai Chi and Qigong begins in Shorefront Park with Laoshi Laurince McElroy discussing and demonstrating the intricacies of a signature warm-up from Water Tiger, the T’ai Chi Qigong Stretch. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 26, 2007): The first session of the year draws to a close as the morning’s large and diverse assembly playing with the concept of control-through-release with Water Tiger School’s Arm Drop exercise. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (August 26, 2006): With a small group on a damp and chilly morning, Laoshi Laurince McElroy (leading at center in grey t-shirt) helps participants experience a sense of grace, elegance, and peacefulness while playing The Crane Walks from the Five Animal Frolics. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 5, 2007): Without the necessary chairs, Laoshi Laurince McElroy explains a seated knee stretch to Uma & Ven Murthy. |
 In the Kwoon, Introduction to T’ai Chi Straight Sword (March 2007): Demonstrating Pushing Sword with Si-Hing Joel Valerio and Water Tiger student Ed Merchant watching, McElroy Laoshi (L) shares the various Post-It® notes of the exercise – step through the mat, move with the whole, flow, relax, breathe, maintain edge-to-edge contact, eyes up, etc. |
 Little Portion Friary, Harvest Fair and Pet Blessing (September 30, 2006): McElroy Laoshi wasn’t the only person from Water Tiger to take advantage of the labyrinth during this year’s fair. April Alexander also played a little from the Five Animal Frolics. Featured: The Crane Flying. |
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 In the Kwoon, Francesca DeStefano’s Public Class Certification Ceremony (January 27, 2007): Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano in the posture White Crane Spreads Her Wings from Water Tiger School’s 24-Posture Form. |
 In the Kwoon, Francesca DesStefano’s Public Class Certification Ceremony (January 27, 2007): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) and Si-Goo Mui Francesca DeStefano at the presentation of the certificate to teach Water Tiger School’s Grasp Sparrow’s Tail to the Four Cardinal Directions in public forums. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 9, 2006): During the morning’s break, two students from Water Tiger School’s Sachem Public Library class receive advice from Laoshi Laurince McElroy on the final hand position for the “striking” hand in Brush Knee Step and Strike from the 24-Posture Form. |
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 American Business Associates’ Networking & Educational Breakfast (Carlyle on the Green; Bethpage – 10/27/2006): Laoshi Laurince McElroy in Snake Creeps Down while demonstrating the 24-Posture Form for a roomful of Long Island business professionals. |
 In the Kwoon, Exploring T’ai Chi Ch’uan: Martially (January 2007): Water Tiger students Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano (L) and Ed Merchant play with a back-fist variation on the martial applications from Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane at the inaugural onsite seminar facilitated by McElroy Laoshi. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (September 1, 2006): Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano and Joel Valerio playing a Dragon Strikes on a dark, windy and lightly populated evening on the streets of Patchogue. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 16, 2006): The summer session ends with Laoshi Laurince McElroy first using Water Tiger student Lem Coley to demonstrate proper position for the Bear Fighting from the Five Animal Frolics… |  T’ai Chi in the Park (September 16, 2006): …he then uses a post from the nearby basketball court… |  T’ai Chi in the Park (September 16, 2006): …and leads the morning’s participants in the movement. | ||||
 American Business Associates’ Networking & Educational Breakfast (Carlyle on the Green; Bethpage – 10/27/2006): To introduce Rabbi Irwin Kula, Laoshi Laurince McElroy addressed the importance of not holding onto either victory or loss by telling a parable, demonstrating a T’ai Chi form, and giving an interactive talk on T’ai Chi and the power of relaxation. |  Little Portion Friary, Harvest Fair and Pet Blessing (September 30, 2006): The time between demonstrations and answering questions at the table allowed for other things. (L to R) John Davis, Joel Valerio, and Si-Hing Ed O’Connell take advantage and form a small drum circle. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 20, 2006): Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano (L) and Uma Murthy in Playing the P’i P’a from the WTS 24-Posture Form. |
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 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 18, 2006): Laoshi Laurince McElroy leading one passer by and Water Tiger students in the school's T'ai Chi Qigong Breathing Set for a Cause. (L to R) Laoshi, Si-Hing Ed O'Connell, unidentified passer-by, Joel Valerio, Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano, Mary Walsh, and April Alexander. |
 T'ai Chi in the Park (August 19, 2006): On a cloudy, but gorgeous, Saturday morning, the group is introduced to Wave Hands Like Clouds by Laoshi Laurince McElroy. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (October 2005): April Alexander (R) getting the upper hand on Laoshi Laurince McElroy with a variation on the application of Parting the Wild Horse's Mane during the open hand portion of a T'ai Chi Applications seminar. |
