Workshop taiji sword

Based on Wudang Taijiquan, in which we find elements of Taijiquan as it is generally known, but also of baguazhuan.
The form movements consist of flowing circles that are a challenge for both body and mind. In this class also application of sword techniques will be done.
Wudang sword taiji is seen as one of the highlights of taiji history. The image of the Wudang knight is hugely drawn from the sword.
We can see comparable concentration techniques in Wudang and Samurai techniques, but application in movement is totally different: Movability and manoeuvrability are coupled to high insight in how to use the sword blade.
This is why the class deals with three components:

1. sword form
2. conditioning exercises
3. applications

Apart from this we will do some specific meditation exercises to support the unity of weapon and student.

The workshop will be held on January 13th and 14th  in the Yin Yang Centre, Haarlemmermeerstraat 114-116, Amsterdam. The price is €120,--. Part of the workshop will, weather permitting, be done outside, so it is wise to bring clothing suitable for outdoor training. You don’t have to bring your own sword.

Name: Oriental College
Place: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
ABN Amro bank number: 519804643
BIC: ABNANL2a
IBAN: NL54ABNA0519804643

Contact: or call +31 20 4081228

Fast Track Instructor Healthy sports

Fast flexible sport instructor courses that allow you to become an IOC Fast track Instructor within a three to five month period, that are ànd a foundation for direct professional application ànd give you the opportunity to study further to give your career unrestricted depth

Chose from

1. Wudang fitness level I: flexible health
2. Wudang fitness level II:  strong controlled
3. Wudang Breath Yoga level I: concentration, strength and happiness
4. Bamboo formula Qigong: relaxation and fierceness
5. Dantian meditation start: sereen en centered
6. Basic Anmo massage: for relieving stress and first aid to strain
7. A choice of  long term extension programs

And immediately start a healthy career in the Fitness/Sport sector that directly contributes to your future students!

Why Healthysports?

1. Teaching Healthy-sports is a perfect way to keep yourself healthy and in a perfect shape
2. Only about 10% of people practices sports for health reasons, that means 90% does not practice sports yet. As a result Sports and Fitness are a growing market where many career opportunities can be found
3. The Fast Track Instructor program is also a stepping stone towards an education in TCS Health Sports, TCM Medicines and TCP Psychology
4. All International Oriental College programs help people liberate themselves from machine dependency and therewith from bodily monoculture. Our programs are fully natural, require low investment, bring large revenues and satisfaction scores and are completely safe
5. All programs contain application practice, a theory program and an instructors manual, and they are concluded with a practical and theoretical examination that will lead to the procurement of an IOC Fast Track Certificate
6. You’ll have a view on fitness you will not get anywhere else, and you really support and help people!

Cost: € 400 per module
IOC students TPS, TCM of TCP: € 300 per module
Time investment:
24 contact hours, 96 self study hours practice and theory

Yes,  this is what I want!
This sounds interesting and I would like to have a free intake talk about this (contact)

The IOC Fast Track Certificate makes you member of the IOC Instructors Network. By this you are insured of permanent support in your area of professionalism and a continuing involvement with the developments of profession and commerce.

What is:

What is Wudang Fitness?
Didn’t you always think that doing fitness with rhythmic music is too military? Don’t you agree that machine and dumbbell sports submerge you into a bodily monoculture? Is fitness not the development of health freedom and both inner and outer beauty? Is fitness not the development of adaptability, developing full movability and strength of your bodily apparatus, learning how to prevent to become exhausted in effort, prevent heart problems or depressions due to overdosage of serotonin? Quit right, true fitness is acquired through intelligent, playful and attentive sporting.
By looking at legendary sports from China we have developed a program that is varied, healthy to perform, gives fast results and is also educational!

What is Wudang Breathing Yoga
Ordinary hatha yoga’s focus strongly on stretch en torsion and uses breathing mostly to allow you to relax and stretch in the used muscle groups. Wudang Breathing Yoga uses breath to investigate the whole of the internal tissues of your body, to soften them and to strengthen them. At the same time Wudang Breathing Yoga helps you to lift up your sense experiences towards a higher comfort level during the generation of higher stress levels to your body. Both the muscles and joints as well as the mind are this way optimally conditioned for stress resilience and strength development. Think about the kickbacks that will bring in your daily living!

What is Bamboo formula Qigong
This gentle and quiet form of fitness uses breathing and rhythmic movement according to an easy to learn formula, that teaches how to directly release superfluous tensions. From this process a natural suppleness and fitness will develop that can not be obtained in ordinary aerobic sports. Because the prime target is the procurement of health and vitality, it is suitable for people with lots of sports experience, but also for people recovering from weakness, disease, subjected to mood swings, stress or back and joint pains. This form is specially directed towards general vitalisation and is a superior addition to every treatment method or sport program. It harmonizes to make the inner and outer person with each other and develops a radiation of fierceness.

What is Dantian Meditation
When people learn how to meditate they commonly show little result with that. The reason for this is usually wrong instruction and a general lack of flexibility between methods. Because of this meditators quickly become dissatisfied, or when they persist a little to mellow –which is often taken to be inner peace. But inner peace is serene and alert. To achieve this state and have benefit of it in daily life good concentrated practice is required that liberates the mind of obsessiveness, stressors and fullness. The Dantian Meditation Instructors training gives you a standardized package to learn meditate very good yourself and to offer a sound basis to other seekers of mental fitness.

What is Basic Anmo Massage
This selfcare fitness training contains a variety of simple to do self care massage exercises to stimulate the bloodcirculation of the whole body. The program works at the development of external rejuvenation and refreshment, and a complete improvement of the whole Qi and Blood circulation by means of knock-, rub-, pinch- and stroke-techniques, completed with a set of simple stretch and toning exercises. Due to the completeness of the program you continue to give students a playful contribution to their general wellbeing so that they can stay healthy, fit and young well into old age.

What is TCM, TCP and TCS?
TCM is traditionele Chinese Medicine
TCP is traditionele Chinese psychology
TCS is traditionele Chinese Sports


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