- PRINCIPLES FOR LIFE (work, relationships daily life and self defence)

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Learn how to generate real energy flow, basic stance training and footwork, flexible legs, how to gain sensitivity through 'hearing force',  Deepen the skill of leading and following, Build internal force, Deepen the skill of awareness of another's intentions.sensing your partners emotions and intentions.  Using the principles of Pushing/Striking hands in daily life and business. Pushing hands deepens skills,  Striking hands allows the students to learn techniques of not just striking but is comprehensive  including  - kicking, felling and chin na.This is a personal development course......enhancing each individual physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually Both are wonderful fun to learn and laughter is a common sound in class

Here is what a student who attended the May Pushing /Striking hands course has to say:

Dear Sije Joan
1)      3 things I’ve learned or should I say still learning from the pushing hands course are: to relax, have fun and just enjoy the moment.

2)       My favourite part of the course was the free sparring I really enjoyed that part of the course and also the chi flows they were very strong but really enjoyable. Probably the most surprising thing for me was being able to sense when someone was about to strike me and being able to do this on the first day. I have tried pushing hands with a friend of mine since I’ve been back home. They also have some experience in pushing hands. Before the course, when we did pushing hands they always referred to my arm as being like a concrete block but after the course they couldn’t get over how relaxed I was and now it was me who was telling them that there arm was so tense it was like a concrete block. How the roles have reversed in just two days!

3)       I really enjoyed the atmosphere on the course the lads were constantly joking and just having a good time. That helped me to relax being the new guy on the course.

4)       The biggest thing I’ve learned personally on the course is that I tend to keep people at a distance I hadn’t realised that before. That was a bit of a shock and an eye opener something that I have to work on.

5)       I went on the course to learn pushing hands which I did, but I’ve learned a lot more on a personal level then I ever could have expected. That’s the great thing about these courses be it Tai Chi Chuan or Chi Kung I always expect to get some sort of a result from them and I always get so much more for that I am always grateful and can’t wait until the next pushing hands course.

6)      The most important thing I’m going to keep in mind is my training is the six harmonies hands, body ,footwork and jing(essence) chi (energy )shen(mind)


Thanks Sije for an excellent weekend and to every one on the course for making it so enjoyable.
Brendan  Galway -May 2009