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Next Workshops in Berlin-Friedrichshain
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:
Workshop: Partner Training (Push-hands patterns and applications)
If the solo practice nurtures the partner practice, the partner practice tremendously informs your solo practice!
We will dedicate half of this workshop to build up partner routines (mainly the two-handed "Four Cardinal Hands"), 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 that we can connect to the routine(s).
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.
2-day Workshop: Form Training (Section 3)
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 in 2 morning sessions (Saturday and Sunday). Expect repetitions, explanations - there will be room for individual corrections and questions. We'll include some applications.
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: 90€ (50€ for one day)
7 spots. Contact me to sign up or ask for information.
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Weekly Chen-Style Taiji Classes
Class description
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.
Schedule
| Day | Time | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 6:15 pm | 75 min | beginner-friendly |
| Tuesday | 6:15 pm | 75 min | all levels welcome |
| Thursday | 6:15 pm | 75-90 min | taking time to practice |
| Friday | 5:45 pm | 75 min | beginner-friendly |
Prices & Subscriptions
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.
Where are we?
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).