Schedule April 2022
SCHEDULE APRIL 2022
April 19 – July 7
MONDAY
FUNDAMENTALS 19:45 – 20:45
BEGINNERS 3 21:00 – 22:00
TUESDAY
DAO & CYCLES 18:45 – 19:45
FENCING 20:00 – 21:00
WEDNESDAY
BEGINNERS 1 18:30 – 19:30
ZWAARD 1 19:45 – 20:45
TAI CHI PRINCIPLES 21:00 – 22:00
THURSDAY
BEGINNERS 2 18:45 – 19:45
BEGINNERS 1 20:00 – 21:00
No lessons at April 18th, April 27th, May 3rd, May 26th and June 6th
Come and learn Tai Chi with us.
Beginners 1 Course
The short form of Yang style consists of 37 positions that are executed in a slow and smooth movement. The form is divided into three parts: that of man, earth and heaven, referring to Tai Chi as a way to (learn to) live in harmony between heaven (yang) and earth (yin). In the course Beginners 1 (B1) you will learn the first third of the form, which is actually a complete form in itself. All principles of Tai Chi (i.e., qualities that are continuously present, such as relaxation and straightness) are discussed.
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How do we teach?
One of the distinctive features of our school is that we strive to teach Tai Chi in teams of at least 2 teachers. This system makes our lessons very easy to follow. In addition, the emphasis during the lessons is on giving clear indications so that it is clear how the movements work. With two or more of our instructors working together in a single class, as a student you always have one instructor to follow, while another instructor guides the class and can thus meet the specific needs of the group.
We give a beginner training Tai Chi of 10 weeks four times a year: Autumn, WInter, Spring and Summer, followed by a summer training of one week.
ONS CURRICULUM
Beginners1
Beginners 2
Beginners 3
Beginners Form Completed
Fundamentals
Push Hands 1
Push Hands 2
Push Hands 3
Intermediate Form
Intermediate Form Consciousness
Open Push Hands
Zwaardvorm
Zwaard schermen
Roots and Branches
Qi Gong
De Acht Wegen
Tijd In De Kunst
Kinderspelen
DAO & CYCLES
A New block of 10 lessons will start April 19th, 2022
Tuesday 18:45 – 19:45 (CEST)
Dao & Cycles is an exploration of the movement and qualities of Qi in our body, mind and spirit. It is a form of qigong. Through certain Tai Chi postures and movements, we focus on our vital energy, how it moves through our body and how we may overcome certain blockages. In different seasons we address different qualities to harmonize ourselves with the natural world around us.
Working with gentle qigong exercises we can become aware of these qualities helping us to make changes in our lives.
Central in the course is the cycle of transformation.
It offers you an exploration of your personal emotions and thoughts. Emotions and thoughts are an important part of our lives and our health. Ideally, in health, we feel the wave of an emotion or a string of thoughts arises and then falls to make space for the next emotion or thought. However, when an emotion or thought arises and gets stuck and does not move anymore, it interferes with our health. When emotions get stagnant, life can become an “emotional soup,” as one unbalanced emotion leads to another and yet another.
Each session begins and end with the basic Qigong exercises to generate Qi.
This course is open to all, from beginning and to more advanced Tai Chi player. No previous Tai Chi experience is required
At the Kerkstraat and on Zoom
The class will meet both in-person at the facility in the Kerkstraat Amsterdam (for our local participants)
as well as on Zoom (for those abroad or practice from home).
Single Lesson
For €15 you will experience one Dao & Cycles lesson!
Ik vind het een geweldige school. Een prettige sfeer, goede lessen, een doordachte opbouw van de cursus, telkens kom je een stapje verder, ga je iets meer de diepte in. Ik wilde aanvankelijk alleen de vorm leren. Ik dacht dat, als ik de vorm kende, ik het dan wel onder knie zou hebben. Nu begrijp ik dat er nog veel meer te ontdekken valt.
Dit wil ik ook, dacht ik, toen ik decennia geleden in Taiwan voor het eerst iemand Tai Chi zag doen. Het duurde alleen nog even voordat ik er werkelijk aan begon. Bleek er al die jaren een tai chi school bij mij om te hoek te zitten… Een school met een gemoedelijke sfeer en een frisse aanpak, waarschijnlijk doordat er les gegeven wordt door verscheidene leraren, die ieder een eigen invalshoek meebrengen. En wat Tai Chi voor mij is valt moeilijk te zeggen. De ene keer raak ik erdoor betoverd, de volgende keer raak ik erdoor gefrustreerd. Het is in ieder geval iets wat lichaam en geest oneindig goed doet.
Beginners set
If you start with us with a Beginners 1 course, ask for the beginners set of Tai Chi shoes, DVD and poster.
The DVD and poster are a good support for your own study of the form. The shoes have been the perfect footwear for practicing this delicate art for decades.
Get your je beginners set hier €25,00
