Offered through:
Wudangshan and Liuhebafa Taijiquan Class
Both Wudangshan and Liuhebafa are traditional long forms that improve balance, focus, body awareness and mindfulness; often practiced as a moving mediation.
Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm
Ongoing. Students of all levels welcome.
Wudangshan is taught one posture at a time, at the student's pace, with an intensive focus on fundamentals of movement. Wudangshan is a starting point for anyone interested in the art of taijiquan. Beginning students will start learning principles and fundamentals essential for taiji, starting with lower body control. They will continue through the form, posture by posture at their own pace. The form has 108 postures and, when performed in its entirety, takes 45 minutes to complete. Students usually learn the form in roughly 2 years but are able to start benefiting from the practice of the form after a month or so, as principles of movement are ingrained.
Liuhebafa is a rare and powerful art that combines strengths of three internal martial arts: the straightforward, compact delivery of Xingi, the agile, circular dynamics of Bagua, and the smooth, relaxed execution of Taijiquan, and a fourth element consisting of unusual undulating, wave-like movement that gives the style the name “Water Boxing.” Liuhebafa is characterized by a dramatic rising and falling. Once learned, the Form moves a bit faster and can provide a more athletic contrast to some of the traditional taiji forms. It builds leg strength, balance and agility at the same time it helps a practitioner unify the body and mind.
Location: Laughing Mountain Pavilion, 2621 Princeton Ave, Durham.
Fee: $20 per class, $15 per class with a 4-class pass,
$12 per class if two or more classes per week or if there are multiple students in the same household
First class is free - try it out to see if we’re a good fit for you.
Durham Teacher: Violet Anderson (919-923-4464)
mountainlaughing@gmail.com
Contact an instructor to register (text, phone or email).
** This class meets year round in an outdoor pavilion. This recreates the experience of studying in China where many people practice outside year round. Pavilion has drop down walls and heaters to help combat cold and fans for heat.
Fees can be paid via cash, check, Venmo: @violet-may-anderson, PayPal: @blackbamboopavilion
