Schedule

WINTER SESSION

Classes begin January 13th, 2020

Class descriptions

Beginners

In beginners class, students learn the basic principles and the first part of the Yang form, from movement (1) “Preparation” to movement (14) “Cross hands”, which correspond to the first part of three (3) parts of the Tai chi form.

Part 2

Part 2 is the second part of the three (3) parts of Tai Chi Yang form. At this stage students have assimilated some basic principles and how to move. They learn movement (15) “Embrace the tiger and return to mountain” to the middle of part 2.

Part 2+

Part 2 is the second part of the three (3) parts of Tai Chi Yang form. At this stage students have assimilated some basic principles and how to move. They learn movement from the middle of part 2 to movement (45) “Cross hands”.

Part 3

In part 3 students are familiar with more than 75% of the movements and learn from (46) “Embrace the tiger and return to mountain” to the middle of part 3.

Part 3+

The students are learning from the middle of part 3 to movement (81) “Cross hands” to complete the Yang form.

Ongoing

In the Ongoing classes students has completed the Yang form. During the classes the group perform the whole Tai Chi set, receive advises from the instructor and review the basic principles.

Advanced

Students begin to learn advanced forms of Tai Chi such as Hao style, Fast Tai Chi, Fa Jin, sword, sabre, double stick and pushing hands.

Qi Gong

Qi Gong is an exercise that promotes health. It is practiced slowly, either static or moving. It is easy to learn by anyone who is interested. Sequences are generally short and repeated several times.