THE
DO TAI CHI SYLLABUS
Segment One
- Tai Chi Foundation Course -
Chi Kung exercises to encourage the
development and accumulation of Chi 
Segment
One, comprising of sessions 1 - 5 in our "DO TAI CHI"
syllabus serves two functions.
First, it is a Foundation Course for Tai Chi using Classic Chi
Kung/Traditional Chinese Medicine Exercises to encourage the development
and accumulation of Chi through the establishment of correct posture
and healthy breathing techniques.
On the other hand, it can be studied as a six week 'stand alone'
course in the Chi Kung style meditative standing and breathing
exercise sets culminating in the classic "Embracing the Tree"
and "Connecting Heaven and Earth" Chi Kung sets.
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Session
1 - Module 1
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| Attention
to Preparation| Opening the Grand Terminus |
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Belly, Hara or lower Dan Tien | Samadhi | |
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Yin Yang | Diaphragmatic Breathing | Tai Chi Breath |
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Abdominal/Diaphragmatic Breathing | Thoracic Diaphragm | |
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Tai Chi Chuan | Pushing Hands | Kung Fu | |
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Circle Breath | The Three Gates | |
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Silken Thread | Bubbeling Spring | |
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1st Cervical or 'Atlas' Vertebrae | |
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Head Nodding Exercises | |
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| Visualizations | |
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Embracing the Tree | Internal/External | Open Wide | Slide Down
Tree to Conclusion | |
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Connecting Heaven and Earth | Embracing the Tree | Tree/Heaven/Earth
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Each "Session"
represents a one hour lesson.
Most Sessions are divided into Modules i.e. bite-sized chunks or
elements.
Some Modules include supplementary articles which relate, sometimes
specifically and sometimes tentativly related to the theme of the
session/lesson.
My recommendation
is that all exercises prescribed within a whole session (how ever
many modules) be practiced for at least half an hour a day every
day for week. With this amount of practice you should then be ready
to move on to the next session.
Segment
Two - Session 6 - 30 to enable self tuition in Part One if the Yang
Long Form will be published here Feb. 2010. Segment
Three and Four to enable self tuition in Part Two and Part Three (the
complete and unexpergated Long Form) will follow. |
