#WellnessWednesday 2 – 2 Qigong simple exercises Cold fingers? This week, Tsui will show you an exercise to activate your circulation! Exercise 1: Draw a big circle into the air and clench your fists Raise your open hands in a wide circle high over your head. Let them sink on […]
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#MartialMonday 4 Well prepared is half done!? In the Tai Chi form, one key requirement of the movements is fluidity. However, there should be changes as well. To establish a rhythm, it makes sense to divide the movements into preparation (set up) and execution (action). Every posture thus carries with […]
#PhilosophicalFriday Our new series #PhilosophicalFriday works with calligraphies and notions from East and West to explore parallels and differences between Chinese and „Western“ culture and thought. – And it gives you a little something to chew on for your weekend. A big thanks to Wang Ning for his wonderful calligraphies! […]
#WellnessWednesday Part 1 Our new series #WellnessWednesday opens the door to the world of Chinese medicine and Qigong. We are looking forward to simple movement exercises and tips for nutrition and health between East and West with Tsui from Freiburg, Germany. Simple Qigong exercises to free the head and strengthen […]
#MartialMonday 3 The most famous hands-on approach in the Chinese martial arts world is push hands. Push hands exercises usually begin with both partners standing opposite each other while their hands are making contact. From there, different sets of movements may evolve. The goal of our push hands practice is […]
Welcome back to #martialmonday! This week‘s video shows us training the form application of the last part of our form. One partner does the form, the other provides the matching counterpart. In this prescribed routine the moves of both partners are fixed – at least no surprises here! In this […]
Monday again? Stay calm and play push hands! We are happy to share with you our first trial video for #martialmonday – not live, but uncut from the Tai Chi Studio in Hanover, Germany. Our goal is to give you an insight in the practical day-to-day work of Chinese martial […]
Do you want to create your own marvelous Tai Chi gathering? Just take around 140 participants and guests, a group of qualified teachers from all over Europe and an even bigger group of friendly and enthusiastic helpers, preferably home-grown, and have a great time with Qigong, Tai Chi, music and […]
The registration for the whole 20th International Push Hands Meeting is online. From 1st of January onwards the registration for single days will be available as well. The teachers of the 2020 Meeting will be Zhai Hua, Laura Stone, Mario Napoli and Nils Klug. Discover Push Hands! While some of […]
Poem for Wang Ning by Michael Kirmes-Seitz Chinese World of Signs For Wang Ning Much of that which enchants us Comes from far away Not guarded By an escort Made of flesh and blood But of Earth and water. It is spoken about riddles Left unsolved Because their makers Were […]
For the first time after 20 years of absence Wang Ning will show his calligraphies during the 20th International Push Hands Meeting in the Tai Chi Studio Hannover, Germany. The Vernissage will be Friday, the 28th of February 2020. Calligraphies by Wang Ning „From nothing I come to this earth“ […]
Due to new developments, we will be unable to let the Yangsheng Meeting take place in 2019. We will instead host a working meeting with project members to plan our future work. We are happy to announce the line-up of the teachers for this year’s meeting! 3 days to hike […]
Learn Qigong Online Why not learn Qigong online? Taiji Forum will launch a new Qigong online course, which is completely free of charge. The course offers Qigong exercises videos with instructions which allow you to start practising right away. Fancy doing Qigong in the park? The free video exercises are […]
Dear users, we are very sorry to announce that we are forced to discontinue our teacher database and event calendar after many years of free service to the Tai Chi and Qigong community. As the digital world of the internet is developing, more and more copyright and censure issues are […]
The Gala Push Hands Meeting 2018 with demonstrations from teachers and participants of the 18th meeting. The Gala was moderated by Angela Menzel. Xin Gao plays the Guzheng during the Gala. You will see Baguazhang, Taijiquan, Qigong, saber, fan, fairy tale and many more acts. The artists are Frederick Behar, Barry McGinlay, Aidas Zilinskas, […]
Qigong – TCM – Calligraphy – Taijiquan – I Ching – Tea Ceremony health – movement – change Workshops, Gala, Art Exhibition and … motto: “lui shui – flowing water” more information: http://yangsheng-meeting.com/
Wudang Taiyi Wuxing Quan (Wudang Taiyi Qin Pu 23 Postures) Tina Faulkner Elder and Gordon Faulkner show the Wudang Taiyi Wuxing Quan (also known by its old name of Wudang Taiyi Qin Pu 23 Postures). It was created by Daoist Zhang Shouxing sometime between 1488-1505 at the Purple Cloud Temple on […]
Tai Chi relieves unspecific chronic neck pain A controlled randomized study by the Chair of Complimentary and Integrative Medicine at the University Duisburg-Essen (Germany) found that Tai Chi is an appropriate method to reduce neck pain. The study conducted by the author and the director of the study Dr. Lauche […]
In this video you see applications of the short form after Prof. Cheng Man Ching. The video was taking April 27th, 2007. 2-28 Peace Park Taipei, Taiwan. The linage: The teacher is Jeng Shean Chih (Zheng Xian Qi). His master is Huang Sheng Shyan. The applications in this video were […]
Here you will find some push hands / tui shou videos with different teachers and styles. This playlist will be updated on a regular base. More information on Push Hands Push Hands – A Beginners’ Guide Some students who begin learning tai chi are totally surprised by the introduction of […]