Taijiquan style yang white stone. History of tai chi chuan of the yang family

What is Taijiquan? There are a lot of conversations, articles and explanations. This is both the Great Limit and the equality of the unity of opposites. I've heard a lot of things over the years of training. The following conclusion was made for myself: all age groups can engage in this discipline. The only thing for highly dynamic people will be difficult to master.

Conventionally, Taijiquan can be divided into two components. These are health and applied or military equipment. One of the Chinese masters said this: "First get cured, and then fight." It should be noted that this discipline will give a positive result in any case. After all, movement is life!

If you practice the healing side, then over time, you will acquire extrasensory sensitivity, open an intuitive channel in yourself, and restore the weakened functions of your body. Regular practice and study of the basic forms of Taijiquan will allow you to significantly improve the mobility of all joints, strengthen the spine, get rid of ailments and prolong life.

This site is an attempt to show how and by what means you can achieve the desired results in improving your health. Applied technology will also be considered. It's nice to realize that lately, people are more and more interested in the health side, but we will also cover applied technology no less.

We wish all seekers to reach their heights. Health, prosperity and good luck!!!

Video of Fu Zhong Wen, a student of Yang Cheng Fu, performing the Yang Tai Chi 85 form.

Fu Zhong Wen – one of the brightest representatives of Yang Style Taijiquan, lived for 91 years (1903-1994) practicing T aijiquan most of his life (from the age of 9).

Master Fu is famous for his hardworking approach to training. He practiced and taught his disciples this rule: the form (108 yang movements) is done sequentially without interruption from 6 to 8 times. Each form in his direction is performed for approximately 20 minutes. In total, they are engaged in the form from 2 to two and a half hours.

To this must be added uniforms with weapons and classes Tuishou. Perhaps it is this approach to training that strengthens the body for many years.

It is known that the master Fu Zhong Wen was an ardent opponent of the simplification of forms in Taijiquan, for which he suffered. famous modern shape "24 forms" created a Lee Chen Zhi (Li Chen Ji), who was a member of the Communist Party and studied xingyi and Bagua but never studied tai chi. shape he created on the basis of a book that Master Fu wrote. Seeing this form Fu Zhong Wen severely criticized her, refusing to acknowledge her Taijiquan.

For this, he was taken into custody and placed under house arrest for "disagreeing with the Party's policy of spreading Taijiquan."

Disciplines: self-defense, taijiquan, wushu, exercise therapy, qigong, taijiquan Yang style.

Repeated champion and prize-winner of all-Russian and international taijiquan tournaments (2000, 2001, 2003).
Has been practicing Taijiquan since 1982.
Chen family taijiquan certificate, qualification - taijiquan instructor (Chen Zhaokui line, Shijiazhuang, China, 1998).
Coaching experience since 2009.
Author of the Chinese translation of Ma Hong's Theory and Practice of Chen Style Taijiquan.

I practice martial arts. Sambo, judo, karate, southern Shaolin styles (lamson, hongjia). In recent years, I have been practicing only Chen family taijiquan, learning directly from the direct bearers of the style of Chen Yu, Chen Shiu. Every day I conduct classes at the Qinglong Club: Chen taijiquan uniform, Tuishou and martial use, Qigong (Daoyin Yangshengong), neigong, uniforms with weapons. I also practice acupuncture, translate from Chinese, and do Chinese painting.

Taijiquan style Yang: 2500 rubles. / 60 min.

Self-defense: 2500 rubles. / 60 min. ( The goal of any form of self-defense is efficiency. Without reliable protection and a good strike, self-defense is not effective. Now Taijiquan is very rarely practiced as a form of martial art. Basically, people are guided by the health and aesthetic aspects of taijiquan or the competitive practices of tui shou. Nevertheless, taijiquan was and, with few exceptions, still an effective form of hand-to-hand combat. In the classroom, we deal in detail with the topics of effort - jin 劲: basic efforts and building explosive power 发劲 fajin on their basis, short effort 寸劲, shaking effort 抖劲 doujin, etc.; setting the impact force with the help of special protective equipment; get acquainted with the technical arsenal of Chen style strikes (punches, fists, fingers, forearms, elbows, body, legs, knees, head); Familiarize yourself with the localization of each type of impact.)

