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Tai chi chuan syllabus (13 areas of study)
Avinash
has
passed these belts:
White 1
White 2
Yellow 1
He
is
working through the
yellow belt 2
syllabus.
2024 workshop attendance (15 minimum)
Avinash has not yet committed to the minimum number of workshops.
In order to qualify for tai chi chuan study (and to
grade), Avinash
must attend at least 3 more workshops.
Not a dancer but a wrestler: waiting, poised and dug in, for sudden
assaults.
(Marcus Aurelius)
Tai chi chuan syllabus
White 1
Qigong exercises
- standing qigong/3 circle qigong
- full circle qigong
- form posture qigong
- ba duan jin (8 exercises)
- moving qigong (8 exercises)
Reeling silk exercises
- plate exercise
- 4 directions - forwards & backwards
- 4 directions - to the side
- Opening & closing - to the side
- Cloud hands
Pushing peng (intro)
Standing post
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
White 2
Partner work
- 4 directions with a partner
- central equilibrium – maintain the centre
- eyes-closed walking
- palm at 3 distances
- peripheral vision - mugger scenario
- posture testing
- yielding exercise
- 90°
- diamond stepping
- leading & following (eyes-closed)
- relative distance (tig)
- avoiding line of force (solo & melee)
- riding the attack
The ball game
Monkey paws
Pushing legs
Single pushing hands
Challenge – full circle qigong (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – standing qigong (4 postures) (20 minutes x 4 weeks)
Yellow 1
Long Yang form (section 1) (regular)
Ba duan jin #2 - alternate version
Constructive rest
Horse stance
How to escape from a hold
Moving qigong (complete set)
Partner work mistakes
Challenge - form challenge (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - yielding exercise challenge (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Recommended reading - The Sword Polisher's
Record
Yellow 2
Bracing
Fear of falling
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18 April 1995
Last updated
12 April 2024
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