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Qualifying
Students have passed the first 4 belts:
White 1
White 2
Yellow 1
Yellow 2
Attendance requirement
To train the tai chi chuan syllabus, students must attend:
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Weekly tuition
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A minimum of
15
workshops per calendar year
Failure to do so will mean no
grading
and no
progress.
The worst case scenario for very poor commitment will be transfer to qigong
& tai chi.
If you haven't signed-up for workshops, don't ask to be assessed/graded in
class.
When your teacher
demonstrates something for you, you are obligated to practice it, or else
you may invoke the following consequences of your own free will:
1. Your teacher may not correct you because your actions have shown that
you did not really want to learn the skill.
2. You will not achieve the skill.
3. If you learn the next stage of the skill, it will be weak because it has
no foundation.
4. Your skill will not rise to a high level until your attitude changes.
(Bruce Frantzis)
Uniform
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Black
T-shirt
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Black
cotton martial arts/karate trousers
• Flat footwear; preferably not
training/sports shoes
• Sash
Please note that you cannot wear a sash and a
sweatshirt. If you have passed white
belt and still want to wear a sweatshirt, please transfer to the health
group.
Warming-up
A good warm-up in terms of moving qigong
exercises is to do 3 x sets in a 30 minute window. Ba duan jin, moving
qigong and stretches & joint work. If you can't fit all 3 sets at first -
without rushing - just do 5 repetitions per arm to start with. Build up to
10 repetitions per arm. Follow this with leg stretches and reeling silk
exercises for a great warm-up.
Stretching
Tai chi students are encouraged to start learning leg stretches, psoas
exercises and massage at their
earliest opportunity.
The training is done carefully, gently - in a
controlled manner - without exertion or
strain.
Aim to perform all of these stretching and
conditioning exercises to an
adequate degree.
Prioritise suppleness.
Students are encouraged to purchase the
Exercise
DVD to assist with home study.
Cat-stepping
Cat stepping involves learning the principles behind the main stances
and then undertaking a simple assignment designed to test your
understanding.
DVDs
Form DVD, Weapons DVD footage and Partner Work DVD
are essential viewing for
supplementary
guidance and
revision.
Orange
Long Yang form (section 2) (regular)
High circle qigong
How to slip a hold
Knife drills
Loose striking
Yang style bow stance (intro)
Yielding basic skills
Challenge - form
challenge (section 2) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - knife drilling (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - yielding basic skills challenge (30 mins x 6
weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - A & E
Recommended reading - The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan - The Literary
Tradition
Green
4 directions with a partner (no contact)
70/30 stance
Cat-stepping
Countering
- 3 B's: blocking, blending & balance
- 4 stages
- fence
- X-shape
Leg stretches (2 sets)
Monkey paws (5 hands)
Qigong development
Challenge - qigong development (40 mins x 4 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Cat stepping
Recommended reading - Peak
Further reading
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Coloured belts
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Kung fu suit
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Assignments
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2 March 1995
Last updated
05 December 2023
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