Taijiquan: 2500 rubles. / 60 min. ( A bit of history to understand the context in which I teach taijiquan.
When taijiquan was just being formed, its creator Chen Wangting combined into one whole the techniques of hand-to-hand combat that were in circulation at that time, the law of unity and struggle of opposites, described in the treatise "Zhou Yi", the teachings of Chinese medicine, set out in the treatise "Inner Chambers", as well as the Taoist techniques of tunna and daoyin.
Taoists since ancient times have been looking for the key to immortality - a kind of elixir. There were schools of external alchemy that brewed all sorts of potions in search of that very elixir. There were (and still are) schools of internal alchemy, which, with the help of psychophysical exercises (including Daoyin and Tunna), transformed the human body to achieve immortality. True, no one has seen these immortals, but rumors have been circulating for more than one millennium. My modest experience allows us to judge the energy effect of these exercises as real and, most importantly, accessible to modern people.
With the help of their practices, Taoists develop three energies in a person: jing (basic component), qi (energy, pneuma, or whoever likes it - prana) and shen (spirit). In turn, the teachings of Chinese medicine are based on the law of yin-yang interaction and came out, in fact, from Taoist practices. The richest traditional Chinese medicinal medicine originates from the developments of the ancient Taoists of external alchemy. Methods of self-regulation - qigong, yangshengong and others originate from the schools of internal alchemy. Hand-to-hand combat was on its own. Chen Wanting was the first to come up with the idea: why not use the three levels of human energy (jing - chi - shen) in martial art, for utilitarian purposes, so to speak.
Daoyin is tendon stretching, Chen Wangting began to use tendon strength instead of purely muscular strength, this is the jing level. The qi breathing energy of the Taoists was developed by tunna breathing exercises, qi power (second level) can be used as a means of penetrating blows. And, finally, the third level - shen (spirit) psychic energy can be used as an effective conductor of the first two forces. The famous power of tai chi - jin consists of an alloy of three energies.
Based on the theory of the unity and struggle of opposites, it is possible to separate the Yin and Yang components in Taijiquan. The body is a structure, a basic, Yin component, hand-to-hand combat techniques are a function, a Yang component. The body is an instrument that needs special care. Taijiquan exercises in themselves have an effect that strengthens the body, but in my opinion it is not enough. If you deal exclusively with the combat aspect, then this destroys the body. Practicing only daoyin and tongna, or practicing only health-improving taijiquan destroys the martial art. Therefore, we are looking for a balance: we have different types of training in Qinglong. There are tuishou and application, strength work, daoyin, neigong (breathing practice), dazo meditation. Tuishou, application and power, daoyin form jing energy; neigong strengthens qi, and dazuo cultivates shen. Chen forms (first and paochui + weapons) combine all the components.
We invite everyone to an intensive seminar, where we are going to practice Chen forms, practice Taoist daoyin, neigong and dazuo.)

Wushu: 2500 rubles / 60 min.

Traditional Yang style Tai Chi Chuan. Interactive tutorial.
Mikhail Baev, LLC "VIPv"
The author and compiler of this DVD is Mikhail Leonidovich Baev, a personal student of master Liu Gaoming, the 6th generation of the direct transmission of the traditional Yang-shi taijiquan...

He has more than 35 years of practice behind him, including real combat. Also M.L. Baev is a specialist in traditional Chinese medicine.

About the Author
The author and compiler of the interactive teaching aid is Mikhail Leonidovich Baev, a personal student of master Liu Gaoming, the 6th generation of the direct transmission of traditional Yang-shi taijiquan.

