Baji association will organize summer courses suitable for new students in Taijiquan and Bajiquan. The courses will cover basics in each style. The training will also fit long-term practitioners who want to improve their basics. The Taijiquan course will include basics fit for both Yang and Chen styles. The training will be in Hesperia park, behind the Opera house at the old sugar factory brick wall, please see the Teaching premises page.
The courses start on 18.6.2013, for Taijiquan at 18.00-19.00, for Bajiquan at 19.00-20.00. The courses will run 18.6-27.8.2013 (with a one week break at 2.7.2013) The price of each summer course is 50€.
* All courses in Hesperia park, please see the Premises-page.
* Free training in the park will begin when the weather is okay. You can probably find someone to train with in the park during Mon-Thu evenings or Saturday mornings. No need to wait until June when the teacher starts teaching.
* If the weather is bad we shall practice under the Opera house.
* The courses are suitable for beginners as well as advanced students. The foundation courses in Baji and Taiji on Tuesday are especially for beginner students, but also for advanced students who want to improve their basics. For Taiji these lessons are independent of style so don't hesitate to come even if you don't yet remember the forms.
* On Thursday's weapon course we will practice Taiji sword, Baji saber and Gun (short stick).
* Each course costs 50 € (60 min/week for the duration of the summer term, 9 or 10 lessons depending on the course).
* Price for a single lesson: 7 € (60 min)
* Please make the payments to the association bank account
Handelsbanken 313130-2425577
IBAN: FI7831313002425577
BIC: HANDFIHH
Please state your name and the names of the courses in the message field. Please fill in your membership information and the courses you will participate in into the lists at the classes. This includes those attending single lessons only. The membership fee is included in the course prices.
* Students, the unemployed and the retired get a 20% discount off the course prices. If you choose four or more courses, you get 25% off the total price. These discounts cannot be combined.
* As usual, the Saturday morning teaching is free of charge for association members.
Bajiquan basic training for fighting applications
Open Bajiquan seminar for both beginners and advanced students. The speciality of Baji are its methods of developing body movement and power. These exercises lay the foundation of effective combat usage of fighting techniques. The weekend will cover fighting applications and the basic training for applying these techniques in combat. The teacher of the course is master Lü Baochun.
Different techniques will be covered on the two days. You are welcome to join on one day or the whole weekend.
Time: Saturday and sunday 13-14.4.2013 at 10-16 on both days, with a one-hour lunch break
Place: Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35, Helsinki.
Price: 40€ for one day, 60€ for both days
Payments: Please pay the courses to the association's bank account
Handelsbanken 313130-2425577
IBAN: FI7831313002425577
BIC: HANDFIHH
and present the receipt at the course venue. You may also pay in cash to an association representative at the venue, please reserve the exact amount.
Membership of the association is required, the membership fee is included in the course price. Please fill in the membership form at the venue.
No registration is necessary for these weekend courses.
Equipment needed on the courses: T-shirt and workout pants. Indoor shoes (recommended), socks or bare feet. Also recommended to bring sparring gloves and other protection, but not necessary.
More information: Miika Wikberg:
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Taiji Weekend Courses
Taiji is called an internal martial art. What does this internal mean? The purpose of these weekend courses is to approach this question and to provide practical ideas for personal research. The topics covered include basic methods for internal training: The basis of internal body mechanics in Chen style Taiji, the silk reeling exercises (chan si qi gong) and Taiji Qigong exercises for Yang style Taiji.
These courses are suitable for beginners, no previous experience of Taiji is required. On the other hand, more advanced students can get ideas for deepening their internal training.
Chen Style Taiji and Chan Si Qi Gong
Time: Saturday 26.1.2013 at 10-16 with a one-hour lunch break
Taiji Qigong Excercises in Yang Style Taiji
Time: Sunday 27.1.2013 at 10-16 with a one-hour lunch break
Place: Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35, Helsinki.
Price: 40€ for one day, 60€ for both days
Payments: Please pay the courses to the association's bank account
Handelsbanken 313130-2425577
IBAN: FI7831313002425577
BIC: HANDFIHH
and present the receipt at the course venue. You may also pay in cash to an association representative at the venue, please reserve the exact amount.
Membership of the association is required, the membership fee is included in the course price. Please fill in the membership form at the venue.
No registration is necessary for these weekend courses.
Equipment needed on the courses: T-shirt and workout pants. Indoor shoes (recommended), socks or bare feet. A pen and paper.
More information:
Ville Heikkala,
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Master Lü Baochun’s Easter Taiji Camp
29.3.-1.4.2013
Cornerstones of Taiji
Organizer: Baji Association Finland
http://www.baji.info/
Master Lü’s Taiji camp is open to all practitioners regardless of style and skill. The forms that will be used as tools for this camp will be of the Chen and Yang style. Furthermore, tuishou (pair training) will be an integral part of the training. The aim of the camp is to go deeper into the understanding of Taiji’s internal aspects from the foundation of each individual. Also, Master Lü strives to impart knowledge of Taiji’s inner workings and instill an honest and critical attitude towards one’s practice. Therefore, If you have thoughts and questions on subjects like “Why is form training important?”, “How do I find depth in form practice after I remember the form?”, “Why should I do push-hands?”, “How do I know I am making progress in my Taiji training?”, “What is internal structure and how will I find it?” and “What is internal power?”, then this camp is definitely for you. However, if your questions did not appear above then you are very welcome to the camp so you can ask them for yourself. Master Lü emphasizes the importance of questions, training and understanding in his classes. His good command of English and warm demeanor make his style of teaching both accessible and profound.
