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The next taijiquan beginners course starts on Monday 24.8.2009 at 20.00. Taijiquan demonstration and official registration is held on Monday 24.8.2009 at 19.30. Training is three times a week: Mondays and Wednesdays at 20.00 and Sundays at 14.00. The course lasts for 10 weeks and costs € 160. Head master for the course is Shifu Zhang Fang.
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Wushu-kungfu for youths The next wushu-kungfu beginners course for youths aged over 12 years starts on Tuesday 25.8.2009 at 16.30. Wushu-kungfu demonstration and official registration is held on Monday 24.8.2009 at 17.00. Training is two times a week: Tuesdays at 17.45 and Thursdays at 17.45. The course lasts for 10 weeks and costs € 140. Head coach for the course is Shifu Zhang Fang.
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The professional instructor on the beginners courses is shifu Zhang Fang and the courses are conducted in both Finnish and English.
The first training session is free of charge. Welcome!
Registration by email zhang.fang@taijiquan.fi or phone +358-400-790929.
The beginners courses are open to anyone who has no previous experience. Taijiquan is suitable for everyone, irrespective of age or physical condition. Wushu-kungfu is especially suitable for youngsters and is physically more demanding than taijiquan. Wushu-kungfu beginners courses start in January and August, and taijiquan courses in January, March, August and November. All beginners courses last 8 weeks. The taijiquan course covers basic techniques and the Yang style 24 movement routine. The wushu-kungfu course deals with the basic techniques of changquan, i.e. basic hand and footwork, kicks and jumps. Before the beginners courses start, the club organises an open day at the Kaapeli centre.
Comfortable loose-fitting clothes are ideal for training, such as a tracksuit and T-shirt, as well as indoor training shoes. Wushu is not done barefoot.
All training sessions begin with a gentle warm-up, stretching and kicks. Individual movements are then taught and practised, followed by the whole routine in time with music. At the end of the session there is time for more stretching.
After completing the beginners course in taijiquan, participants can continue training on the Yang 24 advanced course, and can learn the 40 and 42 movement patterns. In addition to these routines there are also two sword (jian) routines, the shorter 32 movement routine and the longer 42 movement routine. The Chen style taijiquan course covers the 56 movement competition routine and the training schedule also includes lessons for the Wu style broadsword (dao) routine. In addition to these routines, training deals with breathing exercises, push hands pairwork exercises and self-defence applications.
The Wushu-kungfu course covers both changquan routines and weapons routines (broadsword, straight sword and staff).
Download the demo from the Special Wushu Collection Of Shifu Zhang Fang DVD.
