Nova Scotia School of Tai-Chi & Kung-fu

Taiji has been inscribed to UNESCO's "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity"! May it lead to the further development and preservation of the art of Taiji for all of humankind! - Mitch... http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/17/c_139598066.htm https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/taijiquan-00424

We started our Saturday practice by having some of our students lead the group through Master Feng's 24 Form. The person leading is inclined towards a highly focused performance. (Mitch is leading in the photo.) These unseasonably warm days have been a great blessing for our practices, but don't forget to start bringing your gloves and layers as the cold weather settles in! ... Interested in learning the Art of Taiji? Message the page for information on how to join us! Newcomers and beginners are very welcome. Be Taiji - Mitch Photo Credit: Sifu Yau-Sun Tong

A few of us gathered in the Gardens for some push hands practice on the solemn Remembrance Day. All the formal push hands training seems to be benefitting the group greatly. I can feel everyone's skill rising up, our newer members included! Want to be one of those new members? Message the page for information on how to get started!... Be Taiji - Mitch Video by Sifu Yau-Sun Tong

We are fortunate to live in an era when we have video footage of great masters from whom we can draw inspiration and hold as the standard for our own mastery! Check the link below for a video clip of Master Zhang Zhijun's exemplary 1999 Chen Style Taiji performance. https://ystong.ca/taiji/media/ZhangZhiJunChenTaiji_1999.mp4... Interested in learning Taiji? Message the group to find out how to get started with our school! Be Taiji - Mitch

Our Taiji group has been working diligently on formal push hands lately. This sort of training is very important for building good habits of motion and clearing physical blockages in the body. You and your partner challenge each other's capacity to continue through the pattern without letting your balance be affected.... Curious about Taiji? Message the page if you'd like to join us sometime! Be Taiji - Mitch Photo Credit: Sifu Tong

Gazing upon the beautiful fall colours as we practice the form. The cold weather is coming, but that won't stop us! We will practice Taiji here all through the Winter, so get ready to layer. Newcomers are always welcome! Message the page to find out how to get started.... Be Taiji - Mitch Photo Credit: Sifu Tong #taiji #taichi #halifax

Another great Taiji training just now having our Sunday morning session, seen here Xiang Yang is leading the practice, his push-hands lately has also improved to be better & softer ... :

A clip of my 24 Form taken by Sifu Tong last weekend. We often take such videos in our group to use for comparison with certain exemplary performances by great masters. This is a method by which one can gain some real insight into where one's form is inaccurate, where the quality of movement is lacking, and how the overall feeling compares with those who we have set as the standard of excellence. The point is not to imitate, but to embody the essence of those great master...s... New members are always welcome! Message the page for information on how to get started on your journey. Be Taiji - Mitch #Taiji #taijiquan #TaiChi

Keep up the learning of good Taiji & practice It’s time for it! It’s worthy... (some feedbacks from our students: https://ystong.ca/taiji/testimonials.html)