PROSPECTUS

 

 

WARM UP EXERCISES

 

 

Swimming dragon Yin

Swimming dragon Yang

Opening the 5 gates

Zhan Zhuang

Swinging arms

 

 

THE 9 TAI CHI PRINCIPLES

 

 

1 Head suspended from the sky

2 Drop the chest (rounded)

3 Relax the waist

4 Distinguish between full and empty

5 Sink the shoulders and drop the elbows

6 Use intention (Yi - Mind)

7 Coordinate upper and lower body

8 Integrate internal and external movement

9 Seek stillness within the movements (flow)

 

 

BA DUAN JIN

 

 

1 Two hands reach up to heaven 

2 Draw the bow to shoot the eagle 

3 Separate heaven and earth 

4 Sway the head and shake the tail 

5 The wise owl looks backwards 

6 Clench the fists and gaze fiercely 

7 Bouncing on the toes 

8 Two hands hold the feet to strengthen the kidneys and waist 

 

 

24 STEP YANG FORM

 

 

Establish various Tai Chi stances

 

1 Opening Stance

2 Part the wild horses mane (left and right)

3 White crane spreads it’s wings

4 Brush knee, twist step

5 Strum the lute

6 Repulse the monkey

7 Grasp the sparrow’s left

8 Grasp the sparrow’s tail right

9 Single Whip

10 Cloud Hands

11 Single whip

12 High pat the horse

13 Right heel kick

13 Double punch the ears

15 Turn round and left heel kick

16 Creep down and golden cockerel stands on one leg (left)

17 Creep down and golden cockerel stands on one leg (right)

18 Fair lady works the shuttle

19 Needle at the bottom of the sea

20 Fan through back

21 Turn parry and punch

22 Apparent close up

23 Cross hands

24 Closing stance

 

 

TAI CHI SHIBASHI SET ONE (18 MOVEMENTS)

 

1 Waving hands by the lake

2 Opening the heart

3 Painting the rainbow

4 Separating the clouds

5 Floating silk in the air

6 Rowing the boat

7 Raising the sun from the ocean

8 Gazing at the moon

9 Lotus leaves rustling in the wind

10 Waving hands like clouds

11 Scooping the ocean, looking at the sky

12 Pushing the waves

13 Dove spreads its wings

14 Dragon coming out of the sea

15 Flying wild goose

16 Windmill turning in the breeze

17 Bouncing the Qi ball

18 Gathering the fragrance of the earth

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THE 5 ELEMENTAL SOUNDS & MOVEMENTS

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Wood, Earth, Fire, Air, Water​​​​

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Golden Dragon Medical Qi Gong

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1 The water fall

2 The flowering rose

3 Charging the three dantiens

4 Double dragons

5 Red roots grow deep

6 The four heavens

7 Doorway to immortality 

8 Receiving the cosmos

9 108 Turns of the wheel

10 Dao-in

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