Below we present excerpts from an interview with Mikhail Baev.
Mikhail Leonidovich, as far as I know, at one time you worked in the State Security Committee, where you served in an anti-terrorist anti-sabotage group based in Central Asia. Moreover, the group, as it was customary then to say, was exemplary. Among your main duties was the training of personnel in general physical, combat and hand-to-hand training. This already implies a certain level of development. Tell us how you came to the world of martial arts?
My first teacher was Isakov Maketai, an ethnic Kyrgyz. The person who introduced me to the world of martial arts gave me the foundation and direction. I am eternally grateful to him for this. I didn't have to retrain anywhere. Neither when I had to do real work in the KGB, nor when I studied traditional Tai Chi Chuan in China ...
He himself began to study when he studied at the Mukhinsky School in St. Petersburg, at the very beginning of the 70s, and then, when after studying he returned to his homeland in Kyrgyzstan, it turned out that in Central Asia there were a lot of people from China who had some interesting knowledge from this area. Due to his personal qualities and aspiration, he had the opportunity to receive information from these immigrants from China, thus, bit by bit, he formed a style with which he brought up several hundred excellent fighters. And then, when the Master appeared, who gave him specific techniques, he passed them on to us. Those were wonderful times. When we went to the mountains together and trained for 15-18 hours a day ...

How did you meet your teacher?
I made my first contacts with Chinese craftsmen in Moscow (because I had not traveled abroad before), having flown here for a seminar held by the State Committee for Sports.
And then I got a cassette with a recording of Liu Gaoming, and I realized that this is exactly what I lacked in the study of Tai Chi Chuan. For some time he studied on a cassette, then went to Beijing. The reason for this trip was the world conference on Taijiquan, where only two people from the Soviet Union were invited - me and my brother. The Chinese may not have known who to invite. There I met with the Teacher, appeared to him, and he took me. And three years later I asked to do BAI SHI and enter the family. And he also agreed.

More details, please. What is BAI SHI?
BAI SHI means student admission. Formally, this means one thing - to bow to the Master as a Teacher. If he allows you to do this, then he takes you as a student. This is tantamount to being accepted into a family, and those who have gone through this ritual become literally stepping into the trail, that is, followers. Those who receive all the information. How someone will take it is already a personal matter for everyone, but, I repeat once again, they are given all the information, and they already become representatives of the school. In 1994 Master took me into his family...

How did you do it?
I started traveling to China in 1991. I lived then in Alma-Ata. 4 hour flight to Beijing. I traveled 5-6 times a year, but I have never lived in China for more than 2 months.
flew to the teacher. We practiced in the park where he had been teaching since he was 59. This is a park at the former imperial palace. Now it is called "Park of culture and recreation of workers." Here at the East gate of this park there is a small gazebo. We practiced there 2-3 times a day. Most often two. Because when the Teacher deals with you personally, it is called the “Student of the Inner Peace”. Quite a privileged position in a traditional Chinese school.

Clip 1. Classes with the Teacher.

We communicated closely in this way until 1995. From the year 1995, the Teacher's illness worsened (as a result of a serious injury after an accident), and then the classes went like this: the Teacher invited one of the older students and what he himself could not show (for example, a uniform with a spear, that's enough difficult) the senior student showed me, and the Teacher gave instructions and explanations. In March 2004 Master left...

What do you recommend to pay attention to, what advice to give to those users who are just starting to practice Taijiquan.
It is quite difficult for a person who has grown up in the conditions of Western culture to fully and seriously perceive all the components of the traditional spiritual and physical practices of ancient China, many of which cannot be explained at the verbal level. Therefore, in their studies, everyone should be as honest and sincere as possible, trying to use traditional, ancient techniques as much as possible. Improve external and internal, constantly adjusting your lagging behind. Strengthen and develop the body, control and develop the breath and concentrate and refine the mind.
It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with, or rather diligently study, the three main books for all internal wushu styles: I Ching (Book of Changes), Tao-Te Ching (Canon of the Way and Strength, or Way and Virtue) and Huang Di Nei-Ching (Treatise on Inner Yellow Emperor).
Everyone who wants to achieve perfection should aim to have maximum goals:
In martial arts, reaching a state where the need to fight will forever disappear, just as a true master will never allow a situation near him that necessitates the use of physical force. Or - as the highest level of mastery in Taijiquan - the ability to materialize intentions and control situations at the energy level.
In terms of health - the complete absence of all diseases ...
In the improvement of the spirit - the achievement of a state of consciousness, defined in the Chinese tradition as "Perfect Wisdom".

