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Self-Paced Chen Taiji Quan 8 Steps Routine Online Training
Online Chen Taiji Quan Training
Why learn Taiji Quan? The health benefits of Taiji Quan practice are created through Taoism visions of the flowing and formless harmony of nature. It arises from its effect on the brain’s functions, blood, and Qi flow. Traditionally, the Taoist lifestyle had a dual significance, personal and cosmological.
Meet the instructors
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Highlights
- Full and lifetime access upfront to the online course material
- Structured path of the Shaolin ancient training
- Learn with Shifu Shi Yanjun, an authentic Shaolin warrior monk
- Formal international Shaolin Wushu Federation online certification of completion or Shaolin Temple and International Shaolin Wushu Federation online certification of achievement
- Assignments for lessons (where applicable)
- The language of instruction is in English and Chinese (English subtitles)
- Bonus videos from Shifu Shi Yanjun's spiritual lifestyle and Bonus Chen Taiji quan 18 steps routine
- Receive Shifu Yanjun's Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps workbook
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
30 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Chinese (mandarin)
Program
Tools required
You will need access to the online learning platform
Certifications
On completing the course successfully, you can receive formal certification. All the certifications are digital versions that you can print at home.
- Certificate of completion
This certification does not assess the level achieved. It only states that you studied this form and completed it. You are not certified to teach this form. This certification is suitable for beginners. Certificate of completion from the International Shaolin Wushu Federation. This certification is worldwide recognized as an expert body in Martial Arts. This certification is included in the course fee.
- Certificate of achievement
This certification formally assesses your level achieved and is issued only if your grade is above 8 points. This certification is suitable for experienced martial artists. Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to teach this form. When you complete the course, you can achieve a formal certificate of achievement from the Shaolin Temple Yunnan and International Shaolin Wushu Federation. To receive this certification, you must submit a video sample of the routine at a high standard.
How the training works
- What you will find in the Shaolin Temple Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps routine online cours
Shifu Shi Yanjun is an expert you can trust; inside the online course, you’ll find high-quality videos from Shifu Shi Yanjun, instructions on the traditional form of Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps routine. Apart from the routine, the course includes five wisdom videos from Shifu Shi Yanjun and a workbook including ten assignments to help you learn and perform the form to a high level.
When completing the course, you will receive formal certification. The instructors include Shifu Shi Yanjun, Shifu Shi Yanpeng, and disciples Shi Yanbo (Dr. Rhea Du) and Shi Hengyi (Lukasz Duszak).
Training information
Taiji Quan is a traditional Chinese Martial Art that combines self-defense with physical and mental fitness. The medical benefits include stress relief, relaxation, balance, juventology. The slow movements impart powerful physical skills and stimulate the flow of energy within the body. The ultimate goal is to improve the mind-body connection and increase vitality and juventology.
Taiji Quan is based on Taoism philosophy
"Tai Has The End" and "Ji Has The Limit" In the universe are two kinds of energies, Yin and Yang. When those energies are in harmony, the life force flourishes. Taoism embraces this concept in naturalistic philosophy. Taiji represents the origin of the universe, the process of birth, and the evolvement of all things in the universe, the state of chaos before the division of Yin and Yang.
The father of Taoism was Lao Zi, the author of Dao De Jing. The natural laws in our days are the laws of physics, evolution, sociology, etc. However, the life principles are the same. Taoism has a holistic somatic approach to life, unlike Western philosophies that assume the mind and body are separate entities.
Taiji Quan translates as the “Supreme Ultimate Force,” meaning an interchange between hard to soft, full to empty, and open to close. The five elements theory Wuxing (Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, Wood) relates to the five basic stances in Taiji Quan: advance (Metal), retreat (Wood), look towards left (Water), look towards the right (Fire), and central balance (Earth).
Chen Taiji Quan: The inheritance of shadow boxing
Chen style is the oldest form of Taiji Quan and all the other styles are derived from it. It classifies into two categories: "Old Frame" and "New Frame". The old frame was created by Chen Wangting combining the Yin-Yang theory, and meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
It was handed down to Chenjiagou village. The Chen style Taiji in our days includes the old routine, the Cannon routine, and the new routine. The highlights of the style include the internal movement of Yi (mind) and Qi and the external spiral silk-reeling movement.
Learning Chen Taiji Quan: Developing and transferring internal power
If one wants to learn Taiji Quan, one must become calm mentally by adjusting oneself emotionally to settle the breath within the body. The Taoist appreciation of health development was in pursuit of restoring and rejuvenating bodily strength, mind, and will.
Learning Chen Taiji Quan routines requires holding the head upright, sinking the Qi in the Dantian, turning the waist and spine, moving the upper and lower limbs with ease, and turning the wrists and ankles in a manner conducted by the mind. Some movements are fast when issuing power and changing forms, and some are slow during the transitions from movements. Some movements are hard, while others are soft.
