Surrey and Hants Tai Chi and Qigong

 Beginners Tai Chi in Farnborough 

at

St Mark's Church Hall

Guildford Rd East

Farnborough (North Camp)

GU14 6PX

Conditions of Attendance

Because of the high rates of respiratory illnesses at present it is a requirement

 that everyone EITHER wears a facecovering OR shows a same-day negative

 flow test result at each class. 

Doors are kept open for ventilation

 Please be prepared to miss a class if you are at all unwell (coughs / sneezes /

 colds etc). If you have to miss a class you have paid for because of illness,

  you can join us via Zoom on a Thursday evening or Friday morning for the

 same number of missed classes instead. 

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Wednesdays 12.15-1.15pm

Beginners TaiChi-Qigong

Our 2022 Intake of new beginners 

Studying Yi Jin Jing

Muscle Tendon Metamorphosis

This class is fully subscribed - please don't turn up without having booked a place as we don't have room for you. Please contact us instead and we will let you know when you can join, or another class begins.

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Thursdays 2.30-3.30pm

'Beginners Plus' Beijing 24  

 This class started September 2021 and is

not suitable for 2022 complete beginners but if you

 have some Beijing 24 Tai Chi experience we may have a spot for you

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More info

All of our classes are book in advance ONLY, 

Please don't just turn up as we can't admit anyone who has not reserved a place

 Regular attendance is required to learn Tai Chi so please only sign up if you will make the class a priority 

Classes cost £7 per week x the number of classes in the month, continues weekly excluding school holidays but you have the choice to renew each month or not. Our prices increase by £1 per class from February 2022 

      THURSDAY CLASS VIDEOS

Ba Duan Jin & Beijing 24

The Thursday class has covered the famous '8 precious treasures / 8 Sections of Brocade 'Ba Duan Jin' Health Qigong. 

Below are the Videos to support your learning and practice for this set which we will continue to practice

Start at the bottom of this list with number 1 and work your way up

Ba Duan Jin follow me FULL SET.....with official Health Qigong voice-over music 

8: Raising and Lowering the Heels to Cure (100) Diseases

7: Thrusting Fists and making eyes glare to enhance strength

6: Holding the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys

5: Swinging the Head and Lowering the Body to relieve Stress 

4: Looking back to prevent sickness and strain & to tonify Liver Qi

3: Holding one hand aloft to regulate functions of Stomach & Spleen 

2: Posing as an archer shooting left & right handed to fortify Lung Qi 

1: Holding the hands aloft to benefit the san jiao / triple burner (internal organs

Beijing 24  'Beginners Plus' VIDEO tutorial recaps 

A practice at home aid for members of the St Marks Thursday Group

A password is required to view the videos, a subscription costs £10 for one calendar month's access. The password will be emailed to you within 12 hours  

Click here to subscribe

PART A:  

Foundations and Technique 

Traditional Warm Up exercises 

Posture & basic TaiChi stepping,  plus meet my cat ;-P

Empty Step and simple White Crane exercise

Changing Direction, using the 'rock-step'

Adding Rolling the Ball arms to the rock step 

Learning the Beijing 24 Tai Chi form:

Here the first 7 movements are broken down and taught from a new beginner perspective

 1. Opening Movement

2. Parting the Wild Horses Mane 

 3. White Crane Spreads Wings 

4. Brush Knee Press Forward

5 Playing the Lute  

6. Step Back Repulse Monkey 

7 Grasping the Sparrows Tail

Please see the VIDEO LINKS page for the rest of the form now that you have a term's experience and are getting to grips with the foundations and principles of the form.

The Beijing 24 Videos are near the bottom of the video page