China's military applied arts include many directions and schools, but regardless of this, in order to achieve a good level of proficiency in the art of combat, you need to put a lot of effort and patience, many years of painstaking work in one direction. Only then is the appearance of what is called Kung Fu possible - an operating time, mastery at the level of accomplishments. As for the art of Taijiquan, it is defined by such concepts as “the weak prevails over the strong”, “the soft contains the hard”, “spirit-shen, breath-qi and seed-jing are one”, “thought leads the breath-qi , qi leads the power-li, etc., which apply to all other spheres of human life and underlie the entire traditional Chinese culture. If you learn to constantly train your spirit and body, regardless of whether it is morning or evening, cold winter or hot summer, if you improve your intellectual and physical level, then no matter who you are, man or woman, old or young, you will definitely achieve great success. . And there is no need to delay progress along the Path, inventing excuses for yourself in the form of searching for "secret techniques" or "a real teacher." Tradition says that when the student is ready, the teacher will find himself. The ancients also said: “One day you studied - one day you acquired. Missed one day - lost ten days”...

Project Features
Our program for working with text and video information at the output (that is, on the monitor screen) is a "living book".

You are just reading this book. Having reached a certain place, you find that a video image appears on one of the pages, corresponding in meaning to the one you just read.

1. Reading a "book". On the left is textual information, on the right is the corresponding video clip

If you are interested in the clip, you can watch it again, you can watch it continuously in whole or any part of it, both at combat speed and in the frame-by-frame mode.

2. The clip interested me, I watch it continuously

And you can increase it to the size of the screen, step aside and work out the information received (for example, leaving the enemy’s line of attack, kicking, defending against a knife, etc.).

3. Enlarge the video to fit the screen

This approach (providing information in the format of a "living book"), from our point of view, is the most optimal. Since only a combination of video and textual information can provide the most voluminous consideration of issues on military sports topics

We also want to draw your attention to the fact that your mastering of techniques with this form of training will be much more effective, compared to studying only with the help of an educational film. After all, you can find any of these techniques within a few seconds, get acquainted with the necessary text information, study or practice the technique or part of it at a speed convenient for you with the help of five video players built into the program...

In addition, the program allows you to work with your personal video archive.
After all, no matter what level of skill you have, looking at yourself from the outside will help you analyze your strengths and weaknesses, draw the necessary conclusions and continue your training more effectively.

Initial stage of training
Basic methods of the initial stage
The main methods of the initial stage are imitation and repetition. The path to mastery lies through the accumulation of lightness and softness. The accumulation of softness gives hardness, hard and soft begin to organically guide each other.

Clip 1. Pillar work, static. Standing like a pillar and in Chinese here is a description of the basic principles. Principles that are necessary both in movement and in the performance of taijiquan*. That is, the static posture ZHANG-ZHUAN - what is called pillar work. This is a standing posture. One of the main techniques for the internal generation of energy in oneself. In a static exercise, three levels are worked out - the seed "Jing", the breath "Qi" and the spirit "Shen". Or body, breath and consciousness. In working with the body, it is necessary to achieve complete control of a relaxed body, the feeling of all joints as one. In the work with breathing it is necessary to achieve deep, subtle and rhythmic breathing. Consciousness must be made pure and calm, connecting the attentive sensation of a relaxed body and the pulsation of breathing by consciousness into a trinity. This practice is performed both before and after the complex of forms of movements of tai chi quan, and in the form of a separate work.

