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Tai Ji Circle’s three Xinjia Yi Lu workshops with 6th Duan Shifu Liu are a rare opportunity for in-depth study of the lively 1st Chen New Frame routine, created and structured on Laojia Yi Lu (the oldest Chen hand form) by Chen Fake, Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang’s grandfather.

Shifu Liu will teach the whole Xinjia routine over three workshops. It contains skilful circular movements rooted in silk reeling theories and energetic fajing practice. Shifu Liu will correct your body posture and movements, and we hope that you will gain a better understanding of the requirements and the underlying principles of advanced tai ji training, the particular fajin or energy releases, and applications found within the Xinjia form.

It is best to wear lose comfortable clothes, flat shoes, and not to eat a very heavy meal just before training.

These workshops are in three parts, each a four hour workshop, there will be refreshment breaks and the opportunity to ask questions.

Suitable for those with Chen-style experience of the 38 Form or Laojia Yi Lu

Workshops on 9+16+30 November (the Eventbrite booking link will be closed after 9 November 2019)

Times: 1.30 – 5.30 pm

Advance Workshop Fees per day:
Non-members £65
Tai Ji Circle Members £50

Advance Workshop Fees for three workshops:
Non-members £150
Tai Ji Circle Members £135

Venue: St Paul’s Church Hall, Top end of Camden Square, London, NW1 9XG

Any queries email: info@taijicircle.com or contact us through Eventbrite.

Tai Ji Circle’s last Beginners Chen Tai Chi Foundation workshop of 2019

6th Duan Shifu Liu, will work with standing, and silk reeling exercises which are the basic essentials and foundation for Chen Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) training. Specifically improving the standing and stepping silk reeling exercises and some martial applications, or teaching a short form if there is time.

Standing practice, (called Zhan Zhaung), begins the process of internal discovery, relaxes, realigns and strengthens the body to improve your posture. Silk reeling exercise training improves coordination and leads you to sense the energetic changes that take place in the body through the accurate alignment, placement and movement of the body, as well as reflecting the martial, medical and philosophical aspects of the training such as weight changing and the exchange of yin yang in movement (eg. light/heavy or open/close). If there is time we will also teach a short Chen Form or practice some martial techniques during the workshop.

This will be a practical workshop, Shifu Liu will correct your body posture and movements, and we hope that you will gain a better understanding of the requirements and the underlying principles of Chen tai ji training.

It is best to wear lose comfortable clothes, flat shoes, and not to eat a very heavy meal just before training.

As it is a four hour workshop, there will be refreshment breaks and the opportunity to ask questions.

Suitable for all levels and new students to Chen Taijiquan.

Workshop Fees:
Drop-in Fee: £55 Members, £70 Non-Members   (Cash or cheques only on-the-door)

Paid in advance: TJC Members: £50,   Non-members: £65

Venue: St Paul’s Church Hall, Top end of Camden Square, London, NW1 9XG

Tai Ji Quan Push Hands and Applications London Seminar with Grandmaster Zhu Changhai 

Master Liu and Tai Ji Circle are very pleased and fortunate to be able to welcome back Grandmaster Zhu Changhai for his popular push hands and applications workshop. He is ranked 8th Duan Wei by the Chinese Wushu Association for high personal achievement and worldwide contributions in promoting and developing Chen Style Taijiquan, and is also a disciple of Chen Xiaowang, the 20th Generation Lineage Holder of Chen Family Taijiquan.

GM Zhu was a push hands Champion of the whole of China and is renowned for his deep knowledge, hands-on approach and safe teaching of tai ji push hands and martial applications. This will be a classic tai ji push hands seminar suitable for all levels and will broaden the experience and understanding of how the martial arts can be used in taiji practice.

Grandmaster Zhu is also the Chairman of the Irish National Martial Arts Association, and President of the Northern Ireland Wushu Association.

Advance EB Seminar Fee: £60.00 TJC member, £75.00 non-member
Tickets on the door: £65 TJC member, £80 non-member (cash only)

Book a place below through Eventbrite or with Chris: info@taijicircle.com

Venue: St Paul’s Church Hall, London, NW1 9XG

All four hour workshops have refreshment breaks

In this three-part London workshop, Shifu Liu will take an in-depth look at Laojia Yi Lu, the classic Old Frame, the seminal form for Chen style Taijiquan. We will study it in three parts, the 1st on 7 September, the 2nd on 21 September and the last on 5 October.

For those who aren’t familiar with the routine, it has 74 movements and is the basis of many other Chen style tai ji routines that have this as their underlying structure and buy real alprazolam once you remember it, you can see the references in the sequence of moves in the other Chen forms. It is characterised as ‘Yin’ with many soft, smooth twining movements indispersed with fajing, energy releases such as a punch or kick. Laojia Yi Lu was created by Chen Changxing in the 19th C, from the original sets of tai ji originator, Chen Wanting, a general of the Ming dynasty in China. It is the oldest tai ji routine from which many modern tai ji styles originate, such as Yang and Wu styles.

Shifu Liu has said that these workshops will be accessible to all who are familiar with Chen Foundation practice and encourages them to come along, as movements from the 19 Form and much of the 38 Form are covered within this root practice. He will teach the routine with posture and movement correction, covering different aspects and techniques of the whole form over three workshops. There will be refreshment breaks and the opportunity to ask questions.

Suitable for all levels

Dates: 7 + 21 September + 5 October 2019

Times: 13:30 – 17.30

Seminar Fees:
Single workshop ?65 (non-member), ?50 for TJC Members
Treble Workshop ?150 (non-member), ?135.00 TJC Members

Advanced booking on Eventbrite only available until 7 September as Eventbrite cannot do multiple events. Payment can be made in advance in class or by BACS. Email for info.

email us with any queries: info@taijicircle.com

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VENUE
St Paul’s Church Hall, Top end of Camden Square, London, NW1 9XG