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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[…]

This gentle form of exercise can help maintain strength, flexibility, and balance, and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion,” but it might well be called “medication in motion.” There is growing evidence that this mind-body practice, which originated in China as[…]