Clip 2. The same. What is needed. He lists the parts of the body and says what they should be. The head is suspended, the shoulders are lowered, the elbows are loaded, the brushes are planted

Basic requirements for body shape.
There are basic requirements for the position of the body when practicing tai chi quan. The requirements for the position of the head in accordance with the requirements for fisticuffs are as follows. Xue ling jing ji er, in the void of the divine spirit of the crown of the effort. As for the people who are currently doing explanations of this phrase, they translate it as "hanging the top of the head."
But the concept itself is very difficult to implement. The top of the head should be straight and the intention should be directed upwards into the void. In this way, the whole body is maintained in a straight, medial, relaxed and balanced state.
Such a posture and movements mainly incarnate set in motion the seed and spirit. And prevent fatigue and laziness, calmness. Thus, it is possible to force the central nervous system inside the brain to direct, control all movements in the process of practicing tai chi quan.
The position of the head after this requirement is realized, the lower part of the head is pulled up, both the neck and the neck area are gathered, the back part is slightly connected, selected. Neck tension must be avoided so that congestion does not form. It is necessary to maintain mobility and liveliness in this area.
The chest and back are symmetrical positions in front and behind.
In ancient texts on tai chi quan, it is said in combat to "pull in the chest and stick out the back." The point is not to stick out the chest, but to collect intention and qi inside.
And when they do it poorly, a bulge of the chest and a hump on the back often form. This error is common, so you need to pay special attention to avoid it.
"Suck in the chest and stick out the back" - the main goal is to ensure that the entire shape of the torso is balanced, straight. It is necessary to open the chest and release the back for this. In order for the chest and back to collect and qi, the qi of intention must be open and move freely. Only in this case, when practicing tai chi quan, one can experience freedom of movement and there is no tension, resulting in pressure on the state.
During the battle, in accordance with this requirement, you can strike in all 8 directions and move freely, repelling any attack. The spine to the coccyx - it is necessary that it forms one vertical straight line, median, straight, calm and relaxed. The joints of the spine should be relaxed and from the coccyx should be directed downwards, this must be exercised. This plays a very important role both for setting in motion the breath of qi in the process of nourishing life and for throwing out energy efforts during strikes on the racks.
The shoulders and elbows represent the top of the arms. Ancient treatises say that you need to lower your shoulders and point your elbows down. The bottom line is that you can not puff your shoulders and raise your elbows. Thus, it can affect the downward dipping of the qi of intention.
However, during classes, if you try very hard to lower your shoulders and elbows, deviations in the connectivity of movements in the elbows and shoulders can very easily occur. The movements will then be inflexible, with obstruction.
If the elbows are relaxed and rounded, then they will form an even circle of qi movement with the shoulders.
Thus, it will be possible to feel a lively roundness of movements, which will not lead to difficulty and incoherence. During the battle, it will be possible to react very vividly to everything, in such a way that the areas of the elbows will connect with the positions of the hands during defensive and offensive strikes.
The palms should be connected to the wrists. The ancient treatises on tai chi quan talk about zu wang, about sitting wrists, which expresses the basic position.
In fact, sitting wrists very easily form numbness, inflexibility. Therefore, it is necessary that the wrist be protruding, sticking out, gu san. The palm should be relaxed, even and straight. This will help the inner chi from the base of the middle finger to go outward, and as a result it will be very easy to move the hands.
When the hand is alive and free, all hand movements are then easily made, a person feels freedom of movement. Breath and blood circulate freely. Thus, even in cold weather, the hands will be warm.
If the hand is hard and frozen, it is very easy to freeze.
The hand can turn into an open palm, or it can turn into a fist, it can make a hook, but in all cases hardness and rigidity must be avoided.
Depending on what kind of movement is being made, the palm must be kept relaxed so that it is even and soft, straight. The center of the palm should be gathered inward, as if it were holding a living little ball of chi energy inside.
Regardless of what kind of movement the fist makes, it should not be hard and clenched. The center should still be relaxed and there should be some space left in it.
When a single whip is done and the hand is hooked, it should not be too curved, and the five fingers should point down so that the qi passes from the end of the middle finger and out.

