YANG STYLE TAIJIQUAN COURSE IN IRELAND

Yang Style Taijiquan

Striking Tiger Poise against Kicks

The Yang Style Taijiquan Course from 17th to 20th February 2014 in Killarney, Ireland fulfilled the following aims:

  1. Understand basic mechanics of Taijiquan, like differentiating yin-yang and rotating the waist.
  2. Acquire fundamental Taijiquan skills, like being relaxed and graceful, no beginning and no ending, and movements in continuous flow.
  3. Develop internal force, like using Lifting Water and Grasping Sparrow’s Tail.
  4. Learn to explode force from our dan tian, using spiral movement.
  5. Learn combat application of basic Taijiquan patterns.
  6. Learn counters against common attacks from other martial arts.
  7. Apply sequence attack on opponents.
  8. Compose sequences or short sets for various purposes, like for children, elderly people, and overcoming pain and illness.
  9. Spirit of Yang Style and Chen Style Taijiquan.

Besides deriving many benefits, the course was full of fun and laughter.

We would like to thank Sifu Joan Brown for her time and effort in making the course possible.

Please click on the topics below to enter.

  1. Basics of Taijiquan
  2. Immortal Waves Sleeves
  3. Push Boat According to Flow
  4. Open Window to Look at Moon
  5. Exploding Force 1
  6. Cloud Hands
  7. Rotation of Waist
  8. Force from Dan Tian
  9. Finer Points 1
  10. Finer Points 2

  11. Exploding Force 2
  12. Finer Points 3
  13. Finer Points 4
  14. Double Flying Kicks
  15. Shoulder Strike
  16. Continuous Flow
  17. Circular Movement
  18. Mind and Internal Force
  19. Cloud Hands Grasp Sparrow
  20. Finer Points of Combat Application 1

  21. Finer Points of Combat Application 2
  22. Finer Points of Combat Application 3
  23. Finer Points of Combat Application 4
  24. Finer Points of Combat Application 5
  25. Finer Points of Combat Application 6
  26. Finer Points of Combat Application 7
  27. Form, Energy and Mind
  28. Against Boxers
  29. Covering a Boxer
  30. Felling a Heavy Weight

  31. Practicing a Selected Sequence
  32. Pressing Attack with Sequences
  33. Pressing Attack
  34. Evolution of Taijiquan Techniques
  35. Upper Cuts and Hooks
  36. Kicks and Throws
  37. Against Charging Opponents
  38. Practicing Combat Sequences
  39. Taijiquan for Healing
  40. Taijiquan for Various Purposes
  41. Spirit of Yang Style Taijiquan
  42. Spirit of Chen Style Taijiquan

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More Videos of the Yang Style Taijiquan Course in Ireland
108-Pattern Yang Style Taijiquan (Shaolin Wahnam Version)
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Treasure House of Combat Application

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