Quiet Dragons

09/24/2026

Thanks to Robert Skrocki for sharing

It’s not just about protection. It’s about living a bigger life.

09/05/2026

07/28/2026

Celebrate the cultures of Asia with live music, traditional dances and performances, and delicious food from local vendors.

06/26/2026

We're hosting a food packing session at Feed My Starving Children
�Saturday July 18�2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
555 Exchange Court, Aurora, IL 60504
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If you want to join in, you can go to fmsc.org (http://fmsc.org/) and search for
team Quiet Dragons or join code V1YBWG,
or you can use use the following “join” link:
http://www.fmsc.org/join-group?joincode=V1YBWG

Please register sooner rather than later – they’ll release our slots on July 8

Afterwards, everyone is invited over to our place for snacks, birthday cake and drinks – feel free bring munchies to share.
Please let us know if you’re going to stop by so we can make sure we have enough munchies, cake and drink to accommodate everyone.
NO GIFTS PLEASE – your contribution to FMSC is gift enough

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Feed My Starving Children is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Our tax ID is 41-1601449. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent provided by the law.

06/04/2026

Welcome to the Inaugural Midwest Taijiquan Open Peaceful Challenge! The Midwest Taijiquan Open Peaceful Challenge is a taijiquan taolu tournament open to all ages, styles and experience levels. Hos…

03/30/2026

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01/01/2026

New sessions of all Seisanryu karate, Tai Chi Chuan, and Tai Chi Flow classes at the FVPD start this coming week,

12/28/2025

When people began to push back on the claims Tai Chi teachers make about Qi, some in the Tai Chi world began making claims about controlling fascia. I even saw someone on a video moving a larger student by "controlling his fascia." It was total B.S., of course. But fascia talk makes the teacher sound scientific, offers a sense of hidden mastery, and, in short, makes the teacher appear to have abilities you don't have.

Fascia is part of the body's connective system, a vital, web-like connective tissue network throughout the body that wraps and supports muscles, organs, bones, and nerves, providing structure, reducing friction, and facilitating movement, but even though fascia is a part of the force transmission network of your body, it is not an independent driver of force, any more than your skin is.

If you buy a raw chicken thigh, or any part, and open the piece of chicken up, you'll see its fascia. It is the same in humans.

Taiji skill is about controlling structure, timing, and balance. If someone with anger issues comes at you with fists flying and muscles tensing, go ahead and try to control his fascia while I watch. Then, after you are taken to the hospital, I'll break the person's structure and take them down, and might add a bit of fajin in the process.

Remember, if something works only if the partner cooperates, it's not a method, it's a demonstration, and it's not a demo of skill. In the photo below, the white webby stuff is fascia. You can't control mine and I can't control yours. If a teacher says he or she can, find another teacher.