bushinkai tai chi
Tuesdays
7:00pm-8:00pm
Top floor Kung Fu studio
Van Dang Martial Arts
Newton Street
Near Piccadilly
Manchester
The origins of Tai Chi are shrouded in mystery and mythology but the most reliable account is that the art was developed in Chen village in about the 1700s.
The Chen family had their own boxing art, possibly called 'Cannon Fist' and then one day a master called Jiang Fa introduced his art to the village which may have been called 'Cotton Boxing.'
Then Chen family retained the two arts and eventually the latter art was passed by a Chen to Yang Lu Chan. It was said of Yang that his boxing resembled Yin an Yang (it was both hard and soft) and so from that point on his boxing took the name of the symbol of Yin and Yang which was Taiji (or Tai Chi). Nowadays we speak of both Yang style and Chen style Tai Chi, but actually the Chen style seems to have its origins elsewhere.
In the 1800s Yang became known as a great fighter and was a bodyguard in Beijing. His sons and grandsons carried on the Yang style family tradition and Yang Cheng Fu formalised the art into a long form.
On of the most famous practitioners of the art outside of the Yang family was a general named Li Jing Lin, a swordsman who was known as 'sword saint' or 'China's first sword.'
Tai Chi is a martial art, make no mistake about that. It may have the image of a kind of moving Yoga that is mainly for old people, but that is a misconception.
Our classes typically begin with Zhan Zuang (posture training) before moving on to Jiben Gong (training basic hand positions).
Then we will move through the form (24 Step) one posture at a time and each time we study a posture we then practice some 'applications.' This is about applying the postures as strikes, locks, throws, chokes and so on.
Tai Chi is less physically strenuous than Karate (in a cardiovascular sense) but many students find it more demanding in terms of its intricacy and strong postural work.
The Tai Chi studio has a matted area and applications are taught gradually and safely.
Our Tai Chi students come from all different backgrounds. Some are complete beginners to the martial arts, others have decades of experience in Tai Chi, others are martial arts fighters from other styles.
Overall the art uses traditional postures and drills in order to improve health and flexibility and train effective self defence.
In a nutshell, our classes:
7:00pm-8:00pm
Top floor Kung Fu studio
Van Dang Martial Arts
Newton Street
Near Piccadilly
Manchester
The origins of Tai Chi are shrouded in mystery and mythology but the most reliable account is that the art was developed in Chen village in about the 1700s.
The Chen family had their own boxing art, possibly called 'Cannon Fist' and then one day a master called Jiang Fa introduced his art to the village which may have been called 'Cotton Boxing.'
Then Chen family retained the two arts and eventually the latter art was passed by a Chen to Yang Lu Chan. It was said of Yang that his boxing resembled Yin an Yang (it was both hard and soft) and so from that point on his boxing took the name of the symbol of Yin and Yang which was Taiji (or Tai Chi). Nowadays we speak of both Yang style and Chen style Tai Chi, but actually the Chen style seems to have its origins elsewhere.
In the 1800s Yang became known as a great fighter and was a bodyguard in Beijing. His sons and grandsons carried on the Yang style family tradition and Yang Cheng Fu formalised the art into a long form.
On of the most famous practitioners of the art outside of the Yang family was a general named Li Jing Lin, a swordsman who was known as 'sword saint' or 'China's first sword.'
Tai Chi is a martial art, make no mistake about that. It may have the image of a kind of moving Yoga that is mainly for old people, but that is a misconception.
Our classes typically begin with Zhan Zuang (posture training) before moving on to Jiben Gong (training basic hand positions).
Then we will move through the form (24 Step) one posture at a time and each time we study a posture we then practice some 'applications.' This is about applying the postures as strikes, locks, throws, chokes and so on.
Tai Chi is less physically strenuous than Karate (in a cardiovascular sense) but many students find it more demanding in terms of its intricacy and strong postural work.
The Tai Chi studio has a matted area and applications are taught gradually and safely.
Our Tai Chi students come from all different backgrounds. Some are complete beginners to the martial arts, others have decades of experience in Tai Chi, others are martial arts fighters from other styles.
Overall the art uses traditional postures and drills in order to improve health and flexibility and train effective self defence.
In a nutshell, our classes:
- teach you effective self defence
- improve your flexibility and breathing
- keep you fit and active
- allow you to study an art that is hundreds of years old
- are taught in a friendly, supportive and safe environment