This May and early June, Master Chen Bing will provide detailed instruction in the core principles and essential components required for mastering taiji practice.

The intent of this workshop is to provide practitioners with tools to move far beyond choreography into a deep understanding of tai chi principles.        

Workshop Schedule
 
Private lessons
Fri May 31, 9 am - 11:30 am
Sat & Sun Jun 1st & 2nd, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
By appointment only

Special session: Taiji for essential tremor
Friday May 31, 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm 
In collaboration with HopeNet
This is special session explores taiji practice to help symptoms of essential tremor, the most common form of tremor (more common than Parkinson's), which is often under-treated despite sometimes debilitating effects. Contact Sean directly if you are interested.
 
Improving Taiji Sword
Friday, May 31, 3 pm - 5 pm  (Module 1)
Details of taiji sword to bring more energy, refinement, and liveliness to sword work. 

Creating deeper understanding of taiji movements in Laojia yilu
Friday, May 31, 5:20 pm - 7:20 pm (Module 2)
Saturday, June 1, 9 am – 12 pm (Module 3)
Saturday, June 1, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Module 4) 
These sessions will provide detailed exploration of key taiji body mechanics through practice of the traditional laojia yilu routine.

13 form taiji (energies and directions)
Sunday, June 2, 9 am – 12 pm (Module 5)
Sunday, June 2, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm (Module 6)
The Sunday sessions will cover the thirteen postures (energies and directions) of taiji through Master Chen Bing's 13 movement routine. This includes: 
1 掤 péng、2 捋 lǚ、3 挤 jǐ、4 按 àn、5 採 cǎi、6 挒 liè、7 肘 zhǒu、8 靠 kào、9 进 jìn、10 退 tuì、11 顾 gù、12 盼 pàn、13 定 dìng
                    

Registration pricing*:
1 module: $75    
2 modules: $150
3 modules: $225
4 modules: $300
5 modules: $325
6 modules: $350

Private lessons: Fri, Sat, and Sun by appointment only
      
Private lessons: $150 per hour for up to 2 people,
or $210 per hour for 3 people  

*Cash only at the door.

Location: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Retriever Activities Center,
1000 Hilltop Cir Baltimore, MD 21250
(Directions to the UMBC RAC)

UMBC is approximately 40 minutes from Washington, DC or 15 minutes from Baltimore by car.