Central Texas Martial Arts

Welcome to 2025 a new year, we will attempt to keep our Shuai Chiao up to date and invite any questions anyone may have.

Went to the Platform behind the Firehouse this morning for a walk and some exercise. This is where we will be at Saturday morning at 10 AM until 11:30 before going to a Luncheon in Hutto at the Southside Meat Market at Noon to Celebrate the Fiftieth “50” years teaching. I began martial arts in earnest in 1969 at Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas and continued learning while beginning teaching at Bergstrom AFB in November of 1974.

I taught college accreditation classes at Austin Community College, police Tactical Techniques in Selma Texas, and privately at our clubs in downtown Round Rock and the Brushy Creek area. I’m a former AAU National Chairman of Chinese Martisl Arts and still offer both seminars and private and semi private classes.

Our class Saturday is open to the public regardless of experience! There will be balloons marking the trail behind the Brushy Creek Firehouse next the the Brushy Creek Community Center. In case of rain we will be under the pavilion cover behind the community center!

Too many BUCKEYES…..WIN AGAIN!

A different kind of P*e Soup

Not your usual pea flavour 🫣🤢

Your all invited

Begins this Thursday at 7 PM Veterans Park Round Rock.

This past three months I’ve experienced the passing of two of my inner circle of students, which has been like losing two close relatives. At the same time one of my earliest childhood friends loss his battle with cancer, and a former associate from my days as a bouncer at Austin’s famous Armadillo World Headquarters has also crossed the mortal plane of existence.

The Cat Stevens tune “Oh Very Young” keeps occupying my thoughts knowing full well as my seventy-fourth birthday arrives, that I am now actually on the short list!

I have tried my best to a make amends with those I’ve managed to p**s off while staying as honest as I can in both my thoughts and deeds.

I can honestly say I hold no grudges against anyone friends, family, or politicians. There is a huge difference between being diametrically opposed to one’s thoughts and ideas and actually hating someone. That’s what this Jesus guy has done for my soul!

I wish each of you that read this the warmest expression of LOVE I hold without conditions and a Very Merry Christmas ALONG with a Bright New Year.

This coming year marks our 50th year in September that the original Chi in Motion School at Bergstrom AFB started, my initial path to teaching. It has also existed under the names Central Texas Martial Arts and Soul Good Tai Chi. God willing the 50th Holiday Classic will be on Saturday DEC.14, 2024. Please if you can make plans to attend, I promise I’ll only request Steven to do a demo! It will also be my 75th birthday.

The Forty-ninth Holiday Classic is being held this year at Summer Moon Coffee in Avery Ranch on January 4, 2024@ 11 AM. Bring your best Nelson Kitamura story or share a photo…the date was picked mainly so that we can observe it late (as always was the custom with Sifu Nelson Kitamura!)

Dave

Dave will be offering private and semi private lessons in his garden, enrollment is limited. You can attend lessons weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. I also travel for weekends retreats and workshops. Included is the Shuai Chiao application of techniques in Chang Tai Chi.

This is an extension of Soul Good Tai Chi .

Dave served as former National AAU Chairman of Chinese Martial Arts and Tai Chi. He was also the first to offer college accredited tai chi classes in the Texas at Austin Community College in 1989.

In 2019 he retired to the position of Chairman Emeritus from the World Shuai Chiao Society which he established in 1989.

Indigenous Peoples Day is a day to celebrate Native Americans' history and culture and to recognize the challenges they continue to face.

New class forming Saturday Sept 2 at Brushy Creek Lake Park meeting at the north end of the dam at 9 AM See
You in September!