FOOTWORK

The study of rack-steps (Bu-fa) *.

Clip 1. GUN BU - bow and arrow pose, forward stance.

Clip 2. XU BU. Empty step. Rear stand.

Clip 3. MA BU - rider pose, side stance.

Clip 4. BAI MABU - an intermediate middle stance between the empty step XU BU and the posture of the rider MABU.

Clip 5

Clip 6. TUI BU - Retreat, step back.

Clip 7. TUI BU - Retreat back. In the previous clip there was one step, but here there are several steps.

Clip 8. GEN BU - substep.

Clip 9. SHAN BU - moving forward in the pose of a bow and arrow.

Clip 10 Used in cloudy hands.

Clip 11. DU LI BU - Stand on one leg.

Clip 12. KYLIE BOO - preparation rack

Clip 13. KHANDAN BU - an arrow turned towards the departure of the bow. Complicated stance GUN BU

Clip 14. NYAN BU A variant of the turn of the foot, which is used when moving forward.

Ways of kicks (TUY-FA) **.

Clip 15. DENG JIAO - penetrating heel strike.

Clip 16. Feng Jiao - round kick.

Clip 17. PAI JIAO - blow with a slap of the palm. Snap kick with the foot up with a clap of the palm on the instep of the foot.

Clip 18. BAI LIAN JIAO - sweep away the white lotus. Circular kick with a consecutive clap of two palms on the instep.

Hand work
Hand shape

Clip 1. QUAN - Fist.

Clip 2. ZHANG - Palm.

Clip 3. GOU - Hook (beak).

Basic hand techniques*.
When working with basic techniques, this means eight main techniques that correspond to the 8 gates (BA-MEN), 8 different types of energy and effort (BA-JIN), and martial techniques (YUN-FA).

Clip 4. PEN - reflection.

Clip 5. LU - transmission.

Clip 6. JI - pressure.

Clip 7. AN - uprooting.

Clip 8. CAI - breaking.

Clip 9. LE - splitting.

Clip 10. KAO - shoulder push.

Clip 11. ZHOU - elbow strike.

Provisions for running time**.

Clip 12. LU - lowering and passing.

Clip 13. TUI - palm push.

Clip 14. CHUAN ZHANG - Piercing palm.

Clip 15. GUAN QUAN - a double blow with fists (with the eye of fists) on the ears.

Clip 16. PE QUAN - inverted fist, backhand blow.

Clip 17. DA QUAN - big fist, straight punch.

Clip 18. SHITSZI ZHANG - Crossed palms. Can be used as a block and as a push.

Clip 19. YUN SHOW - Cloudy hand movements.

Clip 20. FEN ZHANG - Flying palm. It is used as a technique for the position of the hands when kicking. When kicking, the arms work in this way.

Clip 21. YIA ZHANG - reflective palm.

Learning posture forms (shi)*
The study of posture forms (shi) is the most important element of the initial stage of training. We will focus on the study of pose-forms in the following sections (See 1st PART OF THE COMPLEX and 2nd and 3rd PARTS OF THE COMPLEX). In the same short document, we will give just a few examples of how to work on each pose.

Clip 1. PU BU - going down. An example from a sports uniform, which we will not consider in this manual.

Clip 2. DOOLIE BU.

Clip 3. HA DAN BU.

Clip 4. LOW SI AO BU is the most common technique for learning and practicing stepping forward.

Clip 5. TAO NIEN HOU - Step back with monkey reflection, the most common technique for learning and practicing the step back.

Classical performance of the first part of the complex

Clip 1. In this clip, Liu Gaoming performs the first part of the complex, which contains forms from 1st to 15th. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this was the first Tai Chi Chuan training record in the People's Republic of China.

