Beginner Foundations
Gentle introduction to posture, breathing and your first Taijiquan form. No experience needed.
課程
Classes
A path for every practitioner — from first breath to mastery.
程度
Training Paths
Wherever you are on the path, there is a place for you.
Intermediate Practice
Deepen your form, refine alignment and explore Qigong and push-hands fundamentals.
Advanced & Martial
The martial heart of Taijiquan — applications, weapons forms and fa jin for committed students.
五行樁
The Five Element Stances
The Five Stances are phases, not statues — each a living expression of transformation.
木
Wood
White Crane Stance
Balance, readiness, penetrating force.
"Like roots breaking stone, branches piercing sky."
火
Fire
Bow and Arrow Stance
Forward projection, adherence, continuous pressure.
"Fire moves forward with intensity."
土
Earth
Horse Stance
Strength, rooting, stability of mind and body.
"Endurance, patience, unshakable grounding."
金
Metal
X Stance
Close-range control, sudden release, cutting power.
"Precise, sharp, and final."
水
Water
L Stance
Yielding, evasion, fluid redirection.
"Water flows, yields, and surrounds. It never resists directly."
八勁
The Eight Energies
Eight ways of issuing and neutralising force — qualities of movement that express through any posture.
掤
Ward Off Peng
Heaven
Expanding like heaven, Yang expressed through shoulder, hip, and foot.
捋
Roll Back Lü
Earth
Yielding like earth, the opponent's energy absorbed into the abyss.
挤
Press Ji
Water
Impacting like water, light in the center of darkness.
按
Push An
Fire
Adhering like fire, clinging to what it touches.
採
Pull Back / Pluck Cai
Wind
Plucking like wind, the gentle penetrating energy.
挒
Split Lie
Thunder
Splitting like thunder, the creative force cracks the stillness.
肘
Elbow Zhou
Lake
Striking close, joyful energy compact and sudden.
靠
Body Strike Kao
Mountain
Body crashing like the mountain's stillness.
認證等級
Certification Levels
A progression of recognised competency within SATA standards.
Practitioner
Foundational competency in form, stance and breath within SATA standards.
Instructor
Qualified to teach SATA curriculum and guide beginning practitioners.
Senior Instructor
Advanced teaching authority and curriculum development responsibility.
Master / Senior Practitioner
Recognised mastery across the martial, health and philosophical dimensions.
Family Lineage Research Fellow
Honoured contribution to Taijiquan lineage research and classical studies.
時間表
Schedule
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Class times and venues are being finalised. Register your interest and we'll be in touch as soon as the schedule is confirmed.
Times to be announced Johannesburg, South Africa
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