Another Taichi Course Completed Successfully

The Taichi 32-Form, running by the Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Southampton, was completed on 8th June 2022. The 10-week course is one out of many CI Chinese martial arts courses with Michael Ng as the tutor, who is a professor of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Southampton and the President of the Southampton Chinese Association.

Taichi (or Taijiquan) is a traditional Chinese martial art practiced for self-defence and health benefits. Taichi-32 (or 32-posture Taichi) is a medium-level Taichi sequence that is suitable for beginners. Taichi-32 is mainly based on the Yang-style Taichi but it includes also the essential elements of other Taichi styles. It is a widely practiced Taichi.

In each session, one hour per week, Michael would lead everyone to start with traditional Qigong Baduanjin for warm-up, and then teach each posture and move patiently with detailed explanation and demonstration. After each class, Michael would send relevant videoclips in the Thaichi group for learners to practice at home.

The learners spoke highly of this course and at the request of the participants, CI is going to run or sponsor more martial arts courses. Please stay tuned for more updates.