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Aims and Objectives

Aims

1. To have a basic understanding of the meaning and scope of Taijiquan as an internal martial art.
2. To acquire the best available Taijiquan skills and techniques which you can competently practice regularly to achieve health, vitality, combat efficiency, mental freshness and spiritual fulfillment.

Objectives

1. To provide some understanding of Taijiquan as a martial art, a philosophy of life, and a way of spiritual cultivation, irrespective of race, culture and religion.
2. To be able to perform Taijiquan with balance and gracefulness.
3. To learn and practice some internal force training.
4. To appreciate that Taijiquan can be used for self-defence.

Course Content

1. Some important Taijiquan principles as taught by great masters.
2. Basic internal force training — Taiji Stance, Pa Kua Stance, Fa Jing and Cloud Hands.
3. A basic healthy Wu Taijiquan set and some combat application sets.
4. Energy flow and a heightened state of mind.
5. Taijiquan Push Hands.
6. Combat application of Taijiquan.

Expected Results

1. Appreciate and experience that Taijiquan is not a dance.
2. Appreciate and experience that every Taijiquan movement is a training of energy and mind.
3. Be able to perform Taijiquan movements with balance and grace.
4. Have some experience of energy flow and internal force.
5. Appreciate that Taijiquan can be used for combat as well as spiritual cultivation.

6.   Discover it's many health benefits.

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