TAI CHI FORMS
TAI CHI FORMS
MINI FORM
Mini Form is especially easy to learn and may be learned in a very short time. It contains the most important health techniques of the longer forms and can be practiced in less than 3 minutes in a very tiny area.
SHORT FORM
Short Form is simplified T'ai Chi, yet it contains all of the basic principles of T'ai Chi and is regarded as the foundation for further studies - it takes just ten minutes to practise and is ideal for beginners and busy people.
The form is learnt gradually, posture by posture. By working from the mind through natural movements of the body we learn to appreciate the importance of posture, to understand relaxation, to interpret energy and to apply this knowledge to our everyday lives.
LONG FORM
After learning the Short Form, we move on to study Long Form where more subtle aspects of T'ai Chi are investigated. Principles introduced in the Short Form are revised and expanded, greater emphasis is placed on quietening down the stirring mind and listening to energy.
Students are encouraged to make all of their movements softer, more circular and expansive, by letting go of tension, throwing open the joints and rounding out their postures. Applications of the postures of the form are examined in greater detail. Familiarity with sinking and relaxing grows, the chi becomes stronger and more settled, stillness within movement gradually transforms the practice.