There is a very good chance that our Easter Camp will provide you with a fresh perspective for your future Taiji training, regardless of whether you have only recently begun practicing or have already trained for years. Finally, Baji Association hopes to build relations with all martial arts groups and practitioners from around the world and give them the chance to train with Master Lü.
Master Lü Baochun practices mainly Chen and Yang style Taiji. He started training Chen style under Grand Master Feng Zhiqiang in 1984. Master Lü is one of Grand Master Feng Zhiqiang’s first nine indoor students. Usually, when there was a challenge Grand Master Feng asked master Lü to take care of it. Thereon, in 1996 he was invited to practice Yang style together with Grand Master Wei Shuren. Master Lü learned internal power from Grand Master Wei Shuren, how to find it, how to use it and especially how to teach it. He is Grand Master Wei Shuren’s successor in China (excluding Taiwan).
The Easter Camp lasts 4 days starting on Friday at 12 o’clock and ending on Monday at 15 o’clock. There is approximately 24 hours of training in total (see schedule). Each morning begins with an hour of Qigong exercises. There is no need for previous knowledge of Qigong to be able to participate. The rest of the day will be spent training the inner aspects of Taiji. All practitioners are encouraged to ask personal questions about their own Taiji training. Room and board is also included in the price (see detail). The camp is held at Kisakallio, a sports training facility 50km from Helsinki.
Daily Schedule:
Taiji training will include Chen and Yang style form training as tools for learning. Tuishou will also be an integral part of these classes.
Friday 29.3.2013
9:00-12:00 Check-in
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:00 Training Taiji
17:00-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 Training Taiji
21:00-22:00 Evening snack
Saturday 30.03.2013
7:00-8:00 Training Qigong
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
10:00-12:30 Training Taiji
12:30-15:00 Lunch
15:00-17:30 Training Taiji
17:30-19:00 Dinner
19:00-21:00 Training Taiji
21:00-22:00 Evening snack
Sunday 31.03.2013
7:00-8:00 Training Qigong
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
10:00-12:30 TrainingTaiji
12:30-15:00 Lunch
15:00-17:30 Training Taiji
17:30-19:00 Dinner
19:00-20:00 Training Taiji
20:00-24:00 Evening together with possibility to experience a Finnish sauna & Evening snack
Monday 1.4.2013
7:00-8:00 Training Qigong
8:00-10:00 Breakfast / Check-out
10:00-12:30 Training Taiji
12:30-14:00 Training Taiji
14:00-15:00 Lunch (optional, not included in price)
Cost:
The total cost of the camp is 500 € including:
3 x Room (2 persons per room)
3 x Breakfast
3 x Lunch
3 x Dinner
3 x Evening snack
course fee including training facility
Additional fee for a single room is 90 Euros in total.
Payment:
Payment in advance to Baji Association Finland. You have a confirmed reservation when your payment is received to our bank account. The last day of reservation is 30th of January 2013. Payment details will be provided to all participants.
Contact and registration:
Please contact Patrick Fordell at
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for registration and all questions you might have. Details about the payment will be e-mailed to all participants.
Camp site and how to get there:
Kisakallio is situated approximately 50km to the west of Helsinki. There are bus routes (see Matkahuolto page) from Helsinki center and from the airport (official name: Helsinki-Vantaa lentoasema) to the nearest city Lohja. From Lohja you need to take a taxi to Kisakallio. Kisakallio caters especially for sports events with good facilities for training, food and lodging. Details of how to get there will be provided to all participants. If needed, we will arrange transportation from the center of Helsinki to Kisakallio.
All those who are attending classes must fill in, for each term separately, the course registration form handed out in the classes. New members must in addition fill in the membership form. Teaching is given only to members of the association.
Course prices
Mon-Thu courses (60 min per week): 80 €/course, single lesson 9 €.
Thursday Gun/Dao course (30 min per week): 40 €, single lesson 5 €.
Friday courses: 70 €/course, single lesson 8 €.
Discounts
* Students, the retired and the unemployed get a 20% discount off the course prices.
* If you choose four or more courses, you get 25% off the total price.
* Qigong season pass 180€. Includes all three weekly Qigong classes for the duration of the spring term. This is approx. 20% off the normal price.
Note: These discounts cannot be combined, you can only get one at a time.
Payments
All payments are to be made to the association's bank account:
Handelsbanken 313130-2425577
IBAN: FI7831313002425577
BIC: HANDFIHH.
before the end of February. If your payment is delayed, please inform a representative of the association.
You can also pay for your courses using sports vouchers. More information about this is available on the How Do I Begin page.
