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Assistant teacher
Chris is a tai chi for health assistant teacher.
Intermediate (intermediate
part 1)
Chris is
working through the taijiquan syllabus.
2018 attendance
Chris has attended the required number of workshops/boot camp for
grading.
2019 attendance
In order to grade, Chris must
commit to 5 more workshops/boot camp.
Class: weekly
Workshops attended: 3/8
Boot camp: 0
Private lessons: 0
The martial arts
were not developed for the defence of soldiers fighting on battlefields.
Neither are they sports. The combat that martial artists practice is free of
restraints. Martial arts have one objective only: to neutralise an attack by
any means, and as rapidly as possible.
(Howard Reid)
Taijiquan syllabus - student grades
1.
Beginner
(health)
Ba duan jin (8 exercises)
Form posture qigong
Full circle qigong
Moving qigong (15 exercises)
Reeling silk exercises (5 exercises)
Standing post
Standing qigong/3 circle qigong
Challenge – full circle qigong (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
2. Intermediate (fitness)
Part 1:
Long Yang form (section 1) (regular & mirrored)
Knife drills
Leg stretches (2 sets)
Martial concepts
Monkey paws
Partner work
Psoas exercises
Pushing legs
Single pushing hands
Yielding basic skills
Challenge - form challenge (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - knife drilling (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - mirrored form (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – standing qigong (4 postures) (20 minutes x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Assignment #3 - Q & A
Assignment #4 - Martial concepts theory
Assignment #5 - The Sword Polisher's Record: The Way of Kung Fu
Part 2:
Long Yang form (section 2) (regular & mirrored)
Cardio work (2 sets)
Cat-stepping
High circle qigong
Horse stance
Monkey paws (5 hands)
Qigong development
Silk arms
Square on the inside, round on the outside
Tao yin/Taoist Yoga (3 sets)
Challenge - form challenge (section 2) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - form challenge (section 2) (mirrored)
(60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - horse stance qigong (5 mins x 12 weeks)
Challenge - qigong development (40 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - silk arms (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Assignment #3 - There Are No Secrets
Assignment #4 - The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan - The Literary Tradition
Assignment #5 - Cat stepping
Part 3:
Long Yang form (section 3) (regular & mirrored)
3-D
4 directions with a partner (no contact)
70/30 stance
Core strength (3 sets)
Crescent moon
Horse stance qigong
Martial concepts (part 2)
Massage
Monkey paws (stepping)
Penetrating defences
Qigong on one leg
Small san sau
Standing post with arms
Stick drills (3 sets)
Stretches & joint work
Challenge - form challenge (section 3) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - form challenge (section 3) mirrored) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - mirrored form (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - penetrating defences (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – small san sau (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - stick drills (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - The Book of Five Rings
Assignment #3 - The Way of Chuang Tzu
Assignment #4 - The Art of War
Greyed out items meet the required standard of skill.
Page created
18 April 1995
Last updated
07 November 2018
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