Taiji sessions in Glasgow - Kelvingrove Park

1. Taiji Chang Style The spirit is the king The mind is the queen. The breath is a loyal subordinate The body is the good servant The Qi is the belt who unites If you melt the body with the breath and the mind, the spirit will rule. Chang Dsu Yao

2. The symbol's symbol The symbol represents Kung Fu. It is a black and white circle (called T'ai Chi Tou, the symbol of T'ai Chi Ch'üan) surrounded by five yellow plum flower petals (Mei Hua, the symbol of Shaolin Ch'üan). Five petals= five elements (wu shing) generated by the interaction of Yin and Yang

3. Chang martial art system WAI CHIA (external): Pei P'ai Shaolin Ch'üan Shaolin Lien Pu Ch'üan Hung Ch'üan Pa Chi Ch'üan Mei Hua Ch'üan Yüeh Chia Ch'üan Tang Lang Ch'üan Ts'ui Pa Hsien Ch'üan Nei Chia (internal): T'ai Chi Ch'üan Hsing I Ch'üan Pa Kua Chang Liang I Ch'üan Szu Hsiang Ch'üan Not an absolute distinction!

6. A typical training session 1. SHUANG SHOU TUO TIAN 2. ZUO YOU KAI GONG 3. JU BEI DU LI 4. ZUO YOU HOU QIAO 5. YAO TOU BAI WEI 6. QIAN HOU WAN YAO 7. ZUO YOU FANG DA 8. YU ZHU QI DIAN BA DUAN JIN = 八段 锦

7. A typical training session Fundamental positions Taiji Yang style: 108 forms Pushing hands session: tue'i shou Chin'na: blocking and grappling TAI JI QUAN= 太极拳

8. A typical training session Fundamental positions Forms: 12 and relatives combat applications LIAN BU QUAN ( LIEN PU CH'UAN)= 练 步 拳

9. Practice? Practice on saturday-sunday in Kelvingrove park Contact me if somebody wants to join.