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QI-KUNG: ENHANCING ENERGY & LIFE
It is famously the energy that acupuncturists, martial artists and qi-kung practitioners use. Both mysterious and entirely ordinary, it is the energy of life.
Qi-kung coaching will introduce you to the rare and beautiful qi-kung form called WUJI. Wuji (see more below) will become your gateway to the world of qi.You will learn a range of movements to enhance and uncover the textures and dimensions of this vital energy.
This course of coaching is available to groups or individuals and is especially suitable for acupuncturists, massage therapists, and others in the energy healing arts, for martial artists, and anyone interested in the energetic body or deepening their direct experience of qi. No prior knowledge of Wuji is needed.
WUJI
Wuji is a 'soft' exercise, performed at a slow and deliberate pace and contains within its sections specific moments of sitting and standing meditation. Parts of the Wuji form are taught on a variety of Clearcircle courses to raise mental and physical self-awareness, to increase co-ordination and to embody many of the principles that are core to the Clear Circle project.
The art of Wuji is represented by the clear or empty circle. This ancient symbol refers to the original emptiness from which all things arise and to which all things return. It refers to the very ground of being. Within Chinese culture the famous Yin and Yang arises from Wuji. The art embodies the many principles of Chinese culture, such as Yin and Yang, the five elements and the concept of Human, Heaven and Earth..
The exact origins of the art are unclear, but it appears to have been handed down across many centuries from one
of the scattered Shaolin Temples. It was taught to the famed Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong at the Nanputao Temple during the Second World War by the Very Reverend Yik Cha’an Chan Sze, the former blind abbot at the Southern Shaolin Temple in Fujian. It is a holistic practice, exercising physically and mentally, encouraging the clear and healthy circulation of energy, and eventually being also an effective martial art.
Wuji is made up of 36 different 'characters' or sections, the first eighteen based on natural phenomena. However, the first seven on their own form a fairly comprehensive exercise regime for anyone of any age.
JOHN TUITE
He is the Senior Instructor of Grandmaster Han Kim Sen of Southern Shaolin Five Ancestors, a centuries old martial art born in the Buddhist temples of China, integrating all aspects of mind and body work. He has practiced within this tradition since 1974 and is internationally recognised by the International Wuzuquan Federation. John has appeared in documentaries and performed at international gatherings in China. He teaches embodied awareness and mind and body integration. He is a student of master somatic teacher, 6th Dan Aikido sensei, and Conscious Embodiment and Leadership Embodiment founder, Wendy Palmer.
