Taiji 37 Easter course

General information

Taiji 37 is a series of secret taijiquan techniques, which as customary in Chinese tradition, were only passed on from father to son. This way, with the passing of time a lot of this ancient wisdom became incomplete. Dr. Shen Hongxun was very fortunate to recover this knowledge from several taiji masters who were still in possession of authentic and uncorrupted knowledge about these techniques. He realised these traditional teachings were in danger of being lost, and began to teach them publicly.

Poetry of the Nanpai School about taiji evokes a mysterious and enigmatic image. It speaks about being invisible and without form. This means, that there really is no taiji form as such, only standing postures and stances that flow from one into another, through spontaneous movement. Each of the 37 postures has its own specific spontaneous movement, which manifests as a result of the appropriate mental attitude, the right level of concentration and a correct posture. When practised like this the postures open different energy channels and activate the three qi-circulations, helping to expel pathogenic factors (binqi) from the body. With more exercise, the spontaneous movement becomes more pure and refined, gradually becoming more internalised. At this stage, students learn to control and guide this spontaneous movement force through the cultivation of a strong mental force.

The function of these techniques is to awaken and cultivate taijijin. The main taijijin to develop are vibration force, spontaneous movement force, and mental force. These forces find their application in martial arts, but another very important aspect is that they can be used for self-healing and the treatment of others.

Taiji 37 is a swift and direct route to a higher level of understanding of taiji forces and the practise of taijiquan. In this five-day course you will be able to learn directly from dr. Shen Hongxun and master Shen Jin and get to know this particular style of Taijiquan.