Teaching
* More info about the teaching premises is available on the Teaching premises page. There is more info about our teachers on the Teachers page. Our head teacher is master Lü Baochun with Ville Heikkala (Taiji) Nils Vergi (Baji) and Miika Wikberg (Baji) as his assistants. Nils Vergi teaches on the Monday evening Baji beginners' course.
* On Saturday mornings there's free training at Hesperia park starting at 9:00 whenever our teacher is present.
* We do not organize separate beginners' courses on the following: Qigong, Xingyi & Bagua and Taiji tuishou. Beginners are welcome to join the classes at any time.
Exceptions in teaching
* 18.2.-22.2.2013 The schools' winter holiday, no classes
* 28.3.-1.4.2013 Easter holiday, no weekly classes (but note the easter camp)
* Other exceptions are to be expected during the season, especially on the Friday classes. In these cases the teaching will mainly be given by substitutes. More information will be provided later.
Friday Taiji and Qigong Lessons Moved
Important announcement for people who train Taiji and Qigong on Fridays! The classes on Friday 9.11. and 16.11.2012 will be moved to Zacharias Topelius school, address: Stenbäckinkatu 14, Töölö, Helsinki. The training times will remain the same as in the normal week schedule.
Taiji Weekend Courses
Chen style's basic exercises
We will concentrate on the basic exercises of Chen style Taiji and on how to use them to develop the internal structure characteristic of Taiji. This course is also suitable for beginners.
Time: Saturday 17.11.2012 at 10-16 with a one-hour lunch break
Place: Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35, Helsinki.
Yang style Taiji and Qigong
How can Qigong training help one's Taiji training? How to practise Qigong, what to gain from it and how to take the things developed through Qigong training into one's Taiji training? The taiji practised on this course will be Yang style. This course is also suitable for beginners.
Time: Sunday 18.11.2012 at 10-16 with a one-hour lunch break
Place: Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35, Helsinki.
Equipment needed on the courses: T-shirt and workout pants. Indoor shoes (recommended), socks or bare feet. A pen and paper.
Price: 40€ for one day, 60€ for both days
Payments: Please pay the courses to the association's bank account
Handelsbanken 313130-2425577
IBAN: FI7831313002425577
BIC: HANDFIHH
and present the receipt at the course venue. You may also pay in cash to an association representative at the venue, please reserve the exact amount.
Membership of the association is required, the membership fee is included in the course price. Please fill in the membership form at the venue.
No registration is necessary for these weekend courses.
More information:
Ville Heikkala,
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, 0505210273
ATTENTION! Changes in the Monday and Tuesday courses.
Zacharias Topelius school is closed for almost a month due to renovation during the period 24.9-15.10.2012. For this reason the Monday and Tuesday Taiji and Xingyi/Bagua courses have been moved temporarely to other locations. A new place for us is Ruudolf Steiner schools eurytmia hall, the address is Lehtikuusentie 6. Another temporary locaton is Elias schools gym hall, the address is: Ehrensvärdintie 31-35. The Xingyi/Bagua course will be moved to Kamppi sports centre, the address is Malminkatu 3. This course will be taught by Miika Wikberg for 4 weeks. Monday 15.10.2012 is a school holiday for private schools so this days training is cancelled. From 16.10.2012 all the courses will return to the scheduled plan.
The changes during the period of 24.9-15.10: - Chen Taiji Beginners, time: 19-20. Place for 24.9, 1.10 and 8.10 is Ruudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6. - Yang Taiji Beginners, time: 20-21. Place for 24.9, 1.10 and 8.10 is Ruudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6. - Xingyi/Bagua, time: 20-21. Place for 24.9, 1.10, 8.10 and 15.10 is Kamppi sport centre, Malminkatu 3. (The training time is to 22.00, so you can stay and practice after the lesson) - Yang Taiji details, time: 18-19. Place for 25.9 and 2.10 is Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35. Place for 9.10 is Ruudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6. - Taiji Tuishou, time: 19-20. Place for 25.9 and 2.10 is Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35. Place for 9.10 is Ruudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6. - Chen Taiji yi lu, time: 20-21. Place for 25.9 and 2.10 is Elias school, Ehrensvärdintie 31-35. Place for 9.10 is Ruudolf Steiner school, Lehtikuusentie 6.
If these changes causes trouble for you then contact:
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. We are very sorry for the inconvinience caused! - Miika Wikberg, chairman Baji Association.
Bajiquan combat application seminar
Baji's main tactic in fighting is getting close to the opponent as fast as possible. In close-range a baji fighter will try to finish the fight quickly with strong explosive techniques. The pourpose of this seminar is to train these tactics through the applications found in the baji system.
Equipment: Indoor shoes, loose clothes that are comfortable to move in. If you want to practice with some contact you can bring sparring gear (gloves, mouthguard, helmet), not mandatory.
Bajiquan power generation training seminar
Baji is famous for its usage of explosive power in close range. This power is developed through form and single movement training typical for Baji. The movements and forms give the practicioner a way to train the explosive whole body power needed for applications. In Chinese this power is called 'fa li'. In this seminar we practice the methods which develop this power.
