Annandale Classes Washington, DC

Once the student has demonstrated sufficient skill in basic tuishou fundamentals like “sticking and following”, proper pushing technique, and the eight basic movements, they will be invited to join the Advanced Tuishou class.  In this class, intermediate and advanced practitioners will explore a variety of topics and drills aimed...

Tuishou (lit. "push hands") is the beginning of two person practice in taijiquan.  Its practice develops sensitivity, yielding, neutralizing, and internal strength, using body mechanics developed in the form.  Tuishou gives the student a venue for training these skills and practicing taiji's basic movements without the danger...

Newcomers to GRTC will learn the Zheng Manqing (Cheng Man-ch’ing) Yang style taijiquan (tai chi) short form.  On their first day of class, beginning students will practice the opening movements of the 37 posture form, focusing on the body mechanics and principles of movement necessary to properly practice the form.  Each class will start...

Once students have an elemental understanding of the basic principles that underly the short form, they enter the Intermediate Form class to study a variety of topics, including: Investigating the martial applications of each posture through partnered drilling.  This practice enables the student to imagine more effectively the usage of each...

Structural Strengthening is a workout designed with the Yang family system of taijiquan in mind.  Though not part of the the Yang style tradition, Structural Strengthening takes the same principles and mechanics and focuses on repetitions of a variety of movements while using the staff or spear as a weight.  We start with stretches and work...