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JANUARY 13 - 19, 2011
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SPORTS, 13

RANDY MOYS TAI CHI

WALPOLE MURDER

Mastering mind and body Trial

Girls basketball wins third straight

ALUMNI CORNER, 3

may start in April

Judge blames defense attorneys for delay
By Keith Ferguson
STAFF WRITER

Class of 2006 grad looks back

GRAB A FORK, 10
By Andrea Salisbury
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efore taking one of Randy Moys Tai Chi classes at Yoga Now in Dedham Square, participants might want a vocabulary lesson. First word: Qigong. Merriam-Websters dictionary says it is an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation, controlled breathing and movement exercises. OK, now Tai Chi. Moy has been studying this Chinese martial arts form since childhood. So the Dedham Transcript decided to let him explain. : What is Tai Chi Q does it differ fromand how other martial arts?

About Randy Moy

Age: 31 Lives in: Boston Experience: A practitioner of Yang Style Tai Chi and Qigong for over 15 years. I have been teaching Tai Chi and Qigong in a public and private setting for the past 5 years. I also am teaching assistant for the Qigong class at the Nam Pai Academy in Bostons Chinatown, he explained. Class information Where: The Yoga Now studio located in the back of Cafe Video Paradise, 569 High St. When: Mondays 8 p.m. 9 p.m. and Tuesdays from 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Level: Beginners class Cost: $5 trial class $16 per class $70 for 5 class section ($14 a class) $120 for 10 class section ($12 a class)

After a heated exchange Wednesday, Jan. 5, with defense lawyers, a Norfolk County Superior Court judge reluctantly delayed the trial of two men accused of killing a Framingham resident in March 2009. The case against Paul Moccia and Daniel Bradley was set to go to trial on Jan. 18. Judge Janet Sanders was presented with a slew of motions from lawyers representing Paul Moccia and Daniel Bradley, asking that an array of potential evidence be thrown out. Sanders questioned why so much information was being brought forth on the eve of trial, adding that discussing such matters would take upward of four hours and would require several more meetings. As a result, she postponed the trial from Jan. 18 to April 11. Last weeks hearing at the Dedham court was supposed to be the final pretrial appearance for Moccia, 50, of Dedham, and Bradley, 49, of Westwood, who are accused of shooting alleged Framingham drug deal-

TRIAL, PAGE 5

PHOTOS BY SEAN BROWNE

Top, Randy Moy teaches the Archer stretch during Mondays Tai Chi class at the Yoga Now studio in the back of Cafe Video Paradise in Dedham. Above, Bethany Nikolassy of Norwood stretches during the class on Monday, Jan. 10

: Tai Chi Chuan means supreme ultimate fist. It is one of many different styles of martial arts that originated in China. To me, a style of martial
TAI CHI, PAGE 6

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GARDENING, 11

I just want the record to reflect that its the defendants to blame in trial to this point in the sense that I was ready to go today.
Judge Janet Sanders

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INDEX
Around Dedham 16-17, 22 Beacon Hill Roll Call 23 Food 18 Movies 20-21 News 2-4 Opinion 10-11 Sports 13-15

Explaining various community building opportunities, Dedhams Council on Aging director told Selectmen last week that people just want to have a reason to connect. Director Laura Leventhal said she is working to expand social and community building opportunities for the nearly 5,400 senior citizens currently residing in Dedham. There should be stuff going on every day, she told the Board of Selectman at its Thursday, Jan. 6, meeting. Leventhal added that the Council on Aging is moving forward on many short- and long-term goals, which include increasing membership and adding activities to the already extensive list of social offerings for the towns elderly. Art, music, literature positive things, are the elements Leventhal said she wants to add to the outreach program, which currently provides 472 exercise classes, 1,332 in-house
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Avery School is on track

By Patrice Howard
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School Building Rehabilitation Committee Chairman Andy Lawlor said the new Avery School construction project is on track to finish in January of 2012. We are pleased with the progress, Lawlor told selectmen at their meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, and updated attendees about a recent decision by the rehab committee to cap the projects spending limit to reduce the risk of loss on unforeseen project costs. The guaranteed maximum price, set at about $18 million, is an amendment to the contract with Consigli Construction Co. that denotes how much Dedham will ultimately spend on the project. The contingency cost may change as the project evolves, but Lawlor said the site deAVERY, PAGE 7

Kate Dwyer, from the Cotting School in Lexington, shoots a basket during the annual game between Cotting and Noble and Greenough held on Friday, Jan. 7. For more photos check out WickedLocalDedham.com or turn to page 8.

DEDHAM 375

Big bash in the works

By Andrea Salisbury
STAFF WRITER

Past the control room, television studio and in the large conference room at the Dedham TV studios, eight local leaders started planning a birthday party. But not just any celebration, a townwide bash for all ages to mark Dedhams 375

anniversary. I would like the (big) 375 celebration, whatever it is, to include people from all across the town, Marie-Louise Kehoe, co-chairwomen of the Dedham 375 Steering Committee, said at its Monday, Jan. 10, meeting. I would love to do something so that people would want to come and during these

tough economic times (it would be affordable). Selectman Sarah MacDonald chimed in, Just a huge townwide bash, everybodys invited. Thats right, Kehoe added, Wear your jeans. We will have some music, a great barbecue and we will have a great time.

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TAI CHI
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art is simply an emphasis or an individual expression of ones manifestation of energy. Tai chi emphasizes on the internal or meditative aspect of your overall martial arts training, where one would eventually move their body with the mind and not so much muscle. Other martial arts, such as Karate and Muay Thai kickboxing, emphasize only the external and individual movement of their body parts. Tai Chi also differentiates itself from these arts because it emphasizes on moving your body as one unit.