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- Inner circle available to students only
- Direct contact with the temple masters and disciples
- An active community via Facebook inner circle where you can get your questions answered
- Being part of a like-minded inner circle to help each other grow and master the body health, knowledge, and wellness
- Share your experience and inspire others
Detailed curriculum - Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps routine
- Sequence 1: The starting position; assignment 1
- Sequence 2: Left and right holding the moon, followed by the cloud hands; assignment 2
- Sequence 3: Hold the head and push the mountain; assignment 3
- Sequence 4: Retreat and push the hand followed by part the wild horse’s mane right; assignment 4; assignment 5
- Sequence 5: Lift the elbow and look at the fist; assignment 6
- Sequence 6: White crane spreading its wings; assignment 7
- Sequence 7: Flash the back; assignment 8
- Sequence 8: Closing form; assignment 9; assignment 10
- Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps in combat applications
- Bonus: Chen Taiji Quan 18 steps routine demo
- Bonus: Five wisdom videos
- Personalized feedback from Shifu Shi Yanjun
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The workbook covers all the Chen Taiji Quan 8 Steps routine steps, including photos and text explaining the movements, improving body parts exercises, and breathing in 68 pages. The information is presented in bite-size pieces for better understanding. In addition, the workbook includes ten assignments on how to practice the routine at home for perfect execution.
Written by Shifu Shi Yanjun and Dr. Rhea Du, this workbook is for anyone interested in discovering and understanding the science behind the Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps routine.
How will this workbook help?
- People can work independently
- Workbooks provide a solid education
- They can fill in educational gaps
- They are some people’s preferred methods of learning
- They are an excellent resource for teaching others
- It can be taken everywhere to accompany the practice session
Who is this course for?
This class is ideal for everyone. From complete beginner to advanced practitioner, for the person who if performs well in the basics can achieve certification to be able to teach this particular module; for the person that has failed to get up from a comfortable couch over and over because it is old, fat, uncoordinated, and embarrassed to exercise.
For the person who cannot find the motivation to work alone or the person who gets bored quickly because exercise is not fun and the entrepreneur that’s burning the candle at both. The corporate executive who lives from a hotel room to a hotel room. The friend who can never commit to going out because he is tired at the end of the day.
The guy that always buys something with the thought will do the trick, canceling, and post pointing. The mom or dad finds excuses for not finding the time in a busy schedule as a full-time parent. So, let’s find the time! Human adults need to get their things together to live a free life where they have control over the only thing which belongs to them: their own body.
Who is this course not for?
Well, this class is not suitable for the person who is looking to learn advanced Wing Chun in 2 weeks and get certified as a teacher. The friend who has their mind about what is best as exercise, the one that is looking for fighting. For this type of class, you can join Shaolin Temple's other courses. If you subscribed to the Shaolin Path or bundle membership, you should not buy this course.
Instructors
Shifu Shi Yanjun
Shifu Shi Yajun is the head coach of Kung Fu Department of Shaolin Temple Yunnan and disciple of The Venerable Abbot of Songshan Shaolin Temple, Grandmaster She Yongxin. He is the 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk and 17th Generation Disciple of Meihua Quan. Shifu Yanjun is also the executive president of International Meihua Quan Federation, vice-president of China Meihua Quan Association, and executive director of Mei Boxing Association. His motto in teaching is "Love Kung Fu and Kung Fu will love you back". Be happy everyday!
Shifu Shi Yanpeng
Shifu Shi Yanpeng is 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk. He studied in Shaolin Temple from the age of nine until 17 and received the sixth Duanwei grading from Shaolin Wushu Association China. He teaches Kung Fu movies and Wing Chun classes and has been working in the movie industry for more than 10 years under the famous directors Sammo Hung and Yuen Woo-Ping. Shifu Yan Peng worked for movies such as Fearless (Jet Li), Dragon Tiger Gate (Donnie Yen), Fist of Fury (Jet Li), The Forbidden Kingdom (Jackie Chan and Jet Li), and more.
Shi Yanbo
Shi Yanbo (Dr. Andreea McCurry) is the disciple of the Venerable Abbot of Songshan Shaolin Temple, Grandmaster Shi Yongxin. She has been training in China under Shifu Shi Yanjun for more than 7 years. Shi Yanbo is a 34th Generation Shaolin Warrior Monk and 17th Generation Meihua Quan. Her role in Shaolin Temple is as an International Cultural Exchange Ambassador. She is Executive Director of the World Federation of Chan Medicine and is working directly with the Shaolin Temple Medical Center under the guidance of Grandmaster Shi Yanbei.
Lukasz Duszak (Shi Hengyi)
Lukasz Duszak (Shi Hengyi) is an assistant coach of the Shaolin Temple Yunnan. He is a 35th generation Shaolin and 18th generation disciple of Meihua Quan, the disciple of Master Shi Yanjun.
Location
This training is conducted online. Shaolin Temple Yunnan Warrior Monks Training Center is based in China (GMT +8). You can participate from the comfort of your home by just using your phone or computer or you can watch the videos and practice at your own pace.
What's included
- Learn step by step with an authentic Shaolin ancient techniques
- A top-level guide from Shifu Shi Yanjun, as if one-to-one tuition
- Be part of a worldwide like-minded community
- Q-and-A via the Facebook inner circle
- Formal certification of completion from International Shaolin Wushu Federation OR certification of achievement from Shaolin Temple Yunnan and International Shaolin Wushu Federation
- Receive lesson assignmentS (where applicable)
- Five bonus videos from Shifu Shi Yanjun and his life philosophy
- Receive Chen Taiji Quan 18 steps routine demo
- Receive Chen Taiji Quan 8 steps workbook
What's not included
- Accommodation
- Food
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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