Self Defence Weekend Workshop

Given the increase interest in Tai Chi Chuan self-defence applications, Master Ding will be conducting a two days intensive course on the topic. The course will provide you with a much deeper insight and understanding in the effective use of Tai Chi Chuan as an effective form of self-defence.

If you are interested in attending the course, do contact us by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 020 7780 1818
 

International Academy Of Tai Chi Chuan
with Sifu John Ding
22. - 25. June 2010
in Hamburg

The Chueng Kuen Snake Form was devised by Grandmaster Ip to record his knowledge and experience of Yang Ban Hou's approach to training. The knowledge was passed to him as direct ransmission during the intensive daily training sessions he had with Grandmaster Yang Sau Chung.

There are two points to note:

The December open retreat has a flavour all its own. That’s partly due to the time of year – short days, unpredictable weather and the promise of Christmas to come – but it’s also because the group tends to be smaller than the August week so it’s a more intimate atmosphere. Crucially, as a fellow student put it, we students have more Sifu time because there are fewer of us.

The Instructor weekend is always a welcome opportunity for all the instructors to get together towards the end of the year where we can both train and look forward to the annual tai chi dinner.

Our weekend started with a look at the form. We used the form as a basis for appyling the principles of tai chi. We were encouraged to explore the depths of the form.  Substantial and insubstantial was looked at again to determine how we can get the most of out of the form.