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Scroll down to our weekly classes if you are new to Taiji — they are the best place to start.
If you want to deepen your skills with more intensive formats, here are our next workshops:
On this day, we will work on the basic qualities we want to develop in taiji, using the first section of our first road as main training material. Repetitions, explanations and individual corrections are on the agenda. The first section is a standalone short form of our style. All levels are welcome at the workshop. It can be a great starting point for beginners who want to explore our style or become more familiar with the sequence (external movements) while still working on core ideas. More experienced students can ingrain their fundamentals using a known sequence, allowing them to focus on developing advanced qualities at the same time.
List of movements::
1. Preparatory stance - Yu bei shi 預備式
2. Beginning movement - Qi shì 起式
3. Buddha's warrior attendant pounds the mortar - Jingang dao dui 金刚捣碓
4. Lazily tying coat - Lan zha yi 懒扎衣
5. Six sealings four closings - Liu feng si bi 六封四闭
6. Simgle whip - Dan bian 单鞭
7. Second Buddha's warrior attendant pounds the mortar - Di er ge jingang dao dui 第二个金刚捣碓
Costs: 50€
Limited spots. Please get in touch if you are interested!!
We will work our way through the second section of our First Road, "Gonfujia Yilu," with repetitions, explanations and always room for individual corrections and questions.
List of movements:
8. White crane deploys its wings - Bai he liang chi 白鹤亮翅
9. Oblique walking - Xie xing 斜行
10. First gathering - Chu shou 初收
11. Wade forward and twist step - Qian tang ao bu 前膛拗步
12. Second oblique walking - Di er ge xie xing 第二个斜行
13. Second gathering - Zai shou 再收
14. Wade forward and twist step, second time - Di er ge qian tang ao bu 第二前膛拗步
15. Cover with hand and strike with upper arm (hidden punch) - Yan shou gong chui 掩手肱捶
16. Cross hands - Shizi shou 十字手
17. Buddha's warrior pounds mortar
- Di san ge jingang dao dui 第三个金刚捣碓
Price: 50€
7 spots. Contact me to sign up or ask for information.
If the solo practice nurtures the partner practice, the partner practice tremendously informs your solo practice!
We will dedicate half of this workshop to formatted partner routines, so that we can learn movement patterns, apply the body requirements in contact with a partner and develop awareness of the structural elements and forces involved.
The remaining time we'll use as a "laboratory" for exploring applications (yongfa) embedded within a selection of well known movements.
Taiji movements are not random, body requirements are not arbitrary, everything should fit together and make sense.
Price: 50€
10 spots. Contact me to register or ask for information.
Starting to learn the third section of our First Road usually means you are no longer a beginner. Section 3 contains more complex movements, intricate sequences, and many twists and turns — which is also why it is a lot of fun.
We will go through the section with repetitions, explanations and room for individual corrections and questions. The third section is long-ish and you need time to learn it; for this reason, we will most likely split into two groups: one group can learn the movements at its own pace (very likely only part of the section), and one group deepening and training already known sequences. Each group will train on its own while the other learns or trains.
Movement list:
18. Cover the body and strike (the back folds and strikes) – Bi shen chui (Bei zhe kao) 庇身捶（背折靠）
19. The blue-green dragon shoots out of the water – Qing long chu shui 青龙出水
20. Double palm push – Shuang tui zhang 双推掌
21. Three palm changes – San huan zhang 三换掌
22. Punch under the elbow – Zhou di chui 肘底捶
23. Turn around and roll in the upper arms – Dao juan gong 倒卷肱
24. Step back and press down with the elbow – Tui bu ya zhou 退步压肘
25. Middle winding – Zhong pan 中盘
26. White crane reveals its wings – Bai he liang chi 白鹤亮翅
27. Oblique walking with opposing step – Xie xing ao bu 斜行拗步
28. Dodge through the back – Shan tong bei 闪通背
29. Cover with the hand and strike with the upper arm (hidden punch) – Yan shou gong chui 掩手肱捶
30. Six sealings, four closings (big) – Da liu feng si bi 大六封四闭
31. Single whip – Dan bian 单鞭
32. Circling hands – Yun shou 运手
33. Mounted scout – Gao tan ma 高探马
Price: 50€
7 spots. Contact me to sign up or ask for information.
The fourth section has a particular flavor because the most obvious kicks (and some body turns) are gathered here. So there's some fun involved, but also many challenges! Because balance is needed at all times, it is a great section to train stability, rooting and connections.
As usual, we plan lots of repetitions, explanations and some room for individual corrections and questions.
Movement list:
34. 右擦脚 You ca jiao - Wipe the right foot
35. 左擦脚 Zuo ca jiao - Wipe the left foot
36. 转身左蹬脚 Zhuan shen zuo deng jiao - Turn and kick with the left heel
37. 前膛拗步 Qian tang ao bu - Wade forward and twist step
38. 击地锤 Ji di chui - Punch down
39. 翻身二起脚 (神仙一把抓) Fan shen er qi jiao (Shenxian yi ba zhua ) - Turn body and kick with both feet (the immortal takes hold)
40. 护心锤 Hu xin chui - Protect the heart and strike
41. 旋风脚 Xuan feng jiao - Tornado kick
42. 右蹬一根 You deng yi gen - Right heel kick
43. 海底翻花 Hai di fan hua - Turn the flower on the seabed
44. 掩手肱锤 Yan shou gong chui - Cover with the hand and strike with your upper arm
Price: 50€
7 spots. Contact me to sign up or ask for information.
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A typical class includes a warm-up, some awareness training, sometimes a qigong routine or two, as well as our core practice (basics and form). We usually focus on solo work, but partner exercises or a martial application may occasionally be added. The class also offers individual space to work on movements, receive feedback and learn new material — more so on Thursdays.
Read more about our training.
All levels welcome — Mondays and Fridays are especially well suited for beginners.
| Day | Time | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 6:15 pm | 75 min | beginner-friendly |
| Tuesday | 6:15 pm | 75 min | |
| Thursday | 6:15 pm | 90 min | more individual practice |
| Friday | 5:45 pm | 75 min | beginner-friendly |
Ready to give it a try? We recommend starting with our "Trial month" for €40, which gives you 4 weeks of unlimited access to all regular classes. View our trial month details, subscriptions, 10-class pass and drop-in rates on our dedicated Prices page.
We train at CARO, it is a multi-purpose place: a café, a co-working space and it has a beautiful room with wooden floor dedicated to movement arts. That is where we train (you can see pictures of it on the Training page).
Address: Erich-Nehlhans-Str.21, 10247 Berlin (link to OpenStreetMap).