Tai Chi Sifu

As part of our Tai Chi Fitness program we learn to isolate and strengthen different body parts to enable us to practice endurance. As Tai Chi is a continuous flowing full body program, we need to firstly strengthen our legs so that we can flow smoothly and without effort from one posture to another.

The slow movements enable us to strengthen our balance while moving which in turn will strengthen our feet, ankles, knees and hips.

Balance is another important factor that is concentrated on. Improved balance aids in many other sporting activities as well as for our elderly who are more prone to falling which could be fatal.

As a form of weight reduction our Tai Chi Fitness program focuses on the abdominal area with it’s twisting, turning and bending movements. It helps one to become aware of how to control this vital area where our Chi centre (life force energy) is housed.

Working up the body Tai Chi teaches us to become aware of how we breathe, as we unconsciously sometimes hold our breath or stop breathing, Tai Chi helps us to overcome this bad habit and in time we learn to breathe continuously and rhythmically.

Tai Chi Fitness teaches you how to become aware of each breath and how to co-ordinate upper and lower body movements with correct breath awareness and posture to enable Chi flow from being blocked at energy centers.

Moving further up the body we reach the shoulders that need to be kept relaxed at all times in order to alleviate upper body tension due to stress or the pace of life these days or just habit.

Tai Chi fitness teaches us the correct way to breathe and to control the breath, slowing it down and becoming conscious of how we think in times of stress. Mental focus and improved memory capacity will help in remembering movements of the forms. The program also uses left and right brain co-ordination exercises which will also give you a better sense of health and well being.

The key to your success is daily practice of the program which helps us to be in the moment.