The Disciplines: Internal Martial Arts

Tai Chi (also pronounced taiji) is a powerful series of interconnected flowing martial techniques which originated in China that have significant and long-lasting benefits for the body and mind. The essence of Tai Chi is relaxation through gentle bending, twisting, contracting and extending movements combined with deep diaphragmatic breathing to pump oxygen more efficiently around … Read More »

What can Tai Chi do for me?
No matter what age you are, it’s never too late to do something about your health. As the Chinese classics say, “Only sick people get sick”. Tai Chi is a very gentle way to begin getting in tune with your body again, like you were when you were a … Read More »

Qi Gong, Chi Gung, means “energy work”.
There are many kinds of Chi Gung, which can be roughly paraphrased as the following: “An energetic exercise which has a specific energetic effect upon a specific part of the body or mind, performed repetitively with the active participation of the mind, can be called Qi Gong”.

Thus, there are … Read More »

Ba Gua, also known as Ba Gua Zhang, is recognised as one of the three major “internal” Chinese martial arts, including Tai Chi and Xing Yi. Of the three, Ba Gua is the most powerful because it is the most flexible and dynamic. It is based on the theory of continuously changing in response to … Read More »