Month: September 2016

September 17, 2016 Joe Brady

Barry Strugatz’s documentary about professor Cheng Man-Ching (1901-1975) A highly influential t’ai chi and martial arts teacher featuring rare vintage footage. Professor Cheng Man-ch’ing is considered one of the last real “Master of Five Excellences” a true old school t’ai chi master.

September 17, 2016 Joe Brady

Olympic Media brings new attention to Cupping Therapy… Here’s a quick note on cupping therapy concerning our current Olympic athletes. This past weekend I noticed an online article covering the 2016 Olympics in Rio. I like how the press is making out that cupping is a “new” therapy. We have used it in Chinese Medicine…

September 1, 2016 Joe Brady

Prevention Strategies for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) 12 – 17 March 2017 NCDs are the leading cause of death globally. In 2012 they cause 68% of all deaths (38 million) up from 60% in 2000.[1] About half were under age 70 and half were women.[2] Risk factors such as a person’s background, lifestyle and environment increase…