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Assistant
teacher
Ben is an assistant teacher for tai chi for health.
Indoor student
Ben is an indoor student, studying directly with
Sifu Waller.
Taijiquan
Ben is working through the taijiquan
blue belt syllabus.
Tea Club
Ben is a member of the Tea Club.
2021 attendance
In order to grade, Ben must attend
16 more workshops/boot camp.
Class: weekly
Workshops attended: 0/16
Boot camp: 0
Private lessons:
0
Gurney Halleck: Shield
Practice.
Paul: Gurney, we had practice this morning. I'm not in the mood.
Gurney Halleck: Not in the mood? Mood's a thing for cattle and loveplay,
not fighting!
Paul: I'm sorry Gurney.
Gurney Halleck: Not sorry enough.
(Dune)
White
Qigong
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Yellow
The ball game
Monkey paws
Partner work
Psoas exercises
Pushing legs
Single pushing hands
Challenge – full circle qigong (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – standing qigong (4 postures) (20 minutes x 4 weeks)
Challenge - yielding exercise challenge (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Assignment #3 - Q & A
Assignment #4 - Attitude & etiquette
Orange
Green
Blue
Long Yang form (section 3) (regular)
4 directions with a partner (no contact)
70/30 stance
Purple
Long Yang form
(revision & corrections)
Chin na applications (set 2)
Floor work
- kicks
- tackling
Martial concepts & qigong
Penetrating defences
Silk arms #1
Square on the inside, round on the outside
Stick drills (3 sets)
Stretches & joint work
Yielding exercise - finishing off
Challenge - chin na applications (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - form challenge (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - penetrating defences (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Challenge - stick drills (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Challenge - yielding exercise - finishing off (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Recommended reading - The Art of War
Brown
Long Yang form (mirrored)
3-D
Central equilibrium
- fixed feet
Chair game
Chin na applications (set 3)
Core strength (3 sets)
Crescent moon
High circle qigong
Kicking game
- evasive body focus
- sustained & varied kicking
Massage
Moving qigong (complete set)
San sau
Challenge - chin na applications (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - form challenge (mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – san sau (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Recommended reading - The Book of Five Rings
&
The Way of Chuang Tzu
Black (1st dan)
Sabre form (regular & mirrored)
3-tier wallbag
5 bows
5 bows exercise
60/40 stance
Being hit
Breath meditation
Combat stance
Double pushing hands
Immovable elbow
Keeping the pressure on when attacking
Martial sets: a precursor to form application
Monkey paws (stepping)
The power/function of 'li'
Pushing peng exercise
Pushing peng (partnered)
Pushing peng (striking)
Qigong on one leg
Qigong revision
Ready/guard stance
Slam ball challenge
Strategic stepping
Striking pads
- focus mitt, squashy pad, round pad
Sword drills
Yielding exercise
- take to the ground
Challenge - double pushing hands (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - sabre form (regular & mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - sword drills (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - The Sword Polisher's Record
Assignment #2 - There Are No Secrets
Assignment #3 - The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan - The Literary Tradition
Assignment #4 - The Art of War
Assignment #5 - The Book of Five Rings
Black (2nd dan)
2-person cane drill (regular & mirrored)
5 elements
Anti-sparring
Biomechanical advantage
Chops
Countering punches, kicks & grapples
Countering/pushing peng
Cultivating peng
Da lu
Dying ground
Everybody falls
Floor work
- control
- expedience
Form applications (section 1)
Freeform triangle
Gravity striking
Loose striking
Meditation on body sensations
Qigong revision
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Silk arms (peng)
San sau (peng)
Speed striking
Sustaining peng throughout your counter
Tactics used by other arts
Using 3-D to gain optimal power
Challenge - 2-person cane drill (regular & mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - da lu (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - floor work endurance (10 mins)
Challenge - section 1 form applications (120 mins x 24 weeks)
Challenge - silk arms (peng) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - san sau (peng) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - The Way of Chuang Tzu
Assignment
#2 - Moving Zen
Assignment #3 - The New Lao Tzu
Assignment #4 - Zen in the Art of Archery
Assignment #5 - 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
Black (3rd dan)
Walking stick form (regular & mirrored)
4 ounces exercise
5 animals
5 centres
6 balanced pairs
Cultivating sung
Elbow
Fa li
Finishing-off
Floor work
- multiple opponents
- tactics
Folding
Form applications (section
2)
Groundpath
Holding down the pillow
Kicking
Long Yang form (lines
of force version)
Meditation on emotions
Moving with kwa
Neigong (1-10)
Neigong (extras)
Punching from the centre
Pushing hands development
Yielding/chin na
Yielding/countering
Yielding/shuai jiao
Challenge - lines of force form (regular & mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - section 2 form applications (120 mins x 24 weeks)
Challenge - yielding/chin na endurance (10 mins)
Challenge - yielding/countering endurance (10 mins)
Challenge - yielding/shuai jiao endurance (10 mins)
Challenge - walking stick form (regular &
mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1-
36 Strategies
Assignment #2 - Commentaries on Living volume 2
Assignment #3 - Peak
Assignment #4
-
Tao of Being
Assignment #5
- The Little Zen Companion
Greyed out items meet the required
standard of skill.
Page created
18 April 1995
Last updated
01 March 2021
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