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WORKSHOPS November 2013 - Chen Tai Chi & Shaolin Kung Fu
This November we are running two beginner workshops!
Chen Tai Chi 11 Part Form & Basics
Learn and improve basic silk reeling exercises and Grand Master Gou's Chen style Tai Chi 11 part form with 12th Generation Chen style Disciple and Lineage holder Paul Lockyer - Ying Yong.
Saturday 9th November 12 - 6pm
Cost - £45 members £50 non members
Conc. - £40 members £45 non members
Venue - St Edmund Campion Church Hall, Castlepoint, Castle Lane west BH8 9UZ
Shaolin Kung Fu Traditional Basics & Beginner Forms
Learn and improve on traditional basic Shaolin Forms and skills, including stances, kicks, punches, flexibility and Chan Buddhist Mindfulness with 35th Generation Shaolin Warrior Disciple Martine Niven - Chen Miao Shan.
Sunday 17th November 2pm - 6pm
Cost - £30 members £35 non members
Conc. - £25 members £30 non members
Venue - Annunciation Church Hall, Annunciation Church, 218 Charminister Road, BH9 9RW
To join these workshops please contact Paul or Martine on 0800 7566422 , email Paul for Tai Chi & Martine for Kung Fu, or fill out the appropriate form in class.
NEW Kung Fu Classes at Bournemouth Uni
From October the 17th 2013 the new term of Shaolin Kung Fu sessions begin with our head Kung Fu instructor, Martine Niven, at Sport BU on the Talbot Campus of Bournemouth University. Classes include traditional Shaolin Gong Fu techniques to help fitness, flexibility, self defence and mindfulness. San Shou (Chinese Kickboxing) will also be taught. Please click on the image for more details!
Alternatively to book a place please contact Sport BU direct on 01202 965012 or Online at the Sport BU Website
Chen Tai Chi Intermediates Improvers Workshop
A mixture of more advanced silk reeling basics (as taught by Grandmaster Gou) Fajin exercises, push hands techniques, applications and Form, in order to help improve your understanding of principles, internal connection, the eight energies, and the reasoning behind movements and their uses. Thus deepening your overall understanding of your Tai Chi Practise.
When:13th July 2013 - 11.30am to 5.30pm
Cost: £45 men £50 non-mem
Venue: 2 Riversmeet Leisure Centre
If you wish to participate in any of these workshops then please register your interest by clicking here or via any of the details on our contact page.
Summer Shaolin Kung Fu Camp 2013
This years Summer Kung Fu Camp will be running 19th August - 23rd August 2013. Check out the link to the left for all the details! If you are interested in attending then please contact us via e-mail or call 0800 756 6422!
Kids Tai Chi Course
From Monday the 1st July we are running a Kids Tai Chi Class! There will be an initial 6 week course to see what the take up is like and if its all successful then we will run it as a permanent session each week.
Tai Chi for young people will involve Kung Fu basics & fitness, Tai Chi hand forms, Weapons, Push hands and Qi Gong. The class will be varied in pace (much faster than adults Tai Chi) so as to keep the younger mind happy and active. Although Tai Chi is normally perceived as soft and slow it can also be practised fast and more like Kung Fu when taught to younger generations, deepening the teachings as the student improves and creates a better understanding. The practise of Chen Tai Chi helps to bring harmony and balance to their body, mind, energy and emotions. Perfect for over excited or energy-less young people. A great way to bring calm and build self awareness and confidence.
The sessions will be 1st July - 5th August, 16.45 - 17.45 at 2 Riversmeet Leisure Centre and will cost £30 for members for the whole course and £35 for non-members. Please register your interest by clicking here or via any of the details on our contact page.
