INTERACTIVE TAI CHI CHUAN: Tui Shou / San Shou
Third Saturday Intensive Workshops
Non-Violent Self Defense & Free-Fighting Skills
2-PERSON INTERACTIVE TAI CHI CHUAN:
( Taijiquan )
Tui Shou ("Push Hands" "Sticky Hands") and San Shou ( Free-Fighting ) skills. Ta Lu, Tai Chi San Shou and Hsing-I "Sparring" Forms are taught; Advanced Free fighting drills and sparring are trained as students are ready;
WORKSHOPS MEET MONTHLY:
3rd Saturdays 2-5 pm
FEES: Afternoon Session only: $75
INSTRUCTOR: Sifu Michael Shaman & Staff
ALL LEVELS WELCOME WITH INSTRUCTOR'S CONSENT
INTERACTIVE TAI CHI CHUAN ( Tui Shou / San Shou )(view)is the self defense / fighting skills part of these arts. It refers to 2 person relational energy & self/other defense training, normally associated with the Martial Arts and "Kung Fu." If Tai Chi Solo Forms can be compared to dance routines performed by an individual, then Interactive Tai Chi Chuan can be compared to Ballroom Dancing with a partner. And like partner dancing, Interactive Tai Chi has both choreographed routines and improvisational practices. Also, like partner dancing, there are moves that require constant contact between the partners, like during a waltz or a tango (in Tai Chi this is called "Tui Shou", which translates variously as "push hands", "hands attaching" or "sticky hands" and in actualization looks a lot like wrestling or Aikido). Likewise, for other dance forms contact between the partners may be fleeting, or may endure for a time on and off as the partners prefer, as in Rock n' Roll, Swing, and most contemporary "Popular" dances (in Tai Chi this is called "San Shou" and looks a lot like Boxing with a few kicks, throws and "uproots" thrown in).
Third Saturday Intensive Workshops
Non-Violent Self Defense & Free-Fighting Skills
2-PERSON INTERACTIVE TAI CHI CHUAN:
( Taijiquan )
Tui Shou ("Push Hands" "Sticky Hands") and San Shou ( Free-Fighting ) skills. Ta Lu, Tai Chi San Shou and Hsing-I "Sparring" Forms are taught; Advanced Free fighting drills and sparring are trained as students are ready;
WORKSHOPS MEET MONTHLY:
3rd Saturdays 2-5 pm
FEES: Afternoon Session only: $75
INSTRUCTOR: Sifu Michael Shaman & Staff
ALL LEVELS WELCOME WITH INSTRUCTOR'S CONSENT
INTERACTIVE TAI CHI CHUAN ( Tui Shou / San Shou )(view)is the self defense / fighting skills part of these arts. It refers to 2 person relational energy & self/other defense training, normally associated with the Martial Arts and "Kung Fu." If Tai Chi Solo Forms can be compared to dance routines performed by an individual, then Interactive Tai Chi Chuan can be compared to Ballroom Dancing with a partner. And like partner dancing, Interactive Tai Chi has both choreographed routines and improvisational practices. Also, like partner dancing, there are moves that require constant contact between the partners, like during a waltz or a tango (in Tai Chi this is called "Tui Shou", which translates variously as "push hands", "hands attaching" or "sticky hands" and in actualization looks a lot like wrestling or Aikido). Likewise, for other dance forms contact between the partners may be fleeting, or may endure for a time on and off as the partners prefer, as in Rock n' Roll, Swing, and most contemporary "Popular" dances (in Tai Chi this is called "San Shou" and looks a lot like Boxing with a few kicks, throws and "uproots" thrown in).