TRADITIONAL CHEN TAIJI
* SIFU LOREN CHIN
Class Description
Although a person is not required to be athletic in order to learn Taiji, patience, consistent practice, and time commitment are essential for a Taiji learner to truly benefit from this ancient internal martial arts system. Chen family Taijiquan offers a very complete training system including qigong, empty-hand forms, silk-reeling exercises, push-hand practice, weapon sets, etc. Beginning students usually start with Yi Lu, qigong, and silk-reeling exercises to help them establish a strong foundation and to prepare them if they wish to continue and puesue further the martial aspects of the system. For generations, the practice of Taijiquan has been compromised to the extent that it has lost its original essence. Chen Family Taijiquan, however, has gone through the least amount of change as a martial art and it has not only preserved most of the training methods (e.g. Dan Tian rotation exercises, 5 different types of push-hands patterns, etc) but also some of the most unique training tools (e.g. Taiji bang, Taiji sphere, etc). It is hoped that through the promotion of Traditional Chen Taijiquan, the public will again recognize Taijiquan not only as a health exercise, benefiting both mental and physical health, but also a truly valuable Chinese martial arts system.
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Beginning Chen Taiji/Qigong Classes
Beginning Chen Taiji/Qigong Classes will introduce:
* Silk-Reeling Exercises
* Wuji Qigong
* Hun Yuan Qigong
* Traditional Chen Family Taijiquan 1st Form(Lao Jia)
Each class will begin with the Silk-Reeling Exercises to help students increase the mobility of body joints and relax the muscles and tendons.  Wuji Qigong is the core of Taiji qigong and will be taught and practiced for several weeks in class to help students build a strong foundation in qigong theory. Students will be taught a few major accupressure points and how to align these points to improve the students' postures for the promotion of "qi" circulation. It will also assist students in enhancing their focus and improving their immune system by gathering the scattered "qi" (internal energy) back to the dantian. Finally, Wuji Qigong can help students to know themselves better by helping them find their inner center.  Once the class understands the premise and has practiced the Wuji Qigong standing mediation, instruction will begin in the Hun Yuan Qigong exercises. The Hun Yuan Qigong exercises can help students reduce mental stress and tension as well as improve concentration and health.  Following the Silk-Reeling and Qigong Exercises, the Chen family Taijiquan 1st Form (Lao Jia Yi Lu) also known as Traditional Chen Taji 1st Form will be taught to introduce students to the martial art aspects of Chen Taijiquan.
Beginning /Intermediate Chen Taiji Classes
Beginning/Intermediate Chen Taiji classes will introduce:
* Silk-Reeling Exercises (spiral training exercises known as Chan Si Gong)
* Traditional Chen Family Taijiquan 1st Form (Lao Jia Yi Lu) for beginning students continuation of the form
* 2nd form (Paochui) for students who finished the 1st form (Lao Jia Yi Lu)
Private Class Curriculum
* Silk-Reeling Exercises
* Qigong Exercises
* Eight essential actions (jing) of taijiquan: peng, lu, ji, an, cai, lei, zhou, kao
* Traditional Chen Family Taijiquan 1st Form (Lao Jia Yi Lu)
* Traditional Chen Family Taijiquan 2nd Form (Lao Jia Er Lu or "Paochui")
* Chen Family Taijiquan (Xin Jia) 48 Form (optional)
* Chen Family Taijiquan (Xin Jia) "24 Cannon Fist" (optional)
* Chen Taiji Weapon sets (sword, broadsword, spear, etc)
* Push-hands
* Taijiquan principles and applications
In the private classes, students will learn at their own pace and at the discretion of the instructor.
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