Celebrating 10 years of Tai Chi The original tasters across the borough were organised by us with Shizendo. They aimed to encourage local people aged 50 years and older to take part in physical activity and promote mindfulness. Sharon Whitewick, who has been attending classes for 10 years said: “We did the free trials and[…]
Tai Chi Zhan Zhuang Standing Post Training The original Zhan zhuang were health methods used by Daoists; in recent centuries, martial artists who already had static standing methods combined these with the internal mechanics of Zhan zhuang to create a superior exercise. The goal of Zhan zhuang in martial arts has always been to develop[…]
Tai Chi Moves for Beginners: Harvard Scientists Now Back This Ancient Exercise By Jillian Levy, CHHC June 24, 2016 Eastern medicine practices have always placed a strong emphasis on prevention and treating diseases naturally whenever possible. Now, in many ways, Western medicine is catching up, particularly when it comes to utilizing tai chi moves to[…]
The health benefits of tai chi This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. Updated: December 4, 2015 Published: May, 2009 Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.”[…]
Recommended reading An excellent read on Tai Chi and a must have book to add to your collection. The Taijiquan Classics An Annotated Translation Taijiquan enthusiasts around the world have used the TaijiquanClassics as a touchstone for almost two centuries yet much about the classics has remained mysterious and unexamined. The Taijiquan Classics An Annotated[…]
Sunday 3rd March Sunday 14th April Sunday 26th May Sunday 7th July Sunday 22nd September Sunday 3rd November Way of the Tai Chi Sword – Yang Style Taijijian by Sam Masich Apparatus training is an essential part of the Yang Style Taijiquan curriculum. Of the two short weapons, Dao, or Sabre and Jian, or Straightsword[…]
The Jian is a narrow-blade, double-edged sword, respected as the “King of Short Weapons” in China for millennia. Wielding the Jian requires the highest of skill, and the sword user must strive to the heights of spirit and morality. In addition to the obvious self-defense uses, swords were commonly carried by scholars for their elegance[…]
Tai Chi Sword Jian Istead Rise Community Centre Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Graesend Kent, D13 9LB 10.00am to 1.00pm 4th February 18th March 3rd June 29th July 21st October 2nd December
Shi Zen Do Weapons Course Sunday 21st May 2017 Community Centre, Worcester Close, Istead Rise Gravesend Kent, DA13 9LB 10 am – 1 pm Training session will cover Tai Chi Sword, structure of the training session will be kata/form with a look to practical application . Also how the use of the[…]
From author Jonathan Bluestein’s groundbreaking book, Research of Martial Arts: “… Dragon Body: The Internalists train the ability to constantly apply three-dimensional coiling and spiraling movements. Moving the entire body in this fashion is nicknamed “Dragon Body” in Chinese by some practitioners, because it is an imitation of how the folklore Chinese dragons move around[…]