Why Q :inghurtdid I start learnTai Chi? :I myself really A whenhockey,younger bad I was playing ice the doctor
said that I wasnt able to play hockey anymore due to an injury with my knee. I did not like the doctors answer and wanted to continue to play hockey. I pleaded to my father to see if he knew of anyway I could fix my knee so I can get back on the ice again. He told me that he had heard Qigong and Tai Chi could help me out. He introduced me to my Qigong instructor, Donald Wong, and I started to learn Qigong from him. Within a month of very, very diligent practice (About 2 hours a day, 7 days a week), I was able to get back on the ice and skate again. After another month of diligent practice, I felt like I never got hurt and kept on playing up to the end of high school. After reaching a numbers of years into my Qigong training, I started to become curious in Tai Chi. I had the wonderful opportunity to meet another master, my teachers teacher, Cheung Fong Ha in Berkeley, California. Master Ha took me in as his student and taught me everything I know about Tai Chi. I still learn from Master Ha either by visiting him in California (rare these days with expensive flights) or his annual seminars at the Nam Pai Academy in Bostons Chinatown.

PHOTO BY SEAN BROWNE

Randy Moy leads his students in stretches during Monday nights Tai Chi class at the Yoga Now studio in the back of Cafe Video Paradise in Dedham.

Q :doIWhat style of Tai Chi I teach? : teach the first 13 posAChiturespostureYang Style of the Tai 85 form to my
beginner students. This style of tai chi is characterized by its slow and fluid movements. Because of its low impact nature of doing the form, this art can be practiced by people of all ages. This is the reason why Yang Style Tai Chi is one of the most popular styles of Tai Chi practiced in China today. The rest of the form will be taught in my intermediate class.

can feel the immediate benefits of added flexibility, increased balance, better circulation, muscle tone in the legs, and reduced stress. Over many years of correct and daily practice, the practitioner will experience higher bone density, increased immune system, increased lung capacity, and an optimal cardiovascular system. Tai Chi had been used for many years to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and most recently, fibromyalgia.

3. Following - Perform the 13 posture form by following me - gives students a sense of tempo and an idea what they are working toward. 4. In detail instruction on how to do each posture (About 1-2 postures each class will be taught in detail). 5. Questions and discussion

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: What are the benefits of Tai Chi? : With daily practice of Tai Chi and Qigong, one

Q ::Describe a typical class A typical beginner A class consists of: 1. Warm ups. 2. Meditation.
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: Can Q typicalyou describe your student? : My students range Aof my studentsto latediffer- Q : Why Dedham? from age 15 60s. All have One of my private stuent goals when it comes to Tai A :dents is the contractor chi. I primarily teach this as a responsible for the recent means to benefit ones health. My younger students like to learn the self-defense aspect of renovation of the Yoga Now Studio in Dedham. He men-

the art and I teach that to them as well when they have reached a certain level with their form. My older student comes to me to look for an alternative therapy for an ailment. Most of my students came to me with no idea on what tai chi is and were just curious to see what it was like. I must be doing something right since my students are coming back wanting to learn more!

tioned to me how great it would be to teach a public class in Dedham Square. He was kind of enough to connect me with the owner of Yoga Now, Nancy Wilson. She and I shared the vision of bringing arts such as Yoga and Tai Chi to the Dedham community at an affordable price. I am very happy to share what I know of these arts and improve the health and well being of people in this community.
Dedham Transcript editor Andrea Salisbury can be reached at 781-433-8322 or asalisbu@cnc.com.

DEDHAM CHURCH DIRECTORY

Allin Congregational Church: 683 High St. Phone number: 781326-5050. Sunday service starts at 9:45 a.m. Nursery is provided during the service for children under 4. Website: www.allinchurch.org E-mail: allincongregation@rcn.com. Calvary Baptist Church of Dedham: 42 Needham St. Phone number: 781-329-9264. Sunday School for all ages starts at 10 a.m. Sunday service starts at 11 a.m. Childrens junior church for children ages 4 through 9 is offered during the service. Website: Dedham Temple Haitian Seventh-day Adventist Church: 410 Washington St. Phone number: 857-891-9564. Sunday school starts at 9 a.m. Sunday service starts at 11 a.m. Website: mountgolgothahaitian22.adventistchurchconnect.org. Fellowship Bible Church: 47 Milton St. Phone number: 781-3263033. Sunday service starts at 10 a.m. On Wednesday at 7 p.m. a Bible study is held at the church. Website: www.fellowshipindedham.org. First Church in Dedham: 670 High St. Phone number: 781326-7463. Sunday service starts at 10 a.m. Website: www.dedhamuu.org. Church of St. John of Damascus: 300 West St. Phone number: 781-326-3046. Sunday service starts at 10 a.m. (SeptemberMay) and 9:30 a.m. (June-August). Church school follows communion. Website: www.stjohnd.org. St. Mary of the Assumption Church: 420 High St. Phone number: 781-326-0550. Website: www.stmaryonline.net. St. Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Church: 950 East St. Phone number: 781-326-1346. Sunday services start at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Website: www.stlukeslcms.org/d/ St. Pauls Episcopal Church: 59 Court St. Phone number: 781-3264553. Sunday services start at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Website: www.stpauls-dedham.org. St. Susannas Parish: 262 Needham St. Phone number: 781-3299575. Sunday services start at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Website: www.saintsusanna.org.

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