Success Stories
I took martial arts in aikido when I was in my 20’s. I found after 3 years in the curriculum that I had achieved very little other than being used as a punching bag for the Japanese instructors. I knew from my experiences in the Far East that there was more to “martial arts” then just being thrown around the training hall. I had been observing the White Oak Institute training staff for over 18 months while my son Jason was a student. I was delighted to observe that the curriculum included all the critical components of Qigong and eastern philosophy that makes life worth living. Too many individuals go through life only living “half a life”. Their key part of the day is to go from the car to work to the TV set at the end of the day.
BS the White Oak Institute I have found myself immersed in the philosophies behind Tai Chi and Karate. I have found the key components of living a well aligned life. In the martial arts of long ago, one motion meant death, and that was the reason for the great deliberation and concentration in the movements preceding attack. In all modern arts and sports there is a pause, but in the martial arts there is no pause. As a result, the mind must be constantly concentrated on the whole situation.
What Croley’s Martial Arts Center really does is bring this mindfulness to bear for individual students. In reality “spirit” will always prevail in school and in life situations. The learning of martial art forms and techniques is really a small part of the education one gets at the School. What is really taught at the School is a way to live. I and my family have found our lives greatly enhanced by aligning our individual lives with the philosophy taught at Croley’s Martial Arts Center.
- James Green, PE
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Croley's Martial Arts Center, Inc.
The White Oak School |
American Tai Chi Association |
Shanti School of Taijiquan
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WACIMA
Worldwide Association for Chinese Internal Martial Arts |
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