太极学校 - 学习太极拳和气功

太極学校 - 太極拳と気功を学ぶ

Relaxation, Stress Management, Anxiety, Pain Relief, Mental Health, Improved Balance, Coordination, Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Parkinsons, Increased Vitality, Strengthen Immune System, Better Health, Mind & Body Balance, Flexibility, Mental Focus & Memory, Patience, Increased Sporting Performance, Interesting form of Health Nourishing Exercise, Daoist Philosophy & Chinese Internal Martial Art.

Sydney Martial Arts Academy

Learn Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) & Qi Gong
for Health &/or Martial Arts

Small friendly Tai Chi Club based in Summer Hill, 2130 Sydney NSW.

( Group and Private Lessons )

Taiji Quan (Tai Chi Chuan) & Qigong (Chi Kung)
All aspects of Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) - Empty Hands & Weapons
for Health &/or Martial Arts

( * Training is conducted Outdoors in Nature with the Elements, in all Weather Conditions * )

Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) & Qi Gong (Chi Kung) in Summer Hill and Ashfield, Inner West. Sydney

Beginners Welcome!

(minimum age: 12 yrs)

(last updated: 18-04-2024)

Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (OMD)

Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion & Cupping

As a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), I'm passionate about helping people improve their lives, helping them to improve their Mind, Body & Spirit in order to achieve or maintain increased Health, Vitality and Wellness, by teaching Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) and Qi Gong, Meditation, Health Nourishing & Breathing Exercises, as well as, for those interested, through the study of the Martial Arts, Self Defence & Personal Protection (including Women's Self Defence). And of course, through other Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities, such as Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion & Cupping.

Tai Chi, or Taiji, is short for Tai Chi Chuan (Taiji Quan 太極拳) and is an ancient Chinese Martial Art, and Daoist (Taoist 道) Health Practice, that today is generally focused on it's health & healing aspects, and is practiced as an enjoyable & interesting health nourishing exercise & philosophy that helps you maintain good health, relaxation & vitality.

Qi Gong (氣功) are deep breathing, stretching and mobility Health Nourishing Exercises for ones Body, Mind and Spirit.

Meditation (Mingxiang 冥想) is a practice involving mental and physical techniques to deliberately focus ones attention and bring about feelings of calm, heightened energy and awareness, as well as improving brain health and overall well-being. Regular meditation offers many health benefits, such as reduced stress and anxiety.

The graceful movements of this Martial Art reflect a history of centuries of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) & Daoist (Taoist) Philosophy & Health Practices, which western science is also gradually catching up to, confirming & validating many aspects of ancient knowledge & wisdom each year.

The regular & consistent practice of Tai Chi (太極) & Qi Gong (氣功) has been shown to have many benefits to the physical & mental health and well being of people of all ages and fitness levels. It is particularly helpful for those wishing to improve mobility & balance, relieve stress or anxiety, strengthen the immune system and increase one's general health & vitality, as well as when recuperating from surgery, illness or injury.

In my role as a Practitioner (OMD) of Traditional Chinese and Oriental Medicine, I've found Tai Chi to be very beneficial for a wide range of ailments, including, as mentioned, stress, anxiety, hypertension, weak immune system and pain management, for example. Further, Tai Chi (Taiji Quan) and Qi Ging (Chi Kung) are forms of preventative medicine.

As well as healing or managing various forms of illness & disease, it can also assist or support western medical treatment as a form of Complimentary Medicine (CAM), often in the manner of managing the side effects of those treatments, and thus help one to endure the sometimes harsh, yet benefical, pharmaceutical drug, surgical, or other treatment regimes, required, for such illnesses.

Of course, Tai Chi is a Martial Art, and at Summer Hill Tai Chi one can also study the Martial Art side of Tai Chi. Infact studying the whole Art, including the Martial side, holistically will provide superior health and healing benefits than strictly focusing only on the Health side alone.

About Tai Chi (for Health)

(People practicing Tai Chi 'Pushing Hands', a sensitivity, balance and contact reflex exercise)

(winter practice - luckily it doesn't snow in Summer Hill!)

(Tai Chi is best practiced outside in the elements with Nature)

(Meditation outside with Nature)

I fix 'Broken Tai Chi' ... before it breaks you! Incorrect or poorly taught Tai Chi, such as locking out the elbow or knee joints, bad alignment of the hip or knee joints, or other incorrect alignments, structure, methods and so on will not only limit/negate potential health benefits, but can in fact cause injury/damage to the body, particularly over a long period of time. Tai Chi is well known for Strengthening the Knees, for example, and improving one's Health & Vitality, however incorrectly taught it can damage the knees & health!

Further, for Martial Art purposes, incorrect alignment, structure, posture, methods & so on will serve little practical use, and rather benefit your opponent.