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The bills have to be paid, I have said this before.... How can an organization run with out donations and that is just what it is, a tax deductable donation. Those who can pay, do pay, those who can't, either pay a lot less or not at all. The workshops which are great are great ways to raise money and there are plenty times when donations are waived for those that can't afford them. Like a yearly event called Continuing Instructor in Training week (CIT week) that does cost money to go but people get waivers all the time due to their financial situation or pay over time.
Gotta pay the bills and I will always defend that. What school doesn't have bills to pay?
edit-- The instructors pay the same dues as everyone else too....
The objection is not to the fact that you have to pay for instruction but rather to the level and quality of instruction offered in return for that payment!!!!!
Back in the seventies, the founder of the TTCS learned a few things and combined them to create this exercise. At some point, he may have intended to bring students (those who completed beginner training) back to Tai Chi principles, but he never did that, for whatever reason. He died in '98, if I recall. So, in my opinion, the set is frozen at the beginner stick-set level, but those who studied it for a long time attempted to add more stretch (or something) in order to advance beyond the stick-set. Most instructors are promoted way too early, some right out of beginner level (3-4 months).I saw some people doing a demonstration of this Taoist Tai Chi at a local event, and they were all pretty bad at it, or else, if they are thought to be good at it, it bore little resemblance to any skilled tai chi that I've ever seen (and I've travelled in China, to some of the centres of the art).