The Tai Chi Center

Home

Class Schedule

Workshops

Mark Tolstrup

Student Feedback

Mark Tolstrup, director

Mark Tolstrup
Mark Tolstrup
Mark Tolstrup is a dedicated practitioner of the internal martial arts with over 25 years of teaching experence. Mr Tolstrup is a fourth degree black belt in Kempo Karate, has studied Tai Chi, meditation, Qi Gong and Chinese internal martial arts with many masters including T. K. Shih, William C.C. Chen, Jou Tsung Hwa, Mantak Chia, B. P. Chan, B. K. Frantzis, Frank Allen and many others.
In addition to other Tai Chi forms,
Mr. Tolstrup has studied Yang Style Tai Chi with Grandmaster William C.C. Chen and is a certified as an instructor by the William CC.Chen School of Tai Chi Chuan since 1993. Mr. Tolstrup was awarded the highest level diploma from the William C C Chen School of Tai Chi Chuan in 2005
Mr Tolstrup is also a certified instructor of Master Mantak Chia’s International Healing Tao Foundation. Mr. Tolstrup is one of only three instructors that have been certified to teach Hsing-I by the Wu Tang Physical Culture Association of New York City.
All classes are taught in a relaxed open environment. Great attention is paid to detail and to each individual students progress. With over 25 years of teaching experience Mr Tolstrup has developed the ability to clearly present the principles as well as details of Tai Chi and Qi gong.
Yang Style Short Form - 60 Movements
  1. Preparation
  2. Beginning
  3. Ward Off Left
  4. Ward Off Right
  5. Rollback
  6. Press
  7. Push
  8. Single Whip
  9. Lifting Hands
  10. Shoulder Strike
  11. White Crane
  12. Brush Knee
  13. Playing The Pipa
  14. Brush Knee
  15. Step, Deflect, Parry, and Punch
  16. Needle at the Sea Bottom
  17. Spread Arms Like a Fan
  18. Turn and Strike with Backfist
  19. Withdraw and Push
  20. Crossing Hands
  21. Retreat To The Mountain Camp
  22. Roll Back
  23. Press
  24. Push
  25. Diagonal Single Whip
  26. Fist Under Elbow
  27. Step Back Drive the Monkeys Away
  28. Diagonal Flying Posture
  29. Wave Hands Like Clouds
  30. Single Whip
  31. Snake Creeps Down
  32. Golden Rooster Stands on Left Leg
  33. Golden Rooster Stands on Right Leg
  34. Kick with Right Foot
  35. Kick with Left Foot
  36. Spin, Kick with Heel
  37. Step Up and Punch
  38. Strike Ears with Fists
  39. Roll Back
  40. Press
  41. Push
  42. Single Whip
  43. Fair Lady at the Shuttle 1
  44. Fair Lady at the Shuttle 2
  45. Fair Lady at the Shuttle 3
  46. Fair Lady at the Shuttle 4
  47. Ward Off Left
  48. Ward Off Right
  49. Roll
  50. Press
  51. Push
  52. Single Whip
  53. Snake Creeps Down
  54. Step Up Seven Stars of the Dipper
  55. Step Back to Ride the Tiger
  56. Spin With Lotus Kick
  57. Bend the Bow to Shoot the Tiger
  58. Step Up, Deflect, Intercept and Punch
  59. Withdraw and Push
  60. Crossing Hands

Yang Style Tai Chi Sword Form

  1. Step Up Moving Sword And Hands Together
  2. The Divinity Points The Way
  3. Three Rings Around The Moon
  4. Three Rings Around The Moon
  5. Major Literary Star
  6. Swallow Beats The Water
  7. Swallow Beats The Water
  8. Swallow Beats The Water
  9. Block And Sweep From The Left
  10. Block And Sweep From The Right
  11. Minor Literary Star
  12. Bee EntersThe Cave
  13. The Alert Cat Catches The Mouse
  14. Dragonfly Strikes The Water
  15. Swallow Returns To The Nest
  16. Phoenix Spreads Both Wings
  17. Whirlwind Counter Clockwise
  18. Minor Literary Star
  19. Whirlwind Clockwise
  20. Waiting For The Fish
  21. Dividing The Grass In Search Of The Snake
  22. Dividing The Grass In Search Of The Snake
  23. Dividing The Grass In Search Of The Snake
  24. Embrace The Moon
  25. Bird Returns To The Forest
  26. Black Dragon Wags His Tai
  27. Wind Rolls the Lotus Leaf
  28. Lion Shakes His Head           
  29. Tiger Holds his Head
  30. Horse Lifts Over the Stream
  31. Turn the Body to Hold the Horse
  32. The Compass
  33. Waving Tassels Against the Wind
  34. Waving Tassels Against the Wind
  35. Waving Tassels Against the Wind
  36. Push the Boat With the Current
  37. Shooting Star Chases the Moon
  38. Running Horse Goes Wild
  39. Roll Up the Screen
  40. Wheel Spins Left
  41. Wheel Spins Right
  42. Bird Holds Moth In His Beak
  43. Roc Spreads His Wings
  44. Scoop the Moon From the Bottom of the Sea
  45. Embrace the Moon
  46. Spirit Searches the Sea
  47. Rhinoceros Gazes at the Moon
  48. Shooting the Flying Goose
  49. Dragon Stretches His Claws
  50. Phoenix Spreads Both Wings
  51. Cross Fence with the Left Leg
  52. Cross Fence with the right Leg
  53. Shooting the Flying Goose
  54. White Ape Offers Fruit
  55. Flowers Falling From the Left
  56. Flowers Falling From the Right
  57. Fair Lady Works the Shuttle
  58. White Tiger Wags His Tail
  59. Fish Lifts Over the Dragon Gate
  60. Black Dragon Coils Around the Pillar
  61. The Divinity Points The Way
  62. Wind Sweeps the Falling Flowers
  63. Hold the Tablet Before Your Bosom
  64. Embrace the Sword Return to the Beginning