Fragment of the study of the 3rd part of the complex

Forms 79 - 83

Clip 1. In this clip, Liu Gaoming performs a fragment of the complex, which contains forms from 79 to 83. By pressing the buttons a*, b, c, d, e, you can view the following forms:
Form 79 (see button a). Xia shi. Care down.
Form 80 (see button b). Shang bu chi xing. Step to the Big Dipper (Northern Dipper) or to the seven stars.
Form 81 (see button c). Tui bu kua hu. Retreating, step over the tiger (mount?).
Form 82 (see button d). Zhuang sheng shuang bai lian. Turn around and sweep away the lotus with both hands.
Form 83 (see button e). Wan gu shi hu. Stretch the bow and shoot the tiger.

Forms 79 - 81

Clip 2. Execution of forms 79 - 81.

Clip 3. Retracting blocks, a block from another blow to the face and a counter-punch with the left fist.

Clip 9. After a counterattack in the face, a block from a blow to the body with a capture and a turn of the opponent.

(*) the division of the form into elements is carried out in the tutorial

Impact on the body
Practicing Tai Chi Quan is the best way to promote health and improve the body. It contributes to the development of strength, speed, reaction, endurance, flexibility, quick wits. Its philosophical basis is the ancient principles of yin-yang (movement and rest, the unity of the mutual transformation of opposites) and wu-xing (the order of generation and mutual overcoming of the five movements of matter).
From the point of view of physiology, the specific breathing in Tai Chi Quan also contributes to the hardening of the Zang Fu organs (full and hollow internal organs), as well as the comprehensive development of the organs of perception. In this process, internal and external organs are combined with muscles, tendons, flesh and skin. Each performs its function, but at the same time all are in unity. Thus, the limbs move the internal organs and qi merges with any aspiration, with any movement of the body. All these provisions are closely related to the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine.
During classes, concentration of consciousness is necessary, the search for peace in movement. The mind must be kept pure and calm. Thought guides qi through the body, just as you string joints on a thread of thought. Thus, the spiritual and physical are harmonized, breath-qi is accumulated and the spirit-shen is improved. During classes, it is necessary to use thought, not force. Where thought enters, qi can follow, as well as qi ejection. All this is possible only when yin and yang are balanced, blood and breath-qi circulate harmoniously, and all channels are open and passable. All this has a beneficial effect on respiration, digestion, metabolism, the nervous system, endocrine glands and the entire vital activity of the body. A good healing effect is obtained by people suffering from high blood pressure, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, a weakened nervous system, as well as long-term, chronic diseases.

Taijiquan is one of the most famous wushu styles. It is one of the three "classic internal" wushu styles. According to chronicler Tang Hao, the earliest style of taijiquan was the Chen style, founded by Chen Wangting, a descendant of the Chen family in Wen County, Henan Province. Chen's early style was different from the modern style, with many quick movements, sharp blows, and even somersaults. In its modern form, the style is characterized by slow, smooth movements, instantly turning into fast, explosive ones.

Taijiquan yang style created by Yang Luchan (1799 - 1872), a native of a poor family. He was born in Yongnian County, Hebei Province. Yang dreamed of practicing wushu since childhood. One day, he was sent to unload coal at the Chen family's apothecary shop. There he was first introduced to taijiquan. Later, due to cunning, he managed to become a student of Chen Changxing.Later, Yang Luchan modified the style, adding softness to it, and later gradually simplified the release of power, jumps and other difficult elements.
His son Yang Jianhou further simplified the style.
Later, Yang Jianhou passed the form to his son Yang Chengfu, who also made changes, creating the style standard of 85 movements.
In this form, thanks to its lightness and simplicity, it has become more accessible to the masses.

Practicing in taijiquan yang style, it is necessary to strive for peace in motion, and in peace - for movement; use reason and not use force; distinguish between empty and full. Taijiquan movements are like one vicious circle in which strength is born and accumulated, all forms are intertwined, continuity reigns everywhere, neither beginning nor end can be found. During the evolution of taijiquan, many different directions arose (the most famous are Chen, Yang, Wu, Sun).
And although each has its own characteristics, nevertheless, they are all united by common requirements.

