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Activate Your Health Lee Tai Chi Centre
Tai
Chi Chuan is an ancient Chinese discipline and can be translated as the “Supreme Ultimate Art.” The interacting
and balancing of opposites, Yin and Yang.
The slow graceful movements generate
health, well-being and wisdom as well as a very high level martial art.
Tai
Chi Chuan can be translated as Yin/Yang Fist and is recognized by “the Form” which uses interconnecting movements
of Mind, Body and Spirit.
“Forms” (of which there are many), are
the foundation of your training. History shows that over the years Tai Chi Chuan has developed from combinations of
fighting skills and Chi Kung Training. Chi Kung is the skill of Cultivating Chi energy or Life Force and after a little
practice you come to realize that Tai Chi Chuan is a very high level form of Chi Kung. Chi Kung has a documented history
of over 5000 years, where as Tai Chi Chuan and its “Forms” can be traced to the more recent Chen Family in the
16th Century. The family secret treasure was shown to an outsider Yang Lu Chan, who developed his own softer
style which has become popular world wide. In 1956,
the National Physical Culture and Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China developed a simplified and
shortened version of the Tai Chi Chuan form. It was based on the Yang family style of Tai Chi Chuan.
The new short form consists of 24 movements, and can be performed in 4 to 8 minutes,
much more suitable to today’s modern lifestyle. Whatever style you are attracted to, it should be one that you
are keen to practice and possibly teach!
Tai Chi Chuan is a martial art as
the name implies. The therapeutic healing powers which reduce stress, promote balance, flexibility and ease body pain
are popular reasons for practice.
Through learning “the form” you
begin to discover yourself and learn how to use these skills in all areas of your life’s journey. Lee
There now follows a selection of VIDEO CLIPS which you may care to download into
your own media player but do remember that ALL images on this site are copyright and you must not compile any sort of instructional
video. Please see the disclaimer on Home page. The scenes were shot in our studio at The Chi Clinic where we teach Tai Chi, Chi Kung, Chi Healing,
Anatomy, Physiology & Massage and also give holistic treatments for injuries and many conditions of dis-ease. The beautiful music accompanying the following Tai Chi
Video Clips, is 'The River' by Nigel Shaw whose CD's we are pleased to stock in our shop. If you are
unable to get to us, you may care to look at Seventh Wave Music listings available from Seventh Wave Music, Lower Merripit
Farm, Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon, PL20 6TJ UK. All music clips used are copyright to the musician concerned. www.seventhwavemusic.co.uk
Beginning the 24 forms. Click to play
Pat on high Horse to Box ears
Fair Lady plays with shuttles to Fan through the back.
One application of Tai Chi Chuan
Another application
Vicky head butts wall from Fa Jin.
Over our various classes, we have over 100 students in training every week. WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY - Tai Chi in the Park
In April 2005, we were pleased to become part of the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day organised by Bill
& Angela Douglas from the USA and we celebrated with about 50 students in Nonsuch Park. The park
is quite local to us and the setting is ideal with lovely trees and Nonsuch mansion house as a backdrop www.worldtaichiday.org is the link for the WTCQD site. If your group wants to join us for the next event, please let
us know. It is held on the last Saturday in April each year.
If
you are not in our area and wish to find Tai Chi classes, you may find www.taichifinder.co.uk will list a club near to your address.
We
are also listed in www.martialartsregister.co.uk where you will find lots of martial arts and Tai Chi clubs all over the UK.
Tony,
Vicky and Lee are appointed Advanced instructors with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain and registered with the
Deyin Taijiquan Institute.
World Tai Chi Day site. Click here, please. Held annually on the last Saturday in April.
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