Announcing: London Introduction to Sword Zoom Class
Thursdays from 2 PM to 3:30 PM EST
Starting Thursday September 22nd 2022
The London Branch is sponsoring a new zoom weekly classes will focus on learning the Tai Chi Sword set. No sword set experience required. Participants must have already learned the Tai Chi set as defined by Mr. Moy Lin-shin. There is no cost to for the course. Everyone is welcome. Please complete the registration form. Submit your registration form to workshop@LondonTaiChi.ca .
The class will be slow paced. The Introduciton class is
The London Branch has some practice swords available to borrow for use in the zoom session. Arrange for pick-up of a practice sword at a London in-person class.
We hope to offer the purchase of your own collapsible, wooden or metal swords at a future date. A merchandise order form will be available once the practice sword inventory has been received.
The Tai Chi Sword (太極劍) set is a group of movements performed with a sword in hand. It is a unique form that was originally developed as a women’s set. The sword set is used to train the projection of energy out of the body. The set is also used to train the focus of energy to a single point. Practicing with the sword works on the physiology by stretching the spine and opening the chest. Working on this set also helps to improve the alignment of the spine during the sits to follow the vertical nature of the sword.
The jian (劍) is a double-edged straight rigid sword used over the course of the last 2,500 years in China. There are several Taoist immortals associated with the jian including Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓). Lu Dongbin carries a demon slaying sword and a fly whisk used for sweeping away ignorance.
Contact us at: workshop@LondonTaiChi.ca
