Surrey and Hants Tai Chi and Qigong
Surrey and Hampshire's authentic Tai Chi and Health Qigong school
Classes for beginners and above near Aldershot Farnham Farnborough Camberley
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Training in China Blog
Our instructor, Cherry Collins, has now travelled to China five times, including three periods of full time residential Taiji Shaolin Quan & Qigong training, in 2009, 2011 and 2012, totalling 12 months. Below is an account of Cherry's fourth trip to China in 2013 and below that an account of her second trip in 2011
2013 Training Tour
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Hello from Beijing- July 2013
Just a quick update to let you know my training in Beijing is going well. I have my own (very small) room in a cheap hostel. I had to laugh when I saw my 'home' for the next month - Basically you open the door and clamber onto the bed and then shut the door!
But it's not a problem, the room is adequate and clean and the graffitti is somewha...
Read Full Post »2011 Training trip - the first two weeks
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Shanghai April 2011
I flew into Shanghai on 15th April 2011 for my second training visit to China, the first trip was in 2009 when I ...
Read Full Post »A stay on Mount Wudang (Wudangshan)
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July 2011
As I mentioned in an earlier entry, there has been a lengthy drought in Shandong province, where I am staying. The lake just up the road from the school which supplies the farmers and villagers with 100% of their water requirements completely dried up and the school spring also ran dry
The school's headmaster made several trips to tow...
Read Full Post »Chinese Martial Arts Competition
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8th August 2011
After returning from my Wudangshan trip I began training in earnest for the competition. I was being entered in two sections - Chen Taijiquan empty hand form section and the Chen weapons section (performing the Dao /Broadsword routine). Training was stepped up and some extra1:1 evening training sessions were added.
The annual competiton, held in Yantai City - about 2 hours drive from the ...
Read Full Post »Back to the UK at last
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18th August 2011
Well the time has flown by and i'm now back in the UK teaching again. The last month at the school was enjoyable and I took some time off at weekends to swim in the lake which was full again after the drought which caused the school well, la...
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