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 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 18, 2006): A small contingent of fundraiser participants play Water Tiger School's Dragon Strikes to the Four Diagonals. (L to R) Laoshi Laurince McElroy, Joel Valerio, Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano. |
 T'ai Chi in the Park (August 19, 2006): As is the trend, the morning's break allows for little pockets of T'ai Chi and conversation to unfold across the event's little patch of Shorefront Park. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (October 2005): Pat Mizzi (L) and Patricia Hsieh playing a Chin Na application evolving out of Lift Hands and Lean during the open hand portion of a T'ai Chi Applications seminar. |
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 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 21, 2006): Laoshi Laurince McElroy leading Joel Valerio in Dragon Strikes to the Four Diagonals. This was Joel’s first time through the complete form and the first time such a Water Tiger School event unfolded during a public presentation! |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 21, 2006): (from L to R) Students Mary Walsh, Si-Je Francesca DeStefano, Patricia Hsieh, and Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., in Ward-off as they play Grasp Sparrow’s Tail to the Four Cardinal Directions after the rain on a particularly damp evening on the streets of Patchogue. |
 In the Kwoon: The studio shrine at 29 South Ocean, renovated in July 2005 by Deb Monteleone of Suffolk Aikikai, is a mixture of two arts. Water Tiger School's shrine (just above floor level) includes Master Yang Chein-Hou's portrait, two candles, a tiger figurine, and a Chinese pouch. Suffolk Aikikai's shrine includes Master Ueshiba's portrait and Japanese calligraphy (hanging R), tea cups and Master Ueshiba's statue (on the shelf), and a sword stand (just above floor level). |
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 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 7, 2006): The true nature of Guerrilla T’ai Chi is demonstrated as Laoshi Laurince McElroy, in High Pat on Horse, deals with adjusting the Medium-Frame Yang-style Long Form to the flow of the crowd around him. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 20, 2006): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) leads the morning’s rather wind-blown group in a walking exercise, T’ai Chi Flying. |
 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 19, 2005): (L to R) Paul Adago, Jr., Patricia Hsieh, Laoshi Laurince McElroy, and Ed O'Connell playing together, yet separately, during the Form of Your Choice portion of the evening. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 27, 2006): Si-Hing Ed O’Connell (L) takes advantage of Laoshi Laurince McElroy’s use of muscular force in a demonstration of Water Tiger School’s Grappling Push Hands exercise. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 27, 2006): Si-Ji Francesca DeStefano (R) guides the morning’s participants through Water Tiger School’s signature Shaolin Chin Na Hand Exercises. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 6, 2006): Several different pockets of T’ai Chi take shape during the gathering’s “break.” |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 27, 2006): The group enjoys playing Mirror Push Hands on a beautiful Saturday morning. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 6, 2006): Laoshi Laurince McElroy discussing the concept of Wu-wei (no action) in stance and form play. He uses one of his favorite examples of “just enough action” by talking about the fact “if a mosquito were to land on us and we made no adjustment, the weight would be enough to knock us over.” |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (May 2006): Spencer Gee (L) working with Water Tiger School student Patricia Hsieh on using an exercise ball to explore the circular coiling movements in T’ai Chi during Mr. Gee’s fifth visiting seminar at the studio. |
 Sweetbriar Nature Center Wildlife and Craft Fair (June 11, 2005): Student Joel Valerio playing Rollback Walking beside the Water Tiger School booth at the fair. |
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 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 2006): Gail Harfe (R) and Duling Xia, two students from Water Tiger School's public class at Sachem Public Library, in Pluck from WTS's The Thirteen Postures. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (May 2006): Patricia Hsieh (L) effectively demonstrates the power of coiling energy (Chan-si) by uprooting Laoshi Laurince McElroy. |
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 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (October 2005): Joel Valario (L) with Spencer Gee's event coordinator Tony Cutaia playing a variation on the application of Brush Knee Step & Strike during the fourth return of ABC T'ai Chi to the studio. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (May 2006): Spencer Gee (leading R) taking seminar participants through the basics of the Cheng Man-Ch’ing Yang-style Short Form with an emphasis on coiling energy (Chan-si). |
