I was excited to do Part 7 of the Chen Taiji 13 long pole seminar. The seminar started with an interesting talk about the Chen Taiji yin/yang principle and circular movements in Taiji in general.

It was an early morning start for the 2nd White Crane Sword seminar of 2023, beginning with the Level 1 warm-up routine to get everyone energised and ready to continue learning this dynamic and graceful form.

Grandmaster Tse, shared with us how to connect with the night sky through this ancient form, 28 Constellation Gong.

Today felt like more than one seminar, we got through so much! We started with a slightly different format, warm up and Siu Lim Tao first before the lecture, which I thought worked very well as it meant the lecture coincided with a little rest time following the form.

Dragon Shadow Sword is a beautiful form with many changes in all directions and with interesting stances and attacks. It teaches a lot about the Jian and how to use the whole body in the attack.

After quite some time we came together to continue our 9 Colour Qi Ball form.