Welcome back and all tai ji classes start tonight:
Foundation 2 at 6.30-7.30pm
Laojia Yi Lu at 7.30-8.30pm
Laojia Er Lu at 8.30-9.30pm

Laojia is the traditional long form of the Chen style of taijiquan and the first classes works with the more ‘yin’ aspects of the form, with posture and movement correction from Shifu Liu, the last class is the ‘Er’ Lu, second form full of energy releases, and jumps, the ‘yang’ to balance the yin.

 

Catch Tai Ji Circle’s first Chen tai chi Foundation workshop of 2018.

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 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

Any queries email: info@taijicircle.com

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Tai Ji Circle are members of the Chen Xiao Wang World Taijiquan Association, the BCCMA and the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain

 

Fund-raiser to Commemorate the Chinese Labour Corps in World War 1

21 January: 09:30 – 17:00 pm

Suitable for everyone to enjoy – please come and support our fundraiser, all proceeds to be donated

Shifu Liu with Tai Ji Circle are presenting a day of fabulous tai ji performances and hard qi gong demonstrations with tai ji and qi gong workshops for you to join in. Many of the best Chinese doctors are also coming to give free treatments in the afternoon.  We all want to raise funds for a new memorial to be opened in the autumn of 2018, to commemorate the Chinese labourers who joined British and Allied troops in the First World War. The Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) of up to 140,000 men from China to Europe to repair trenches, bury dead bodies, repair tanks and provide backup to the troops

Campaign group ‘Ensuring We Remember’ have been fundraising for a memorial since 2014, it will be a white carved stone decorative column, called a Huabiao (they serve as markers of the exceptional in Chinese), and will erected in East London, at the Royal Albert Dock, Newham. At 9.6m. tall, each metre will represent 100 members of the CLC. It will face due east towards the Chinese city of Jinan in Shandong Province, from where the majority of the CLC labourers originated.

For more details about the CLC see:

http://ensuringweremember.org.uk

http://multimedia.scmp.com/ww1-china/
Image from ©South China Post link above

TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

9:30               Arrival and registration
10:00–11:00  Chen Taiquan & Hard Qi Gong Demonstrations
11:00–12:30  Da Bei Qi Gong workshop, the linking energy circles, and 5 Element Healing Sounds
12:30–13:30  Lunch break
13:30–15:00  Chen Taijiquan workshop Foundation training and Chen Xiao Wang’s 9 Part form
15:00-17:00  Free Chinese massage, Acupuncture, Chinese Health and Medicine advice

Fund-raiser Day Fee: £30.00 cash only if paid on the day

Tickets must be reserved for entry. Email info@taijicircle.

Tickets can be bought through Evenbrite.

VENUE: Islington Chinese Association 21 Hatchard Road, London N19 4NG
Archway underground or Upper Holloway (Rail) or buses up Holloway Road.

Tai Ji Circle are members of the Chen Xiao Wang World Taijiquan Association, the Chenjiagou Taijiquan Association, the BCCMA and the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain.

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Registered Charity Number 1151369