Tai Chi Course for Health

Following the success in February 2007 of our short term course, we are now continuing with a more permanent situation and will be running courses throughout the coming year.

This as a Tai Chi course focuses on the health benefits of Tai Chi. All of our patients are welcome to join this course as an assistance to the current treatments they are having, or as a maintainance exercise following the completion oftreatments . As we believe “prevention is more important than treatment”, we run this course to teach our clients how to maintain a good health at home, by practising a special and easy 18 Short Form everyday. Courses are also open to anyone not receiving treatment and who would like to benefit from the effects of practising Tai Chi. This also includes people who already practise Tai Chi and would like to advance their training.

Course Details

The main course includes:

• The fundamental principles of Chen Style Tai Chi and the foundation exercises called Silk Reeling Energy. The Silk Reeling Exercise is at the very core of all Tai Chi.

• Concentrating on the Official Chen Style 18 Short Form, the course contains detailed teaching and in-depth explanation of the theories behind the practice.

• Also in the course are teaching and practicing on Qigong (meditation and breathing exercises) to compliment the Tai Chi form. Qigong is a key attribute to any Tai Chi system, irrespective of style. Any practitioner will benefit from this instruction.

• There is a 10 minutes work shop included in every lesson, covering Practicing Tai Chi for stress management, Tai Chi’s health benefits for the elderly, self Tui Na massages, and how to eat healthily from a prospective of Chinese Medicine. (Master Zhang is also graduated as a Bsc in Traditional Chinese Medicine).

The instructor is Master Zhigang Zhang, who has been studying Chen Style Tai Chi since1990 from the Grandmaster Chen Zhengle, who is the 11th Generation head of the Chen Style Tai Chi and 19th generation of the Chen family. He was also granted as a formal master of 12th generation ofChen Style Tai Chi in August 2005. Master Zhang holds a sixth Duan Wei, officially issued by the Chinese Wu Shu Association in China (the highest Duan Wei is nine). He is authorised as a first class judge in Tai Chi Chuang competition, and as a first class coach in Tai Chi Chuang teaching, by the Chinese Wu Shu Association. Master Zhang also graduated as a Bsc in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Tuition Fee for the course

Starting from 1st March 2008 the following price policy will all apply to any class level:

Pay as you go: Each student can pay for the classes on a pay as you go basis. The price is £6.00 per person per session (50 minutes).

BlockSessionPass: Students can pay for a block of sessions in advance at a discount price £5.00 per person per session at a minimum purchase of 8 sessions. This can be used any time within the 6 months. Please note: Transfer and refund are not allowed.

Time Table for Terms in 2008

Monday:7:30pm – 8:20pm Beginner Level

Tuesday:7:00pm – 7:50pm Middel Level

8:10pm – 9:00pm Beginner Level

Thursday:7:30pm – 8:20pm Middel level

Friday:8:00pm – 8:50pm Senior Level

Venue: The CongragationChurch, Market Harborough.

Contact

To reserve your places on the courses, please feel free to phone 01858-468898. Advanced bookings are recommended. Students should turn up five minutes before the beginning of the class wearing loose comfortable clothing and indoor shoes.