Taiji and Qigong for Health
Class Time: 45 minutes
This class presents follow-along practices based on Wu Style Taijiquan and Daoist health preservation methods. It is appropriate for all levels with no prior experience required.
Section One
- Mobility Flow
- Body Shaking
- Bellows Breathing
- Eight Trigrams Pillar Practice
- Earth (July-August)
Section Two
- Wu Style Taijiquan Essential Form
Section Three
- Sun and Moon Increase Radiance
- Rising on Toes to Support Heaven
- Hand Pressing the Crown
- Relax and Calming Qigong
- Microcosmic Orbit
- Macrocosmic Orbit
- Microcosmic Orbit
- Dantian Meditation
- Final Hygiene
- Tap Teeth
- Swirl and Swallow
- Wash Face
The Essential Form Posture list can be found in the Form Lists section HERE.
Taijiquan Form & Weapons
Class Time: 90 minutes
The core class in our curriculum based on the Wu Style 37 Posture Form developed by Grand Master Wang Peisheng. There are partner practice and martial application drills to accompany the study of the solo form practice.
Also, Taijiquan Weapons forms and partner practices are presented to enrich one’s physical integration and understanding of Taijiquan’s specialized abilities. The weapons focus is on rotation between sword, saber, and spear.
- Wu Style 37 Posture Form & Applications
- Wu Style Taiji Jian (Sword)
- Wu Style Taiji Dao (Saber)
- Wu Style Taiji Qiang (Spear)
The 37 Form Posture list can be found in the Form Lists section HERE.
Tongbeiquan & Taijiquan Partner Training
Class Time: 75 minutes
This class is focused on partner training to build martial application proficiency. Begining with more readily accessible skills from Baiyuan Tongbeiquan then transitioning to the internal efficacy of Taijiquan in action.
Introduction to Taijiquan Push Hands
A. Fundamentals
- Principles
- Yin Yang
- Substantial Insubstantial
- Foundation
- Solo
- 9 Body Shape Rules
- Empty the Chest
- Round the Back
- Sink the Shoulders
- Drop the Elbows
- Wrap the Groin
- Tuck the Buttocks
- Relax the Waist
- Draw the Hips
- Suspend the Head
- Integration
- External Integration
- Hand to Contralateral Foot
- Elbow to Contralateral Knee
- Shoulder to Contralateral Hip
- Internal Integration
- Shen (神 shén) leads Yi (意 yì)
- Yi Leads Qi (气, qì)
- Qi leads Jin (劲 jìn)/Movement
- Yin/Yang in the Body
- Weightedness
- 100-0
- base of support
- Root, Expand (peng)-Relax (song), & Trained Force
- Qualities
- Slow
- Soft/Smooth
- Even/Continuous
- Light
- Partner
- Listening and Sensitivity
- Sticking and Following
- Sticking
- Adhering
- Linking
- Following
- Don’t Press Don’t Release
- Intercepting Force
- Efficient Effort
- Practice
- Phases of Training
- Self-Oriented Solo Practice
- Self-Oriented Partner Practice
- Other Oriented Partner Practice
- Stages of Partner Practice
- Cooperative Training
- Fixed Routine
- Preselected Techniques
- Free Feed Techniques
- Non-Cooperative Training
- Free Fight Training
- Actual Combat (Not training)
- Initiator Receiver
- Feeding Force
- Dead Fish Force
B. Routines
- Solo
- Stepping
- Lower only
- Upper and Lower
- Circles
- Forward/Backward Horizontal
- Sagittal Circles
- Horizontal Circles
- Frontal Circles
- Random Circles
- Partner
- Zhan Nian Jin
- Single Hand Horizontal Circles
- Overhead
- Chest
- Single Hand Diagonal Circles
- Double Hand Horizontal Circles
- Chest
- Random Circles