The Eight Energies of Taijiquan

Energy and Application

with Sam Masich

A deep dive into the core of taijiquan. The 'Taiji Eight Barehand Energies'—‘ward’ (peng 掤), ‘roll’ (lü 履), ‘squeeze’ (ji 擠), ‘press’ (an 按), ‘pluck’ (cai 採), ‘rend’ (lie 挒), ‘elbow’ (zhou 肘), and ‘lean’ (kao 靠)—can be understood to express the relationship between the eight-trigrams—‘heaven’ (qian ☰), ‘earth’ (kun ☷), ‘water’ (kan ☵), ‘fire’ (li ☲), ‘wind’ (xun ☴), ‘thunder’ (zhen ☳), ‘lake’ (dui ☱), and ‘mountain’ (gen ☶).

In this event we will explore the MIAM approach eight energies using classical taijiquan form, push-hands, and application, as well as the MIAM work to bring new life into ancient methods.

Times: Sat-Sun 10am-5:30pm (1-3pm break)

Cost: Both days: $195 (Single day $120)

Location: PG Martial Arts Centre 1175 Village Avenue parking and access via the cul-de -sac off Kaslo St.

Contact: Malcolm McColl 1-250-617-4013

or Anna Michael 1-778-675-0403

You can prepare for this class by studying chapters 1, 2 & 3

of Foundations of Traditional Taijiquan.