Eight Sundays • Winter Sessions 

Victoria, Canada 

Yang Taiji Baduanjin

Yang-style Taijiquan: ‘Eight-section Brocade’

A workshop series with Sam Masich

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Yang Taiji Baduanjin comes from the Yang-style Taijiquan tradition and can be seen as both a foundation for taijiquan practice and a vehicle for advanced study. These eight extraordinary practice segments are perfect for those who want to go deep into the internal aspects of taijiquan. It is rare to find instruction in this practice even in China.

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In an introduction to his 2011 book ‘Yang-style Taiji Real Power’ (Yang-shi Taiji Zhen Gong 楊式太極真功) author Sun Yizhao explains:​

"Taiji Baduanjin was originally created by the Yang family as a training method for mobilizing qi and training jin (yunqi lianjin gongfa 運氣練勁功法). Like other forms of baduanjin there are eight sections but the movements are not the same. It can be distinguished by it's 'forging and smelting' (duanlian 鍛煉) of the sections and joints of the body and the strengthening of the internal organs and their way of functioning. It strengthens visceral system functioning and also contains within it a great deal of attack and defence training methods (jiji 技擊)."

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Each three-hour session will cover one section of the form and explain it's meaning in terms of the taijiquan curriculum. It is possible to attend all or any of these three-hour sessions.

 

Later, each Sunday afternoon, Sam will be available for small-group private training.

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Dates: (Sundays)

2026—November 15, 29, December 13

2027—January 10, 24, February 7, 28, March 14​

Times: 10 to 1:00pm

Cost: Entire series $350 (or $50 per individual session)

          Cash or eTransfer (sammasicharts@gmail.com)

Location: To be announced. The class will likely be held in more than one location. We will need to stay-in-touch closer to the date.

Contact: Gabriel Shaw email​