Center-Tiger Eye Claw & Tibetan Arts

Best Instructor I have ever known! I moved away and have searched for years for a teacher and I just do what he taught me years ago from memory. Plus I have his videos. Miss you Master Lew!

the center in question is not correct. The so call Tibetan was taught by me. We parted ways.
The thing you must understand if you choose to is this. He did never meet my teacher. That is not true. My teacher was in Tibet. So therefore he could never have met my teacher.
Second the Tibetan he teaches he does not have full authority and lacks the understanding of the teaching.
Also he call a Lopon is a high title given to tantric masters. He did not go through the rites or transmission. It is disrespectful.
Third to not name me but to try to make me go away by calling me a disciple. Rather I was given full rights as a holder and master. Full master.
If you choose to learn fine just know there are Tibetan that are offended but choose to let it go. This all I have to say except he is not willing to talk directly about it. It is fully out of integrity. Just letting everybody know.
In 1981, Sifu Lew met Master Peng-​si Yu and his wife, Min Ouyang from Shanghai. He also met Master Hu from Tibet. For over 20 years, Sifu Lew was heavily into the external Kung-​fu. He furthered his studies in the internal arts: the «calming the Mind and Healing art» through Qi Gong, long hours of Standing Meditation, Breath work and Tibetan Energy understanding.
He founded Ti Aki in the honor of my teacher. This would have my teacher turning in his Grave.
Just so you know.

I studied under Ron Lew for several years but had to move out of the area and could not continue. I was fortunate to also be able to study with Master Wesley Hu from Tibet and between the two experienced masters, my life changed. I have been since used many of the meditation and qigong methods to improve and maintain my health and my philosophy about life was also changed by this. I learned some kick-​ass martial arts and have continued training to this day, though in other styles. I highly recommend this school, Master Lew is a wonderful instructor.

Nothing fancy, but run with love. Ron Lew (
) runs this center and teaches various forms of martial arts, namely Tai Chi. I met him through classes taught at Google, and am trying to get more healthy movement in my life, and his school is in San Jose, next door to my hood.
I’m taking Tai Chi, technically, and he teaches the Chinese and Tibetan forms. I’m learning the Chinese since he teaches it at Google so I should stay consistent. My preference is Qi Gong, which I feel is more meditative and simpler in terms of movement (I like simple), but both are gentle enough forms and I am open to learning.
One room has a firmer rubber mat, the second room has a «waterbed» format where the mat is stuffed with some soft material and walking on it forces your feet and body to constantly renegotiate equilibrium. Definitely a work out!
Ron is a very Western-​style teacher. He’s said he’s third generation Chinese and doesn’t speak Chinese fluently, so, he’s approaching things from a Western mind set I guess and can «translate.»
Examples — when he tries to describe the weight distribution of your feet he will often resort to % descriptions, and I think he knows a Western/​American mind understands that logic better than other descriptions.
He explains why he’s asking you to do things, and why you are performing certain forms in a certain way. He is jokey, friendly, open, and conversational. He will test you gently by walking away and leaving you to figure out forms he’s taught you, or ask you to do the forms with your eyes closed. He wants you to enjoy the forms versus to become overly fixated on perfection/​military precision. That being said, he will correct you on incorrect form and movement.
Am definitely enjoying myself and have referred a friend to his class already. I’m hoping it continues to work out and that we stick to it and enjoy it for the long term!