yang style tai chi chuan
Tai Chi Chuan translates to Supreme Ultimate Boxing.
Longfeng teach Yang Style Tai Chi developed by Yang Chen Fu. It is the most popular style practiced today. It is one of the five styles recognised in China, Chen, Yang, Wu, Hu and Sun. by studying true Tai Chi you can rest assured that you will learn correct movement, essences or tenets, posture as well as martial technique.
classes
Classes start with a gentle warm up of rotations, followed by some loosening exercises and stretches. You will lean Qigong (breathing exercises) to relax and cultivate Chi (Qi). For beginners we focus on form and posture, more advanced students will incorporate the 'essences' or tenets of tai chi and push hands. Correct Tai Chi training incorporates mindful movement and has been practiced this way since it's inception in the 11th century.
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Students learn to relax, co-ordinate movement, harmonize, focus the mind, move mindfully, unify movement and understand posture.
benefits
Taiji is suitable for everyone and when done correctly has many benefits including to the health. It has been proven beneficial for people with many serious ailments such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, parkinsons disease, dementia, fibromyalgia, motor neurone, arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes and autoimmune deficiencies.
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Taiji routines require the practitioner to be tanquil and calm with an emphasis on slow and soft movement. Whilst the focus is on the healing qualities rather than combattive awareness it should not be forgotten that the movements are combatant.