 Cedar Beach, Long Island (January 1, 2005): Students Ed O'Connell (L) and John Davis (R) play Pushing Staff on the beach to "warm-up" for a North Shore Polar Bear dive on New Year's Day 2005. |
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 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (May 2006): Mr. Gee executes a take down, using the knee as a contact point, against seminar participant Sensei Calmut Woods from the Talented 10th Dojo in Brooklyn. |
 In the Kwoon, Paul Adago, Jr.'s Public Class Certification Ceremony (September 15, 2005): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) and Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., at the presentation of the certificate to teach Water Tiger School's Grasp Sparrow's Tail to the Four Cardinal Directions in public forums. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (May 2004): Guest facilitator Elan Abneri leads the morning’s participants in some balance work on a very foggy morning. |
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 T’ai Chi Sundays (May 2005): Laoshi Laurince McElroy and Paul Adago, Jr., demonstrate the importance of keeping your elbows dropped to the group at The Common Ground in Sayville. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 2005): Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., (center, facing the camera) leads Picking the Fruit from the Temple Exercises. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 9, 2004): Laoshi Laurince McElroy playing High Pat on Horse from the WTS 24-Posture Form during an evening of guerrilla T'ai Chi on Main Street in the village. |
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 In the Kwoon, Paul Adago, Jr.'s Public Class Certification Ceremony (September 15, 2005): Si-Suk Paul Adago, Jr., in the posture Needle at Sea Bottom from Water Tiger School's 24-Posture Form. |
 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 19, 2005): Students (L to R) Ed O'Connell, Joel Valerio, Gail Harfe, Patricia Hsieh, Francesca DeStefano, and April Alexander Pushing Hands for a Cause. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (August 20, 2004): Push Hands and Pushing Staff demonstrations (from L to R) Paul Adago, Jr., & Ed O'Connell, Patricia Hsieh & Francesca DeStefano, Neal Stark & Laoshi Laurince McElroy. |
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 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (August 5, 2005): Students, April Alexander and Francesca DeStefano, playing Push Hands on the streets of the village. |
 T’ai Chi in the Park (September 2005): With Laoshi Laurince McElroy leading, T'ai Chi in the Park participants explore their inner monkeys by playing The Monkey Walks from the Five Animal Frolics. |
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 Little Portion Friary, Friary Faire (August 13, 2005): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (L) and Si-Hing Paul Adago, Jr., demonstrating the 24-Posture Form at Little Portion Friary. |
 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (July 9, 2004): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) working on Wave Hands Like Clouds details with Patricia Hsieh between demonstrations. |
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 Village of Patchogue, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Fundraiser (August 19, 2005): Joel Valerio (L) and Francesca DeStefano seem to be doing the WTS T'ai Chi Qigong Breathing Set with their eyes closed. |
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 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (February 2005): Mr. Gee demonstrating the use of a knife as a controlling tool with his student, Cathy Anastasio, during a T'ai Chi Applications seminar. |
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 T’ai Chi Sundays (May 2005): Laoshi Laurince McElroy leads the group in Walking the Rails with Ball Rotation at Sayville's Rotary park, The Common Ground at the first of three Sunday morning sessions. |
 In the Kwoon (Winter 2005): Practicing Grasp Sparrow's Tail to the Four Cardinal Directions in the studio with students (from L to R) Neal Stark, Patricia Hsieh, Matt Kintzel, and Paul Adago, Jr. |
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 Village of Patchogue, Alive After Five (August 5, 2005): Laoshi Laurince McElroy (R) and Francesca DeStefano enjoying the light of Push Hands in the surrounding darkness. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (May 2005): Players from various arts - T'ai Chi, Aikido, Choy Lei Fut, and Jun Ji Do - return for Mr. Gee's third T'ai Chi Applications seminar at the studio. |
 The Collaborative Group, Ltd., Stony Brook (February 2004): Laoshi Laurince McElroy leading Collaborative Group colleagues in a T’ai Chi Qigong Stretch during a WARRIOR WELLNESS™ session. |
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 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (February 2005): A mixture of players from various arts -- T'ai Chi, Aikido, and Jun Ji Do -- practice Chin Na and uprooting techniques during a T'ai Chi Applications seminar. |
 In the Kwoon, ABC T'ai Chi with Spencer Gee (February 2005): Paul DeStefano from Integrated Martial Arts Institute throws McElroy Laoshi during a T'ai Chi Applications seminar. |
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