Weekly programme

Open Palm Taiji Weekly Programme — December 2009

Spring Term Dates:
Long Form Class. Spring Term Starts — Tuesday 5th January 2010
Short Form Class. Spring Term Starts — Wednesday 6th January 2010*

New Beginners Class Wednesday — Exeter

The next opportunity for a new beginners level class will be Wednesday 6th January 2010.

Instructor: Aaron Goodwin

Venue: The Wednesday Beginners Class class starts at 7:45pm — 8:45pm at the Mint Methodist Church Hall, Fore St, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3AT (The enterance door to the trainning hall is in the side lane, which runs on the left hand side of the church building – 50 metres from Fore St.)
Directions to Mint Methodist Church Hall

Aims: A chance to learn Cheng Man-Ching short form through direct lineage through Huang Shen Shyan to Patrick Kelly. A chance to take a moment of space for yourself to relax, unwind, connect and once learnt, open the door to a deeper understanding of yourself and beyond ……..so enjoy, bring the mind home and be happy…..

Programme: All welcome to attend this class which will gradually develop over the course of the year.

Long Form Class — Tuesday — Exeter

This class is an intermediate group studying the Long Form, Quickfist and Fixed Pattern Push Hands. Those with previous experience of Taiji are welcome to attend a class.

Instructor: Luke Shepherd

Venue: The Tuesday class starts at 7pm — 9:30pm at the Southernhay Church Hall, Exeter (situated on the corner of Southernhay East and Dix’s Field, at the rear of the church.)
Directions to Southernhay Church Hall

Aims: The aim of the Tuesday Long Form Class is to offer those that regularly attend a thorough and systematic development of my understanding of Taiji through my studies with Patrick Kelly. The class is closely aligned to Patrick’s methodology, enabling those who wish to further refine their training to do so.

Programme: The ongoing nature of the class enables specific themes and training principles to be developed each term. These are considered in both loosening exercises, form and fixed pattern Push Hand sets.

Short Form Development Group

The Development Group meets once a month for Short Form and Fixed Pattern Push Hands. To attend this group it is desirable to know the choreography of the 37 Move Short Form.
Contact Luke for further details about the class.
The Development Group is currently run by Andrew Broadhead

Aims: The aim of the Development Group Session is to offer a class for those who wish to learn the internal aspects of the Cheng Man Ching Form. Initially set up as a Development Group for students of the Devon School of Tai Chi, the Development Group is by invitation to all who have completed the Choreography of the 37 Movement Short Form.
It is encouraging to see 2 schools working together for the development of Taiji understanding, a rare phenomenon in the world of Taiji!

Programme: The class is currently led by Andrew Broadhead.

Open Palm Taiji School

Weekly classes have been running in Exeter since 1999 and offer a thorough and systematic Taiji training as inspired by the teachings of Patrick Kelly. Patrick is renowned internationally for his depth of understanding within Taiji and his work is based on his training with Master Huang Xiangxian of Malaysia. As a student of Patrick Kelly, the school represents Luke’s understanding of Patrick’s teaching.

The school offers a system of training that will lead each student to tap into their own inner resources. In doing so, an inner understanding of the art of Taiji and of themselves will be established both physically and energetically.

Ongoing training with visiting senior teachers is available throughout the year.

Syllabus

• The 5 Loosening Exercises
• The Short Form
• The Long Form
• The Quick Fist
• Fixed Pattern Push Hands Sets and Partner Exercises
• Meditation