Search Term: As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conference with you, and listening to you ask me if I was an A a B or a C.  The eager child inside of me was jumping up in my seat with both arms raised shouting "A! A! I'm an A! Pick me!" Thankfully, the more poised woman in me won out and I was able to calmly reply that, "I am an A sir."  I knew I wanted to be an Instructor at your school, and looking back now I really had no idea what that meant.  You let me join CIT as a Gold Sash even though you usually reserve the right to Green Sashes or higher.

The thought of the path of becoming an Instructor was scary, and in many ways unreal at first. I just couldn't picture myself up in front of the class. It was not yet a part of me. CIT classes have not always been easy. Some days were challenging and some days I felt like there was no way I would ever be able to learn it all.  I earned a position as a part time Recruitment Officer and with the help of Mr. Terbay also I think I did pretty well at that.  Then I really had to sit down with my self and figure out which path I was really going to take.  Was I going to dive in and pursue this crazy idea of becoming a Tai Chi and Kung Fu instructor?  I think that the calm quiet introspective qualities of Tai Chi helped me with this process. I turned down a job offer in my previously chosen career field of accounting to earn a more permanent position at the academy. It was a calming and completely terrifying decision. What was I thinking at 31 years old changing my career path after spending money and years in college to become an accountant!? As a single mother it was not an easy decision at all.  Was a setting the right example for my daughter. What better example is there for her to see than my pursuing a career in something I love to do and will want to do for the rest of my life.

It is such an honor to look out on the training floor and see smiling faces of students that I brought into the school. I was their first introduction to Master Gohring's Tai Chi and Kung Fu. Many of them are choosing to join Black Sash Training or pursue the Master's Path. It is wonderful to know that I have given back something to the school by bringing in more members to our family because the school has done so much for me.  I look forward to so many more challenges and accomplishments I see on my path.  I want to be fluent in Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi.  My mother called my cell phone recently and after hearing my message she asked me if she would have to someday call me Master Grabhorn. I couldn't stop the warm feeling and smile that came to my face.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow my Self as a human being through all the avenues available at the academy. Who knows, maybe my daughter will follow a similar path in her Kung Fu training. She is 12 now and has already decided to pursue the Master's Path when she returns next summer from spending time with her father. I know she eagerly anticipates earning her Green Sash.

Every day is not about what I get to do, but truly about who I get to become.

About a year and a half ago, my brother had emergency heart surgery – of the triple bypass kind. While he was recovering in the hospital, I made a vow that I did not want to go through his same ordeal at any stage of my life. After his surgery, I started shopping around for an exercise routine, something I could do every day, but not get bored doing – something that would be good for my health, good for my mind, but not overly strenuous. Lo and behold, I stumbled upon Tai Chi at Master Gohring's school.

To date, the experience has been amazing. I've progressed substantially from my first day, when everything felt awkward and the uniform looked embarrassingly new. At this stage of development, I am about halfway to my black sash. I'm beginning to grasp the depth of the moves and the subsequent power and energy associated with the moves. My most recent progression has been to join Master Gohring's Certified Instructor Training (CIT) Apprentice program. The benefits were immediate.

Since joining the program about two months ago, I've noticed a change in the way I do my T'ai Chi. My form seems to have more meaning and substance and the energy feels different, more powerful, balanced and rooted. In the CIT Apprentice program we spend lots of time breaking down each move and transition into a number of steps. Subsequently, it has forced me to understand each move in detail. That detail has translated into smoother moves and transitions with a clearer understanding of the principle of sung .

Master Gohring is an accomplished martial artist with a rare gift for teaching. To really take your Tai Chi or Kung Fu to the next level, to really get a complete experience, I highly recommend the CIT Apprentice program. You won't be disappointed.

As I look forward to receiving my Red Sash in about a week I am reminded of just how much I have accomplished for myself and my family since joining the academy almost two years ago.  I came in with the intention of getting free passes to a movie that I can't even remember the name of now, but I will never forget the first impression of the school. It felt like I had come home. I don't know how else to describe it.

I tried out one class and immediately signed up afterward. I waited with an anxious feeling to be invited to join Black Sash Training, and then I approached you to join Masters Path training because I wanted to be a part of that too. I was one of the first group to sign up for the Certified Instructor Training (CIT) last September. I can't believe it has only been a year since I started that part of my training. I remember sitting in that conferenc