Taijiquan movements are submissive, relaxed, even, soft. Hardness and softness lurk inside (like a needle inside cotton wool). Relaxation leads to softness, the accumulated softness turns into hardness, continuity and naturalness are manifested through the release of Qi energy. Positions can be high, medium, low, depending on the age, gender, physical strength and motivation of the student. That is why this style is suitable both for the treatment of diseases and the prevention of diseases, as well as for increasing strength and improving health.

In learning Taijiquan, there are 3 stages of learning:
The first stage - you need to do everything slowly, but slowly does not mean lifeless.
The second stage - everything must be done quickly, but quickly does not mean haste.
The third stage - having learned to move quickly, you need to learn to make movements softly, and only by moving softly for a long time, you can develop rigidity inside softness, so that hard and soft complement each other.

Pupils of WUJIMEN Traditional Wushu Center (both adults and children) learn Yang Style Taijiquan and Jingwu Style Taijiquan. An integral part of taijiquan is the practice of qigong and tuishou.

It is never too late to start practicing Taijiquan Yang style. Everything depends on your desire.

Here is the Basic Taijiquan training program in our School. The program is the result of many years of work to create an effective technology for teaching taijiquan. Moving away from the concept of “do it and everything will come someday”, from the “mystical-magical” perception of tai chi, we proceeded from the idea that the learning process should take place in a fairly certain period of time, and the learning outcomes should be very specific. We may be criticized for being too pragmatic - but we live in the real world, where only efficient technologies survive. Taijiquan, on the other hand, is such a technology that gives a person health, inner harmony, security, and, most importantly, promotes the spiritual development of the individual. It is only important to demonstrate all its power.

The program is developed taking into account the cultural characteristics of our country. We have abandoned the metaphorical manner of explanation characteristic of Chinese authors. Almost all the names are given in Russian, except for the concepts characteristic of Taijiquan, all the basic concepts of Taijiquan are presented in the most understandable language. The main emphasis is on practical aspects, on simplifying the process of learning tai chi. At the same time, the inner content of taijiquan remained unchanged, preserving the Spirit of Art, transmitted by the masters of the past.

The program is dedicated to the old Yang or Lao Jia style.Old style Yang or Lao Jia is simply Tai Chi Chuan "as is". Every practitioner comes to such tai chi sooner or later after many years of searching or ordeal. Dry, concise and effective martial art. And if you remember who Yang Luchan was, everything becomes clear. There can be no pretentiousness in martial art.

* In our School, until 2006, the emphasis was on the major branch of Yang style taijiquan (dajia). But it so happened historically that we have devoted the last 10 years to Lao Jia. Our old program can be found in the library.

The basic taijiquan training program is an effective technique that allows you to achieve progress and mastery in real time.The program is divided into three conditional years of study, each year of study is in turn divided into 3 modules. There is also a conditional zero year of study, a kind of preparatory group.The division into years of study and modules allows you to structure the program, ensure gradual and continuous learning from simple to complex, and control the learning process.

Preparatory level (optional):

• "Taiji Cardio"– conditional zero year of study. This is a kind of preparatory group. A lite version designed for absolute beginners or very elderly and debilitated people. This step is optional.

Student levels of the program:

• "Taijiquan for health and longevity"- the first conditional year of study or 1, 2, 3 modules. This is our best wellness profile program. Also, this program allows you to lay a strong technical base in the practice of taijiquan.

• "Taijiquan for self-defense and the ability to win"- the second conditional year of study or 4, 5, 6 modules.The purpose of this program is to teach you how to fight. Really fight, so that on the street you can survive and survive. The healing effect is also preserved.

Master level of the program:

• "Taijiquan: the practice of masters"- the third conditional year of study or 7, 8, 9 modules. An advanced level program for those who perceive taijiquan as their path and life choice.

The basic Yang old style taijiquan program provides for three forms of training: full-time, part-time and individual.

Full-time education: These are regular classes in the hall under the guidance of a teacher. This is the most convenient way to practice - after all, the student can constantly work "live" with the teacher. Schedule of our face-to-face classes